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A 31-year-old Kansas City man has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly hacking into the computer systems of a health club chain and a nonprofit organization. Nicholas Michael Kloster faces two counts related to unauthorized computer access and causing …

A significant security vulnerability has been discovered in Palo Alto Networks’ GlobalProtect app, potentially allowing attackers to escalate privileges on affected systems. The flaw, which stems from insufficient certification validation, enables malicious actors to connect the GlobalProtect app to arbitrary …

A critical vulnerability was discovered on October 30th, 2024 in the Anti-Spam by CleanTalk WordPress plugin, potentially affecting over 200,000 active installations. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to install and activate arbitrary plugins, which could lead to remote code execution …

A comprehensive Red Team Assessment (RTA) was conducted recently by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on a critical infrastructure organization in the United States. This assessment, which spanned approximately three months, aimed to evaluate the organization’s cybersecurity detection …

Seven critical vulnerabilities affecting Android and Google Pixel devices were recently uncovered during a recent analysis of mobile applications. These security flaws, discovered through the Oversecured Mobile Application Vulnerability Scanner, pose significant risks to user privacy and device security. The …

A ransomware attack on Blue Yonder, a critical supply chain management software provider, has forced Starbucks to revert to manual processes for managing employee schedules and payroll systems. The incident, which began on November 21, 2024, has not affected customer …

A malicious campaign has been discovered in which the malware employs a more nefarious tactic, dropping the legitimate Avast Anti-Rootkit driver (aswArPot.sys) to evade detection. The malware takes advantage of the driver’s deep access to stop security processes, turn off …

Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in QNAP’s QuRouter, specifically affecting version 2.4.x. The vulnerabilities are tracked as CVE-2024-48860 and CVE-2024-48861, which pose a serious risk as they allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands through command injection. The vulnerabilities were …