Reduce Business Risk By Fixing 3 Critical Endpoint-to-Cloud Security Requirements

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Enterprise applications used to live securely in data centers and office employees connected to internal networks using company-managed laptops or desktops. And data was encircled by a walled perimeter to keep everything safe. All that changed in the last 18 …

One-Click Exploit Could Have Let Attackers Hijack Any Atlassian Account

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Cybersecurity researchers on Wednesday disclosed critical flaws in the Atlassian project and software development platform that could be exploited to take over an account and control some of the apps connected through its single sign-on (SSO) capability. “With just one …

Critical Auth Bypass Bug Affects VMware Carbon Black App Control

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VMware has rolled out security updates to resolve a critical flaw affecting Carbon Black App Control that could be exploited to bypass authentication and take control of vulnerable systems. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2021-21998, is rated 9.4 out of 10 …

Antivirus Pioneer John McAfee Found Dead in Spanish Jail

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Controversial mogul and antivirus pioneer John McAfee on Wednesday died by suicide in a jail cell in Barcelona, hours after reports that he would be extradited to face federal charges in the U.S. McAfee was 75. He is said to …

Pakistan-linked hackers targeted Indian power company with ReverseRat

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A threat actor with suspected ties to Pakistan has been striking government and energy organizations in the South and Central Asia regions to deploy a remote access trojan on compromised Windows systems, according to new research. “Most of the organizations …

[Whitepaper] Automate Your Security with Cynet to Protect from Ransomware

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It seems like every new day brings with it a new ransomware news item – new attacks, methods, horror stories, and data being leaked. Ransomware attacks are on the rise, and they’ve become a major issue for organizations across industries. …

Patch Tor Browser Bug to Prevent Tracking of Your Online Activities

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Open-source Tor browser has been updated to version 10.0.18 with fixes for multiple issues, including a privacy-defeating bug that could be used to uniquely fingerprint users across different browsers based on the apps installed on a computer. In addition to updating Tor …

SonicWall Left a VPN Flaw Partially Unpatched Amidst 0-Day Attacks

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A critical vulnerability in SonicWall VPN appliances that was believed to have been patched last year has been now found to be “botched,” with the company leaving a memory leak flaw unaddressed, until now, that could permit a remote attacker …

Unpatched Flaw in Linux Pling Store Apps Could Lead to Supply-Chain Attacks

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Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a critical unpatched vulnerability affecting Pling-based free and open-source software (FOSS) marketplaces for Linux platform that could be potentially abused to stage supply-chain attacks and achieve remote code execution (RCE). “Linux marketplaces that are based on …

Wormable DarkRadiation Ransomware Targets Linux and Docker Instances

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Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm bell over a new ransomware strain called “DarkRadiation” that’s implemented entirely in Bash and targets Linux and Docker cloud containers, while banking on messaging service Telegram for command-and-control (C2) communications. “The ransomware is written …