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Cisco Releases Security Advisory for Cisco Unity Connection

Cisco released a security advisory to address a vulnerability (CVE-2024-20272) in Cisco Unity Connection. A cyber threat actor could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Cisco Unity Connection…

Two zero-day bugs in Ivanti Connect Secure actively exploited

Ivanti revealed that two threat actors are exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities in its Connect Secure (ICS) and Policy Secure. Software firm Ivanti reported that threat actors are exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887) in Connect Secure (ICS) and Policy Secure…

Mandiant admits hacked X account didn’t have 2FA

Mandiant says the loss of control of its X/Twitter account last week was likely caused by a brute force password attack on one employee’s account by a cryptocurrency scammer. Normally, two-factor authentication (2FA)would have mitigated the attack, the Google-owned division…

Threat Actors Increasingly Abusing GitHub for Malicious Purposes

The ubiquity of GitHub in information technology (IT) environments has made it a lucrative choice for threat actors to host and deliver malicious payloads and act as dead drop resolvers, command-and-control, and data exfiltration points. “Using GitHub services for malicious infrastructure…

What to do when social media accounts get hacked or impersonated

In the era of social media, users freely share a plethora of information with their connections and followers, often overlooking the potential threat to their privacy. Opportunistic hackers seize on these vulnerabilities, infiltrating or impersonating accounts and causing significant trouble…

Coming Soon to a Network Near You: More Shadow IoT

Consumer IoT devices will increase the threat to commercial, government, healthcare, educational, and other organizations. The post Coming Soon to a Network Near You: More Shadow IoT appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS Feed…

The Role of XBOMs in Supporting Cybersecurity

SBOMs aren’t the only bills of materials that are necessary for the protection of your tech stack. XBOMs are growing in importance. The post The Role of XBOMs in Supporting Cybersecurity appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been…

FTC Issues Its First-Ever Order Against a Data Broker

Federal regulators are banning OutLogic from selling or sharing sensitive location data to third parties, marking the latest effort by government officials to address the thorny issue of data brokers and what they do with the massive amounts of personal…