Security News > 2023 > August

Top 12 vulnerabilities routinely exploited in 2022
2023-08-04 13:17

Cybersecurity agencies from member countries of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance have released a list of the top 12 vulnerabilities routinely exploited in 2022, plus 30 additional ones also...

Spotify down: music searches, pages, account signups not working
2023-08-04 13:16

Spotify users are reporting the music streaming service to be down in the last hour. Spotify team is currently investigating the cause. [...]

NYC Couple Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering in $3.6 Billion Bitfinex Hack
2023-08-04 12:13

A married couple from New York City has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges in connection with the 2016 hack of cryptocurrency stock exchange Bitfinex, resulting in the theft of about...

Fake VMware vConnector package on PyPI targets IT pros
2023-08-04 11:37

A malicious package that mimics the VMware vSphere connector module 'vConnector' was uploaded on the Python Package Index (PyPI) under the name 'VMConnect,' targeting IT professionals. [...]

Political Milestones for AI
2023-08-04 11:07

ChatGPT was released just nine months ago, and we are still learning how it will affect our daily lives, our careers, and even our systems of self-governance. But when it comes to how AI may...

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Webinar - Making PAM Great Again: Solving the Top 5 Identity Team PAM Challenges
2023-08-04 11:06

Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions are widely acknowledged as the gold standard for securing critical privileged accounts. However, many security and identity teams face inherent...

Malicious npm Packages Found Exfiltrating Sensitive Data from Developers
2023-08-04 10:33

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new bunch of malicious packages on the npm package registry that are designed to exfiltrate sensitive developer information. Software supply chain firm...

Google makes removal of personal user info from Search easier
2023-08-04 10:16

Google is making it easier for users to remove personal contact information and personal, non-consensual explicit imagery from Google search results. “Of course, removing content from Google...

August 2023 Patch Tuesday forecast: Software security improvements
2023-08-04 09:10

The continued onslaught of phishing attacks, ransomware deployment, and other exploitation is forcing the community to pay closer attention to early identification, as well as fast response, to...

Major Cybersecurity Agencies Collaborate to Unveil 2022's Most Exploited Vulnerabilities
2023-08-04 07:02

A four-year-old critical security flaw impacting Fortinet FortiOS SSL has emerged as one of the most routinely and frequently exploited vulnerabilities in 2022. "In 2022, malicious cyber actors...