Enterprises should extend deepfake-awareness training and mitigation techniques beyond C-suite executives to address the increasingly likely threat against other roles in the company. The post The Growing and Changing Threat of Deepfake Attacks appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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How AI is Transforming Fraud Detection in Payment Processing
One of artificial intelligence’s (AI’s) most promising uses in customer experience management is its ability to detect and prevent fraud. The post How AI is Transforming Fraud Detection in Payment Processing appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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As US CVE Database Fumbles, EU ‘Replacement’ Goes Live
Diesen Kuß der ganzen Welt! European Union Vulnerability Database (EUVD) launches this week. And not a moment too soon. The post As US CVE Database Fumbles, EU ‘Replacement’ Goes Live appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday closes 72 vulnerabilities, including 5 zero-days
Microsoft addressed 72 vulnerabilities affecting its core products and underlying systems, including five actively exploited zero-days across various Windows components, the company said in its latest security update Tuesday. “This is now the eight consecutive Patch Tuesday on which Microsoft has published zero-day vulnerabilities without evaluating any of them as critical severity at time of…
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SonicWall customers confront resurgence of actively exploited vulnerabilities
Vulnerabilities are proliferating in SonicWall devices and software this year, putting the vendor’s customers at risk of intrusion via secure access gateways and firewalls. The year started off on a sour note for the California-based company when it released security advisories for nine vulnerabilities on Jan. 7. The total number of vulnerabilities publicly disclosed by…
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Protect Yourself From Cyber’s Costliest Threat: Social Engineering
Today, it is safe to say that social engineering has become the most dangerous and costly form of cybercrime that businesses face. The post Protect Yourself From Cyber’s Costliest Threat: Social Engineering appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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It’s a Mad, Mad World for DDoS; BGP Continues to Confound Security Teams
As the world roils in turmoil on numerous fronts, bad actors are seizing the moment by stepping up DDoS activity. The post It’s a Mad, Mad World for DDoS; BGP Continues to Confound Security Teams appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Google addresses 1 actively exploited vulnerability in May’s Android security update
Google addressed 47 vulnerabilities affecting Android devices in its May security update, including an actively exploited software defect that was first disclosed in March. Google said the high-severity vulnerability, CVE-2025-27363, “may be under limited, targeted exploitation.” The out-of-bounds write defect in FreeType versions 2.13.0 and below may result in arbitrary code execution, Facebook said in…
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IRONSCALES Extends Email Security Platform to Combat Deepfakes
IRONSCALES has extended the reach of the machine learning algorithms it uses to identify email anomalies to now include the video and audio files used to create deepfakes. The post IRONSCALES Extends Email Security Platform to Combat Deepfakes appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Are You Too Reliant on Third-Party Vendors for Cybersecurity?
Protecting client data and company secrets requires vendor help and an expert IT team to monitor databases. The post Are You Too Reliant on Third-Party Vendors for Cybersecurity? appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Beyond Traditional Vendor Management: Navigating AI Risks in the Supply Chain
There are many ways in which AI is increasing risk, extending beyond third parties to affect all aspects of our security programs. The post Beyond Traditional Vendor Management: Navigating AI Risks in the Supply Chain appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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F5 Extends Security Reach to Large Language Models
F5 has extended and added support for web application scanning that is capable of identifying vulnerabilities in large language models (LLMs) to its application delivery and security platform (ADSP). The post F5 Extends Security Reach to Large Language Models appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Revived CryptoJS library is a crypto stealer in disguise
An illicit npm package called ‘crypto-encrypt-ts‘ may appear to revive the unmaintained but vastly popular CryptoJS library, but what it actually does is peek into your crypto wallet and exfiltrate your secrets to threat actors. The post Revived CryptoJS library is a crypto stealer in disguise appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Desired Effect Marketplace: Researchers Get Their Due, Defenders Get Realtime Info on Zero Days
Desired Effect, if it operates as billed, opens up a world of cutting-edge research to defenders, including zero-day vulnerability data and tailored exploit products. The post Desired Effect Marketplace: Researchers Get Their Due, Defenders Get Realtime Info on Zero Days appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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NetRise Adds Tool to Analyze Application Binaries for Security Flaws
