Security News

Critical Citrix NetScaler Flaw Exploited to Target from Government, Tech Firms
2023-10-18 12:27

Citrix is warning of exploitation of a recently disclosed critical security flaw in NetScaler ADC and Gateway appliances that could result in exposure of sensitive information. Tracked as...

New Critical Zero-Day Vulnerability Affects Web UI of Cisco IOS XE Software & Allows Attackers to Compromise Routers
2023-10-18 09:00

Cisco Talos discovered a new critical zero-day vulnerability in the Web User Interface feature of Cisco IOS XE software that's currently being used in the wild. The vulnerability used to access the system and create those accounts is CVE-2023-20198; it received the highest Common Vulnerability Scoring System score of 10.

Discord: A Playground for Nation-State Hackers Targeting Critical Infrastructure
2023-10-17 14:48

In what's the latest evolution of threat actors abusing legitimate infrastructure for nefarious ends, new findings show that nation-state hacking groups have entered the fray in leveraging the...

Critical Vulnerabilities Uncovered in Open Source CasaOS Cloud Software
2023-10-17 14:37

Two critical security flaws discovered in the open-source CasaOS personal cloud software could be successfully exploited by attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution and take over susceptible...

Hackers exploit critical flaw in WordPress Royal Elementor plugin
2023-10-16 19:08

A critical severity vulnerability impacting Royal Elementor Addons and Templates up to version 1.3.78 is reported to be actively exploited by two WordPress security teams. Two WordPress security firms, Wordfence and WPScan, have marked CVE-2023-5360 as actively exploited since August 30, 2023, with the attack volume ramping up starting on October 3, 2023.

FBI, CISA Warn of Rising AvosLocker Ransomware Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure
2023-10-13 10:25

The AvosLocker ransomware gang has been linked to attacks against critical infrastructure sectors in the U.S., with some of them detected as recently as May 2023. That's according to a new joint...

Critical Atlassian Confluence vulnerability exploited by state-backed threat actor
2023-10-11 11:10

A critical flaw in Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server has been exploited by a state-backed threat actor, Microsoft's threat analysts have pinpointed. CVE-2023-22515 was initially classified as a critical privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Confluence Data Center and Server versions 8.0.0 and later, but then re-classified as an issue stemming from broken access control.

Microsoft Warns of Nation-State Hackers Exploiting Critical Atlassian Confluence Vulnerability
2023-10-11 04:12

Microsoft has linked the exploitation of a recently disclosed critical flaw in Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server to a nation-state actor it tracks as Storm-0062 (aka DarkShadow or...

Microsoft Exchange gets ‘better’ patch to mitigate critical bug
2023-10-10 20:03

The Exchange Team asked admins to deploy a new and "Better" patch for a critical Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerability initially addressed in August. Tracked as CVE-2023-21709 and patched during August 2023 Patch Tuesday, the security flaw enables unauthenticated attackers to escalate privileges on unpatched Exchange servers in low-complexity attacks that don't require user interaction.

New critical Citrix NetScaler flaw exposes 'sensitive' data
2023-10-10 15:53

Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway are impacted by a critical severity flaw that allows the disclosure of sensitive information from vulnerable appliances. "Cloud Software Group strongly urges affected customers of NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway to install the relevant updated versions of NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway as soon as possible," reads Citrix's security bulletin.