Black Kingdom Ransomware Hunting Unpatched Microsoft Exchange Servers

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More than a week after Microsoft released a one-click mitigation tool to mitigate cyberattacks targeting on-premises Exchange servers, the company disclosed that patches have been applied to 92% of all internet-facing servers affected by the ProxyLogon vulnerabilities. The development, a 43% improvement from the …

Forcing Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR) Registration to Increase ROI

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When your organization invests in a new product or service, it is essential that you take advantage of all the features it has to offer. This will help you to maximize your return on investment (ROI). If you have purchased …

Critical Cisco Jabber Bug Could Let Attackers Hack Remote Systems

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Cisco on Wednesday released software updates to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting its Jabber messaging clients across Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. Successful exploitation of the flaws could permit an “attacker to execute arbitrary programs on the underlying operating system with …

Chinese Hackers Used Facebook to Hack Uighur Muslims Living Abroad

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Facebook may be banned in China, but the company on Wednesday said it has disrupted a network of bad actors using its platform to target the Uyghur community and lure them into downloading malicious software that would allow surveillance of …

Purple Fox Rootkit Can Now Spread Itself to Other Windows Computers

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Purple Fox, a Windows malware previously known for infecting machines by using exploit kits and phishing emails, has now added a new technique to its arsenal that gives it worm-like propagation capabilities. The ongoing campaign makes use of a “novel …

Critical Flaws Affecting GE’s Universal Relay Pose Threat to Electric Utilities

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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned of critical security shortcomings in GE’s Universal Relay (UR) family of power management devices. “Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to access sensitive information, reboot the UR, …

WARNING: A New Android Zero-Day Vulnerability Is Under Active Attack

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Google has disclosed that a now-patched vulnerability affecting Android devices that use Qualcomm chipsets is being weaponized by attackers to launch targeted attacks. Tracked as CVE-2020-11261 (CVSS score 8.4), the flaw concerns an “improper input validation” issue in Qualcomm’s Graphics …

Popular Netop Remote Learning Software Found Vulnerable to Hacking

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Cybersecurity researchers on Sunday disclosed multiple critical vulnerabilities in remote student monitoring software Netop Vision Pro that a malicious attacker could abuse to execute arbitrary code and take over Windows computers. “These findings allow for elevation of privileges and ultimately remote …

Critical RCE Vulnerability Found in Apache OFBiz ERP Software—Patch Now

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The Apache Software Foundation on Friday addressed a high severity vulnerability in Apache OFBiz that could have allowed an unauthenticated adversary to remotely seize control of the open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Tracked as CVE-2021-26295, the flaw affects all versions …

Critical F5 BIG-IP Bug Under Active Attacks After PoC Exploit Posted Online

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Almost 10 days after application security company F5 Networks released patches for critical vulnerabilities in its BIG-IP and BIG-IQ products, adversaries have begun opportunistically mass scanning and targeting exposed and unpatched networking devices to break into enterprise networks. News of in the …