Security News

How nation-states exploit political instability to launch cyber operations
2024-10-15 04:30

In this Help Net Security interview, Ismael Valenzuela, Vice President of Threat Research & Intelligence at BlackBerry, discusses the impact of geopolitical tensions on the frequency and...

Supply Chain Attacks Can Exploit Entry Points in Python, npm, and Open-Source Ecosystems
2024-10-14 11:08

Cybersecurity researchers have found that entry points could be abused across multiple programming ecosystems like PyPI, npm, Ruby Gems, NuGet, Dart Pub, and Rust Crates to stage software supply...

Iranian hackers now exploit Windows flaw to elevate privileges
2024-10-13 14:17

The Iranian state-sponsored hacking group APT34, aka OilRig, has recently escalated its activities with new campaigns targeting government and critical infrastructure entities in the United Arab...

OilRig Exploits Windows Kernel Flaw in Espionage Campaign Targeting UAE and Gulf
2024-10-13 09:40

The Iranian threat actor known as OilRig has been observed exploiting a now-patched privilege escalation flaw impacting the Windows Kernel as part of a cyber espionage campaign targeting the...

Akira and Fog ransomware now exploit critical Veeam RCE flaw
2024-10-10 22:07

Ransomware gangs now exploit a critical security vulnerability that lets attackers gain remote code execution (RCE) on vulnerable Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) servers. [...]

Palo Alto Networks warns of firewall hijack bugs with public exploit
2024-10-09 18:59

Palo Alto Networks warned customers today to patch security vulnerabilities (with public exploit code) that can be chained to let attackers hijack PAN-OS firewalls. [...]

Exploit code for critical GitLab auth bypass flaw released (CVE-2024-45409)
2024-10-09 12:32

If you run a self-managed GitLab installation with configured SAML-based authentication and you haven’t upgraded it since mid-September, do it now, because security researchers have published an...

Qualcomm Urges OEMs to Patch Critical DSP and WLAN Flaws Amid Active Exploits
2024-10-08 04:07

Qualcomm has rolled out security updates to address nearly two dozen flaws spanning proprietary and open-source components, including one that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The...

Google Adds New Pixel Security Features to Block 2G Exploits and Baseband Attacks
2024-10-03 17:00

Google has revealed the various security guardrails that have been incorporated into its latest Pixel devices to counter the rising threat posed by baseband security attacks. The cellular baseband...

Critical Ivanti RCE flaw with public exploit now used in attacks
2024-10-02 18:55

CISA warned today that a critical Ivanti vulnerability that can let threat actors gain remote code execution on vulnerable Endpoint Manager (EPM) appliances is now actively exploited in attacks. [...]