NetRise today at the 2025 RSA Conference unveiled a binary composition analysis (BCA) tool that makes it possible to identify application security weaknesses in applications that have already been deployed. The post NetRise Adds Tool to Analyze Application Binaries for Security Flaws appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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SAP zero-day vulnerability under widespread active exploitation
Threat hunters and security researchers have observed widespread exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability affecting SAP NetWeaver systems. The unrestricted file upload vulnerability — CVE-2025-31324 — has a base score of 10 on the CVSS scale and allows attackers to upload files directly to the system without authorization. The software defect, which affects the SAP Visual…
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200,000 Workers’ PII at Risk in WorkComposer S3 SNAFU
Don’t say ‘spyware’—21 million screenshots in one open bucket. The post 200,000 Workers’ PII at Risk in WorkComposer S3 SNAFU appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 04/25/25
Insight No. 1 — Fast code, slow security? Think ADR Consider the scenario: Development teams are pushing code at unprecedented speeds, and vulnerabilities, whether human or AI-generated, are lingering far too long. What’s the logical outcome? Increased exploitation in your production environment. The strategic imperative is clear: We must implement robust detection and response capabilities…
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Security at Arm’s Length: Why the Lag Between Detection and Action Keeps Growing
Vulnerabilities: It’s not their presence but their visibility and controlled management that defines secure development. The post Security at Arm’s Length: Why the Lag Between Detection and Action Keeps Growing appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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VulnCheck spotted 159 actively exploited vulnerabilities in first few months of 2025
Attackers exploited nearly a third of vulnerabilities within a day of CVE disclosure in the first quarter of 2025, VulnCheck said in a report released Thursday. The company, which focuses on vulnerability threat intelligence, identified 159 actively exploited vulnerabilities from 50 sources during the quarter. The time from CVE disclosure to evidence of exploitation in…
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ARMO: io_uring Interface Creates Security ‘Blind Spot’ in Linux
Researchers from security firm ARMO developed a POC rootkit called Curing that showed how the io_uring interface in Linux could be exploited by bad actors to bypass system calls, creating what they calle a “massive security loophole” in the operating system’s runtime security. The post ARMO: io_uring Interface Creates Security ‘Blind Spot’ in Linux appeared…
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Attackers hit security device defects hard in 2024
Attackers are having a field day with software defects in security devices, according to a new report released Wednesday by Mandiant Exploits were the most common initial infection vector, representing 1 of every 3 attacks in 2024, and the four most frequently exploited vulnerabilities were all contained in edge devices, such as VPNs, firewalls and…
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The Evolution of Vulnerability Management with Steve Carter
Steve Carter discusses the evolution of the vulnerability management market, as well as where vulnerability management has failed and why the next phase has to center around automation and scale. The problem, as Carter sees it, is deceptively simple: Organizations are drowning in vulnerabilities but still can’t prioritize or fix them quickly. Scanners can identify..…
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Attackers stick with effective intrusion points, valid credentials and exploits
IBM X-Force observed an identical breakdown of the top methods cybercriminals used to intrude networks for two years running, the company said in its annual Threat Intelligence Index. The top initial access vectors, valid account credentials and exploitation of public-facing applications, each accounted for 30% of IBM X-Force incident response cases last year. By focusing…
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Security Tools: First, They’re Good, Then They’re Bad
Security tools can also be vulnerable and so cybersecurity teams must put a premium on ensuring tools are used as intended for defense. The post Security Tools: First, They’re Good, Then They’re Bad appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Unlocking Near-Zero Downtime Patch Management With High Availability Clustering
Using high availability (HA) clustering to test patches and updates more easily and to apply them in production environments with near-zero application downtime. The post Unlocking Near-Zero Downtime Patch Management With High Availability Clustering appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Update these two servers from Gladinet immediately, CISOs told
CISOs running Gladinet’s CentreStack file server or Triofox file sharing server should update the applications as soon as possible because of a hard-coded key vulnerability which is being exploited now, say researchers at Huntress. “Immediate action is essential.” John Hammond, principal security researcher at Huntress, said in an email to CSO. “If left unpatched, it…
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What’s happening with MITRE and the CVE program uncertainty
