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"Critical Flaw in WordPress Plugin Leads to Database Wipe"According to a warning from researchers at Packstack, a critical security flaw has been discovered in the WP Reset PRO WordPress plugin, which could allow an authenticated user to wipe a website's entire database. Any authenticated user, regardless of… -
"AMD Reveals EPYC Flaws"AMD has revealed 50 new CVE-listed bugs, 23 of which are rated high, meaning they are rated between 7.0 and 8.9 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The AMD Graphics Driver for Windows 10 contains 27 flaws, with 18 of them being rated high. The…
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"New BazarBackdoor Attack Discovered"Security researchers at SophosLabs discovered a new cyberattack involving a malware family known as both BazarBackdoor and BazarLoader. In the attack, adversaries use socially engineered emails to scare their targets into opening an attachment and…
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"Lyceum APT Group Adds ISPs to Its Target List"A new report from Accenture reveals that the Iranian-backed hacking group known as Lyceum has been infiltrating Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and telecommunications companies since July. The group, also known as Hexane, Spirlin, and Siamesekitten has…
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"Microsoft Announces Plan to Cut Cybersecurity Workforce Shortage in Half by 2025"Microsoft is working with community colleges to provide free training and resources to help ease the cybersecurity professional shortage. This includes training for faculty at 150 community colleges and scholarships to 25,000 students. By targeting…
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"DDoS Attacks Were a More Serious Threat in Q3 2021 Than Ever Before"Researchers at Link11's Security Operation Centre (LSOC) have found that DDoS attacks are on the rise and are becoming more complex. The researchers registered an increasing number of high-volume attacks. The researchers found that there was…
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"Proposed Illegal Image Detectors on Devices Are 'Easily Fooled'"The use of built-in scanners on devices such as phones, tablets, and laptops to detect illegal images has been proposed by companies and governments. However, researchers from Imperial College London found that the proposed algorithms to detect such…
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"US Firms Hit with Largest Ransoms Globally"Researchers at Mimecast have found that over 80% of global organizations have been hit by ransomware in the past two years, but executives still have a false sense of security about being able to prevent future attacks. Victim organizations in the…
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"U.S. Offers $10 Million Reward for Information on DarkSide Ransomware Group"In an effort to put pressure on the DarkSide Ransomeware Group, the government announced on Thursday a $10 million reward for information about the key leadership individuals in the DarkSide ransomware group—or any of it’s rebranded groups. The State…
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"Hacker-for-Hire Group Spied on More Than 3,500 Targets in 18 Months"The Russian-speaking hacker-for-hire group dubbed Void Balaur has been spying on over 3,500 individuals, such as politicians, human rights activists, doctors, journalists, and more, stealing their private information and selling it to various financially…
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"12 New Flaws Used in Ransomware Attacks in Q3"Researchers at Cyber Security Works and Cyware conducted a new study and found that there was a 4.5% increase in CVEs associated with ransomware and a 3.4% increase in ransomware families compared with Q2 2021. A dozen new vulnerabilities were used…
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"BusyBox Flaws Highlight Need for Consistent IoT Updates"Researchers from the DevOps specialist company JFrog and the industrial cybersecurity company Claroty detailed 14 vulnerabilities found in the BusyBox userspace tool used in millions of embedded devices that run Linux-based firmware. BusyBox is a…