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"200,000 WordPress Sites Exposed to Attacks Exploiting Flaw in ‘Ultimate Member’ Plugin"Over 200,000 WordPress websites have recently been exposed to ongoing attacks targeting a critical vulnerability in the Ultimate Member plugin. The plugin is designed to make it easy for users to register and log in on sites and allows site owners…
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"Researcher Outlines Known RFC Vulnerabilities in SAP Software That Lead to Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution"A researcher has identified what he deems to be several critical vulnerabilities impacting enterprise software solutions operating on ubiquitous SAP platforms. In a paper presented at a recent European cybersecurity conference, Fabian Hagg describes his…
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"LockBit Claims TSMC Hack, Demands $70m Ransom"National Hazard Agency, a sub-group of the LockBit ransomware gang, has recently posted the name of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest chip manufacturer, on LockBit’s dark web leak site on June 29, 2023. The…
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"Pro-Russia DDoSia Hacktivist Project Sees 2,400% Membership Increase"The pro-Russia crowdsourced Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) project called "DDoSia" has grown 2,400 percent in less than a year, with thousands of people participating in the launch of attacks against Western organizations. The project was initiated…
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"Fluhorse: Flutter-Based Android Malware Targets Credit Cards and 2FA Codes"Cybersecurity researchers have shared details regarding the "Fluhorse" Android malware family. According to Fortinet FortiGuard Labs, the malware represents a significant transition because it includes malicious components directly within the Flutter…
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"CyberSentry Program Launches Webpage"CyberSentry is a US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)-managed capability for threat detection and monitoring, governed by an agreement between CISA and voluntarily participating critical infrastructure partners that operate major…
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"6 Ways Cybersecurity Is Gut-Checking the ChatGPT Frenzy"Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), ChatGPT, OpenAI, and Large Language Models (LLMs) are now almost daily topics of conversation within the cybersecurity community. Some small and large security vendors have incorporated AI chatbots into their…
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"Global Rise in DDoS Attacks Threatens Digital Infrastructure"According to Nexusguard, the total number of Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks increased by 115.1 percent in 2022 compared to 2021 globally. The data also revealed that attackers continued to change their threat vectors by focusing on Internet…
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"DHS S&T Seeks Solutions for Privacy-Preserving Digital Credential Wallets & Verifiers"The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has issued a new solicitation for the development, improvement, and implementation of a new set of tools that protect the privacy of individuals when using digital…
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"Rise of the Script Kiddie: A Tenth of Children Say They Can Hack Websites"One in ten children believe they can hack into websites and online accounts, but only 8 percent of parents are concerned about this possible issue. Censuswide surveyed 500 children in the UK aged 12 to 17. Less than half of parents (44 percent) limit…
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"DOE Suffers Data Breach; 45K Students Affected"The Department of Education (DOE) recently experienced a data breach incident on Saturday, June 24. The DOE stated that the third-party file-sharing software MOVEit, which is used by the DOE to transfer documents and data internally and to vendors…
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"Sweetwater UHSD Data Breach Compromises Student, Staff Info"Sweetwater Union High School District recently announced that the personal information of students, families, and current and former employees was compromised in a February data breach. Between Feb. 11 and 12, an unauthorized person gained access…