Yesterday’s headlines have sent ripples through the cybersecurity and software supply chain communities: MITRE announced that U.S. government funding for the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) database was set to expire today. Overnight, the CVE Foundation emerged with a plan to maintain the program before the Critical Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA) announced it has…
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MITRE Crisis: CVE Cash Ends TODAY — CISA says ‘No Lapse’
These are “interesting” times: U.S. government funding for the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures program expires April 16. The post MITRE Crisis: CVE Cash Ends TODAY — CISA says ‘No Lapse’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Prophylactic Cybersecurity for Healthcare
How to Be Proactive in a Reactive World In healthcare, preventative medicine is always more effective, less costly, and has better outcomes than waiting until after a serious heart incident occurs. It’s an apt analogy for cybersecurity as well. Prophylactic (preventative) care in cybersecurity yields far better outcomes than constantly scrambling to respond to critical……
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Is Ivanti the problem or a symptom of a systemic issue with network devices?
Network edge devices — hardware that powers firewalls, VPNs and network routers — have quickly moved up the list of attackers’ preferred intrusion points into enterprise networks. While dozens of companies make and sell these devices, customers of one company in particular — Ivanti — have confronted exploited vulnerabilities in their products more than any…
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Reasoning in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Lately, I often hear people asking: “Will Artificial Intelligence replace my job?” Perhaps you’ve had this thought too. More than just a matter of the job market or salary expectations, this question challenges our role in society and our ability to remain relevant over time. It’s worth addressing this doubt once and for all, especially…
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Microsoft: Windows CLFS Vulnerability Could Lead to ‘Widespread Deployment and Detonation of Ransomware’
Microsoft warns CVE-2025-29824 lets attackers with user access escalate privileges to deploy ransomware via a flaw in Windows CLFS.
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NIST Deprioritizes Pre-2018 CVEs as Backlog Struggles Continue
NIST, which for more than a year has been struggling to address a backlog of CVEs in its database following budget cuts, is now putting pre-2018 vulnerabilities on the back burner to give itself more time to address the rapidly growing number of new software security flaws. The post NIST Deprioritizes Pre-2018 CVEs as Backlog…
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Microsoft patches zero-day actively exploited in string of ransomware attacks
Microsoft addressed 126 vulnerabilities affecting its systems and core products, including a zero-day in the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) that’s been actively exploited in a series of ransomware attacks, the company said in its latest security update Tuesday. A group Microsoft tracks as Storm-2460 has exploited CVE-2025-29824 to initiate ransomware attacks “against a…
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Google addresses 2 actively exploited vulnerabilities in security update
Google addressed 62 vulnerabilities affecting Android devices in its April security update, including a pair of actively exploited software defects that were first disclosed in December. Google said the two vulnerabilities — CVE-2024-53197 and CVE-2024-53150 — “may be under limited, targeted exploitation.” The pair of flaws under active exploitation are high-severity and affect the Linux…
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DeepSeek Breach Yet Again Sheds Light on Dangers of AI
AI isn’t waiting for security teams to catch up. It’s running full steam ahead, without any regard for what may stand in its way. The recent security debacle surrounding DeepSeek — where Wiz researchers uncovered extensive vulnerabilities, including exposed databases, weak encryption and susceptibility to AI-model jailbreaking — serves as a stark warning for organizations..…
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Oracle Hack: From ‘Deny-Deny-Deny’ to ‘Oops-Oops-Oops’
Classic “wordplay:” Larry’s PR angels desperately dance on the head of a pin. The post Oracle Hack: From ‘Deny-Deny-Deny’ to ‘Oops-Oops-Oops’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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The Ultimate Guide to Vulnerability Assessment
Vulnerability assessment is a process that identifies security weaknesses of any IT system, network, application, or cloud environment. It is a proactive approach to detect and fix security gaps before… The post The Ultimate Guide to Vulnerability Assessment appeared first on Strobes Security. The post The Ultimate Guide to Vulnerability Assessment appeared first on Security…
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App Stores OK’ed VPNs Run by China PLA
Bad Apple: Chinese firm banned by the U.S. is the shady entity behind a clutch of free VPN apps—with over a million downloads. The post App Stores OK’ed VPNs Run by China PLA appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Still Using an Older Version of iOS or iPadOS? Update Now to Patch These Critical Security Vulnerabilities
Apple has also fixed vulnerabilities in iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, and macOS Ventura 13.7.5, as well as its recently released iOS 18.4.
