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 …

Hackers Infecting Apple App Developers With Trojanized Xcode Projects

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Cybersecurity researchers on Thursday disclosed a new attack wherein threat actors are leveraging Xcode as an attack vector to compromise Apple platform developers with a backdoor, adding to a growing trend that involves targeting developers and researchers with malicious attacks. …

Tesla Ransomware Hacker Pleads Guilty; Swiss Hacktivist Charged for Fraud

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The U.S. Department of Justice yesterday announced updates on two separate cases involving cyberattacks—a Swiss hacktivist and a Russian hacker who planned to plant malware in the Tesla company. A Swiss hacker who was involved in the intrusion of cloud-based …

Critical RCE Flaw Reported in MyBB Forum Software—Patch Your Sites

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A pair of critical vulnerabilities in a popular bulletin board software called MyBB could have been chained together to achieve remote code execution (RCE) without the need for prior access to a privileged account. The flaws, which were discovered by …

New Zoom Screen-Sharing Bug Lets Other Users Access Restricted Apps

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A newly discovered glitch in Zoom’s screen sharing feature can accidentally leak sensitive information to other attendees in a call, according to the latest findings. Tracked as CVE-2021-28133, the unpatched security vulnerability makes it possible to reveal contents of applications that …