Cybercriminals Abusing Internet-Sharing Services to Monetize Malware Campaigns

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Threat actors are capitalizing on the growing popularity of proxyware platforms like Honeygain and Nanowire to monetize their own malware campaigns, once again illustrating how attackers are quick to repurpose and …

Linphone SIP Stack Bug Could Let Attackers Remotely Crash Client Devices

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Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday disclosed details about a zero-click security vulnerability in Linphone Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) stack that could be remotely exploited without any action from a victim to …

QNAP Working on Patches for OpenSSL Flaws Affecting its NAS Devices

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Network-attached storage (NAS) appliance maker QNAP said it’s currently investigating two recently patched security flaws in OpenSSL to determine their potential impact, adding it will release security updates should its products turn out …

Researchers Propose Machine Learning-based Bluetooth Authentication Scheme

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A group of academics has proposed a machine learning approach that uses authentic interactions between devices in Bluetooth networks as a foundation to handle device-to-device authentication reliably. Called “Verification of …

New Microsoft Exchange ‘ProxyToken’ Flaw Lets Attackers Reconfigure Mailboxes

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Details have emerged about a now-patched security vulnerability impacting Microsoft Exchange Server that could be weaponized by an unauthenticated attacker to modify server configurations, thus leading to the disclosure of …

CISA Adds Single-Factor Authentication to the List of Bad Practices

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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added single-factor authentication to the short list of “exceptionally risky” cybersecurity practices that could expose critical infrastructure as well as government and …

Get Lifetime Access to 24 Professional Cybersecurity Certification Prep Courses

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Not all heroes wear capes. Cybersecurity professionals are digital warriors who use their knowledge and skill to battle malicious hackers.  Sounds like an exciting career, right?  If the comic-book comparisons …