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Altgeräte bedrohen Sicherheit in Unternehmen
width=”2500″ height=”1406″ sizes=”(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px”>Schwachstellen in alten Netzwerkgeräten stellen ein erhebliches Sicherheitsrisiko für Unternehmen dar. SeventyFour – shutterstock.com Eine Analyse von Ciscos Threat-Intelligence-Team Talos zeigt, zwei der drei häufigsten Schwachstellen, auf die es Angreifer im Jahr 2024 abgesehen hatten, waren in alten Netzwerkgeräten zu finden. Das Problem ist, dass Hersteller dazu keine Patches mehr…
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Oracle Hack PR Drama: Deny, Deny, Deny — Despite Damning Data
OCI dokey then: Larry Ellison’s PR pukes desperately follow the script. The post Oracle Hack PR Drama: Deny, Deny, Deny — Despite Damning Data appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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How Contrast ADR Speeds up SOC Incident Response Time| SOC Challenges From Alert Fatigue to Application-Layer Visibility | Contrast Security
Just because you work in a security operations center (SOC) doesn’t mean you have to waste your time chasing dragons. And by “dragons,” we mean the traditional SOC’s difficulty identifying cyberattacks that originate in the black box of the application layer. The post How Contrast ADR Speeds up SOC Incident Response Time| SOC Challenges From…
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Update VMware Tools for Windows Now: High-Severity Flaw Lets Hackers Bypass Authentication
CVE-2025-22230 is described as an “authentication bypass vulnerability” by Broadcom, allowing hackers to perform high-privilege operations without the necessary credentials.
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CodeQLEAKED – Public Secrets Exposure Leads to Supply Chain Attack on GitHub CodeQL
A potential supply chain attack on GitHub CodeQL started simply: a publicly exposed secret, valid for 1.022 seconds at a time. In that second, an attacker could take a series of steps that would allow them to execute code within a GitHub Actions workflow in most repositories using CodeQL, GitHub’s code analysis engine trusted by…
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Intro to Deceptionology: Why Falling for Scams is Human Nature
Deception is a core component of many cyberattacks, including phishing, scams, social engineering and disinformation campaigns. The post Intro to Deceptionology: Why Falling for Scams is Human Nature appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Microsoft Won’t Fix This Bad Zero Day (Despite Wide Abuse)
Satya says NO: Redmond blames Windows users, rather than solve 30-year-old bug—exploited since 2017. The post Microsoft Won’t Fix This Bad Zero Day (Despite Wide Abuse) appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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China, Russia, North Korea Hackers Exploit Windows Security Flaw
Amost a dozen state-sponsored threat groups from Russia, China, and North Korea have been exploiting a security flaw in WIndows in attacks on governments and critical infrastructure that date back to 2017. According to Trend Micro’s VDI unit, Microsoft has no plans to patch the vulnerability. The post China, Russia, North Korea Hackers Exploit Windows…
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Stealthy Apache Tomcat Critical Exploit Bypasses Security Filters: Are You at Risk?
By simply sending HTTP requests, attackers can trigger the deserialisation of malicious data in Tomcat’s session storage and gain control.
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Tomcat PUT to active abuse as Apache deals with critical RCE flaw
Apache Software’s open-source web container for handling Java-based web applications, Tomcat, is under active attacks through a critical RCE flaw the company disclosed last week. According to API security vendor, Wallarm, threat actors are using a public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit released for the flaw, CVE-2025-24813, just 30 hours after it was publicly disclosed. “A devastating…
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The Future of Enterprise Security: AI-powered Lateral Defense in a Dynamic Threat Landscape
Attackers increasingly leverage AI-powered exploitation and can quickly identify vulnerable systems, infiltrate networks unnoticed and move laterally to compromise critical assets. The post The Future of Enterprise Security: AI-powered Lateral Defense in a Dynamic Threat Landscape appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Update Your iPhone Now to Fix Safari Security Flaw
The vulnerability allowed malicious code running inside the Web Content sandbox, an isolated environment for web processes designed to limit security risks, to impact other parts of the device.
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No, Elon — X DDoS was NOT by Ukraine
X marks the botnet: Outage outrage was a Ukrainian cyberattack, implies our favorite African billionaire comedy villain. The post No, Elon — X DDoS was NOT by Ukraine appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Microsoft patches 57 vulnerabilities, including 6 zero-days
Microsoft patched 57 vulnerabilities affecting its foundational systems and core products, including six actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities, the company said in its latest security update Tuesday. Four of the six zero-days, which were all added to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s known exploited vulnerabilities catalog, are high-severity on the CVSS scale. The software defects…
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Multiple vulnerabilities found in ICONICS industrial SCADA software
A popular set of SCADA software systems used in critical infrastructure around the world suffered from at least five known vulnerabilities that could have allowed for privilege escalation, DLL hijacking and the ability to modify critical files. The vulnerabilities were found within a suite of software made by ICONICS, which claims on its website that…
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‘Ban These Chinese Routers NOW,’ Cries House Committee
Sino stoppage scheme: TP-Link in crosshairs, along with other brands. The post ‘Ban These Chinese Routers NOW,’ Cries House Committee appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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The Fallacy of Arbitrary Severity Scales
Let’s assign severity where it belongs, not based on arbitrary scales but on a foundation of proof and context. Only then can we navigate the complexities of modern cybersecurity with confidence and precision. The post The Fallacy of Arbitrary Severity Scales appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Juggling Cyber Risk Without Dropping the Ball: Five Tips for Risk Committees to Regain Control of Threats
By dismantling silos and enabling continuous visibility, organizations can strengthen their cybersecurity posture and align risk management with long-term business success. The post Juggling Cyber Risk Without Dropping the Ball: Five Tips for Risk Committees to Regain Control of Threats appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Android security update contains 2 actively exploited vulnerabilities
Google addressed 43 vulnerabilities affecting Android devices in its March security update, including a pair of software defects reportedly under active exploitation. Google said the two vulnerabilities — CVE-2024-43093 and CVE-2024-50302 — “may be under limited, targeted exploitation.” The most severe of the flaws under active exploitation, CVE-2024-43093, carries a CVSS score of 7.8 and…
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Apple Lets Stalkers Find YOU — ‘nRootTag’ Team Breaks AirTag Crypto
Dumb Design + Crud Code = Privacy Panic: It’s been SEVEN MONTHS, but Tim’s crew is yet to fix the bugs. The post Apple Lets Stalkers Find YOU — ‘nRootTag’ Team Breaks AirTag Crypto appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Critical Microsoft Partner Center vulnerability under attack, CISA warns
A critical vulnerability in Microsoft’s Partner Center platform is under attack, enabling unauthenticated attackers to escalate privileges, potentially leading to data breaches, malware deployment, and lateral movement across enterprise networks. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added the flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-49035, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, confirming active exploitation…
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Rust vs. C — Linux’s Uncivil War
Kernel Panic in the Rust Belt. Memory safety: GOOD. Cheese motion: BAD. The post Rust vs. C — Linux’s Uncivil War appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Critical deserialization bugs in Adobe, Oracle software actively exploited, warns CISA
CISA is warning Adobe and Oracle customers about in-the-wild exploitation of critical vulnerabilities affecting the services of these leading enterprise software providers. The US cybersecurity watchdog added vulnerabilities in Adobe ColdFusion (CVE-2017-3066) and Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) (CVE-2024-20953) to its known exploited vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on Monday. “These type of vulnerabilities are frequent…
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Cases of China-Backed Spy Groups Using Ransomware Come to Light
Cyberattacks detected by Trend Micro and Orange Cyberdefense find hackers using malware linked to China-backed groups and ransomware, adding more evidence that nation-state cyberespionage groups are also now using ransomware and further blurring the line between the two. The post Cases of China-Backed Spy Groups Using Ransomware Come to Light appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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PAN-PAN-PAN-OS: Palo Alto Firewalls Under Attack (Again)
Time to Declare an Emergency? Scrotes chain three flaws to take full control—seems pretty easy. The post PAN-PAN-PAN-OS: Palo Alto Firewalls Under Attack (Again) appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Edge device vulnerabilities fueled attack sprees in 2024
Edge devices harboring zero-day and n-day vulnerabilities were linked to the most consequential attack campaigns last year, Darktrace said in an annual threat report released Wednesday. Darktrace’s threat researchers found the most frequent vulnerability exploits in customers’ instances of Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure appliances, along with firewall products from Fortinet and Palo…
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Congress is PISSED at British Backdoor Bid, but Apple Stays Shtum
Just meet me at the ADP: Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Andy Biggs got no love for the United Kingdom The post Congress is PISSED at British Backdoor Bid, but Apple Stays Shtum appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Salt Typhoon remains active, hits more telecom networks via Cisco routers
Salt Typhoon, the Chinese nation-state threat group linked to a spree of attacks on U.S. and global telecom providers, remains active in its intrusion and has hit multiple additional networks worldwide, including two in the United States, Recorded Future said in a report released Thursday. Recorded Future’s Insikt Group observed seven compromised Cisco network devices communicating…
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Russian state threat group shifts focus to US, UK targets
A subgroup of Seashell Blizzard has shifted its focus to targets in the U.S., Canada, Australia and the U.K. within the past year, expanding the scope of its malicious activity, Microsoft’s threat intelligence team said in a report released Wednesday. The initial-access operation, which Microsoft tracks as the “BadPilot campaign,” has allowed the Russian state…
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Microsoft fixes 63 vulnerabilities, including 2 zero-days
Microsoft patched 63 vulnerabilities affecting some of its underlying systems and core products, the company said in its latest security update Tuesday, including Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Windows CoreMessaging and Windows Storage. More than two-thirds of the vulnerabilities covered in the update are high-severity flaws on the CVSS scale. Vulnerabilities with high-severity base scores run…
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Chinese DeepSeek AI App: FULL of Security Holes Say Researchers
Xi knows if you’ve been bad or good: iPhone app sends unencrypted data to China—and Android app appears even worse. The post Chinese DeepSeek AI App: FULL of Security Holes Say Researchers appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Ransom Payments Fell 35% in 2024 After LockBit, BlackCat Takedowns
Law enforcement actions, better defenses, and a refusal by victims to pay helped to reduce the amount of ransoms paid in 2024 by $35%, a sharp decline from the record $1.25 billion shelled out in 2023, according to researchers with Chainalysis. The post Ransom Payments Fell 35% in 2024 After LockBit, BlackCat Takedowns appeared first…
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Barracuda Networks Adds Ability to Scan Outbound Email Messages
Barracuda Networks has added an ability to analyze outbound messages for anomalies to its email protection platform. The post Barracuda Networks Adds Ability to Scan Outbound Email Messages appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Infosec pros: We need CVSS, warts and all
A key pillar of a strong cybersecurity program is identifying vulnerabilities in the complex mix of software programs, packages, apps, and snippets driving all activities across an organization’s digital infrastructure. At the heart of spotting and fixing these flaws is the widely used Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), maintained by a nonprofit called the Forum…
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AttackIQ Bolsters Cyber Defenses with DeepSurface’s Risk-Analysis Tech
This week, AttackIQ acquired DeepSurface to broaden its vulnerability and attack path management capabilities to help enterprises identify and mitigate the most pressing vulnerabilities in their environments. The acquisition enables AttackIQ to add automated vulnerability prioritization within complex IT environments. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, DeepSurface’s RiskAnalyzer platform contextualizes, using roughly 50..…
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Android security update includes patch for actively exploited vulnerability
Google has addressed a total of 47 security vulnerabilities in its February update for the Android operating system, highlighted by the patching of a critical flaw that has reportedly been under active exploitation. The primary focus of the security update is CVE-2024-53104, a high-severity vulnerability affecting the USB Video Class (UVC) driver in the Linux…
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How to Root Out Malicious Employees
Malicious employees and insider threats pose one of the biggest security risks to organizations, as these users have more access and permissions than cybercriminals attacking the organization externally. The post How to Root Out Malicious Employees appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Canadian Man Stole $65 Million in Crypto in Two Platform Hacks, DOJ Says
A 22-year-old Canadian man is indicted by the U.S. DOJ for using borrowed cryptocurrency and exploiting vulnerabilities on the KyberSwap and Indexed Finance DeFi platforms to steal $65 million in digital assets in two schemes between 2021 and 2023. The post Canadian Man Stole $65 Million in Crypto in Two Platform Hacks, DOJ Says appeared…
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CISA/FDA Warn: Chinese Patient Monitors Have BAD Bugs
China crisis? Stop using this healthcare equipment, say Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency and Food & Drug Administration. The post CISA/FDA Warn: Chinese Patient Monitors Have BAD Bugs appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Critical ‘Backdoor’ Discovered in Widely Used Healthcare Patient Monitors
On January 30, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety communication regarding cybersecurity vulnerabilities in Contec CMS8000 and Epsimed MN-120 patient monitors. The post Critical ‘Backdoor’ Discovered in Widely Used Healthcare Patient Monitors appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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SLAP/FLOP: Apple Silicon’s ‘Son of Spectre’ Critical Flaws
Watch this: Want more “speculative execution” bugs? You’re gonna be in a great mood all day. The post SLAP/FLOP: Apple Silicon’s ‘Son of Spectre’ Critical Flaws appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Apple’s latest patch closes zero-day affecting wide swath of products
Apple released software updates Monday, aimed at addressing multiple security vulnerabilities within its products, including a significant zero-day vulnerability. Tracked as CVE-2025-24085, the flaw is a use-after-free vulnerability in the company’s Core Media component, a framework that manages audio and video playback and is central to many of Apple’s multimedia applications. The vulnerability poses a…
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Google Issues Cloud Security Wake-Up Call as Threats Evolve
A report published by Google Cloud found nearly half (46%) of the observed security alerts involved a service account that was overprivileged. The post Google Issues Cloud Security Wake-Up Call as Threats Evolve appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Cisco patches antivirus decommissioning bug as exploit code surfaces
Cisco has patched a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability affecting its open-source antivirus software toolkit, ClamAV, which already has a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code available to the public. Identified as CVE-2025-20128, the vulnerability stems from a heap-based buffer overflow in the Object Linking and Embedding 2 (OLE2) decryption routine, enabling unauthenticated remote attackers to cause a DoS…
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Taking a Threat Adapted Approach to Vulnerability Management
As cyberthreats grow in complexity and frequency, vulnerability management requires more than just patching systems; it demands a dynamic, threat-adapted approach. As part of Cyber Rhino Threat Week ( December 9-13, 2024) which aimed to inform, share threat intelligence insights and best practices with our customers, partners and industry ecosystem, we held a session that..…
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Trump U-Turn: TikTok’s On-Again/Off-Again U.S. Ban
Not For You: The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act shouldn’t be enforced, orders President Trump. The post Trump U-Turn: TikTok’s On-Again/Off-Again U.S. Ban appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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The Future of Automotive Cybersecurity: Why Learning Car Hacking is Essential
As vehicles become smarter, the stakes for securing them grow higher. Learning car hacking is no longer a niche skill — it’s a necessity for anyone interested in the future of cybersecurity. The post The Future of Automotive Cybersecurity: Why Learning Car Hacking is Essential appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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This is HUGE: Biden’s Cybersecurity Exec. Order — Big Parting Gift to Trump
Wow. Just Wow.: Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. hits the emergency “do something” button. The post This is HUGE: Biden’s Cybersecurity Exec. Order — Big Parting Gift to Trump appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Tarbomb Denial of Service via Path Traversal
As software applications are built and developed over the years, engineering teams continuously shift perspective on what features to prioritize or de-prioritize. A feature developed five years ago may have no significance today. However, features deemed low priority may still be kept operational for legacy, compatibility, or business requirement reasons. Praetorian discovered such a legacy…
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How Much of Your Business is Exposed on the Dark Web?
The dark web is a thriving underground market where stolen data and corporate vulnerabilities are openly traded. This hidden economy poses a direct and growing threat to businesses worldwide. Recent breaches highlight the danger. The post How Much of Your Business is Exposed on the Dark Web? appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Patch Tuesday: January 2025 Security Update Patches Exploited Elevation of Privilege Attacks
Microsoft’s monthly patches cover Hyper-V NT Kernel Integration VSPs, Git in Visual Studio, and more.
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Microsoft fixes 159 vulnerabilities in first Patch Tuesday of 2025
In its latest security update, Microsoft has addressed a total of 159 vulnerabilities, covering a broad spectrum of the tech giant’s products, including .NET, Visual Studio, Microsoft Excel, Windows components, and Azure services. The update covers several critical and high-severity flaws across various systems, impacting Windows Telephony Services, Active Directory Domain Services, Microsoft Excel and…
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CISA report touts cyber hygiene enrollment surge for critical infrastructure orgs
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has seen a surge in its Cyber Hygiene (CyHy) service enrollment from critical infrastructure organizations over a two-year period, with the communications sector representing the biggest jump. In a report released Friday, CISA said an analysis of the 7,791 critical infrastructure organizations enrolled in the agency’s vulnerability scanning service…
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Phishing Threats, GenAI Among Top Cybersecurity Risks in 2025
Organizations are facing escalating threats from phishing attacks, personal app usage and the widespread adoption of generative AI (GenAI) in workplaces. According to a Netskope report, phishing attacks surged in 2024, with enterprise employees clicking on phishing links at a rate nearly three times higher than in 2023. The study found phishing campaigns have evolved..…
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Chinese-linked Hackers May Be Exploiting Latest Ivanti Vulnerability
Software maker Ivanti, which for more than a year has been plagued by security flaws in its appliance, unveiled two new ones this week, with Mandiant researchers saying that one likely is being activity exploited by China-linked threat groups. The post Chinese-linked Hackers May Be Exploiting Latest Ivanti Vulnerability appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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New zero-day exploit targets Ivanti VPN product
A year after a series of vulnerabilities impacting a pair of Ivanti VPN products prompted an emergency directive from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to federal agencies, the Utah-based software firm is again experiencing issues with one of its signature systems. The company on Wednesday disclosed two vulnerabilities — CVE-2025-0282 and CVE-2025-0283 — that…
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Building Resilience Into Cyber-Physical Systems Has Never Been This Mission-Critical
Our nation’s critical infrastructure is increasingly brittle and under attack. Take the recent report that the drinking water of millions of Americans is at risk due to technical vulnerabilities. The post Building Resilience Into Cyber-Physical Systems Has Never Been This Mission-Critical appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Insecure Medical Devices — Illumina DNA Sequencer Illuminates Risks
IEI-IEI, Oh: Running an obsolete OS, on obsolete hardware, configured with obsolete settings. The post Insecure Medical Devices — Illumina DNA Sequencer Illuminates Risks appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Android patches several vulnerabilities in first security update of 2025
Android has released its first security update of the year, disclosing several critical and high-severity vulnerabilities that affect a wide range of Android devices. The bulletin identifies five critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities affecting what Android categorizes as the “system,” which encompasses Android’s core components and underlying architecture. These vulnerabilities could allow attackers to…