The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have issued a new Secure by Design Alert warning about the risks posed by buffer overflow vulnerabilities in software. The alert, titled “Eliminating Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities,”…
Palo Alto PAN-OS Zero-Day Flaw Allows Attackers to Bypass Web Interface Authentication
Palo Alto Networks has disclosed a zero-day vulnerability in its PAN-OS software (CVE-2025-0108), allowing attackers to bypass authentication on the management web interface. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), the flaw has been flagged as a significant security issue…
China’s Salt Typhoon Spies Are Still Hacking Telecoms—Now by Exploiting Cisco Routers
Despite high-profile attention and even US sanctions, the group hasn’t stopped or even slowed its operation, including the breach of two more US telecoms. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: China’s Salt Typhoon Spies…
CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor for Linux TLS Vulnerability Enabling MiTM Attack
CrowdStrike has disclosed a high-severity vulnerability in its Falcon Sensor for Linux, Falcon Kubernetes Admission Controller, and Falcon Container Sensor. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-1146, originates from a validation logic error in the Transport Layer Security (TLS) connection routine. This…
Have I Been Pwned likely to ban resellers from buying subs, citing ‘sh*tty behavior’ and onerous support requests
‘What are customers actually getting from resellers other than massive price markups?’ asks Troy Hunt Troy Hunt, proprietor of data breach lookup site Have I Been Pwned, is likely to ban resellers from the service.… This article has been indexed…
Italian Government Denies It Spied on Journalists and Migrant Activists Using Paragon Spyware
The Italian government denied it hacked seven cellphones with military-grade surveillance technology from Paragon Solutions. The post Italian Government Denies It Spied on Journalists and Migrant Activists Using Paragon Spyware appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from…
Lines Between Nation-State and Cybercrime Groups Disappearing: Google
Threat researchers with Google are saying that the lines between nation-state actors and cybercrime groups are blurring, noting that gangs backed by China, Russia, and others are using financially motivated hackers and their tools while attacks by cybercriminals should be…
Over 3 million Fortune 500 employee accounts compromised since 2022
More than three million employee-linked corporate accounts were compromised between 2022 and 2024 across Fortune 500 companies, according to Enzoic. This surge is fueled by the widespread use of corporate email addresses for personal accounts and the growing threat of…
The UK’s secret iCloud backdoor request: A dangerous step toward Orwellian mass surveillance
The United Kingdom government has secretly requested that Apple build a backdoor into its iCloud service, granting the government unrestricted access to users’ private data. This revelation deeply concerns me – it is a blatant overreach that threatens privacy, security…
Have I Been Pwned likely to ban resellers from buying subs, citing ‘shitty behavior’ and onerous support requests
‘What are customers actually getting from resellers other than massive price markups?’ asks Troy Hunt Troy Hunt, proprietor of data breach lookup site Have I Been Pwned, is likely to ban resellers from the service.… This article has been indexed…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-02-13 06h : 4 posts
4 posts were published in the last hour 4:32 : Massive IoT Data Breach Exposes 2.7 Billion Records, Including Wi-Fi Passwords 4:32 : DEF CON 32 – ICS 101 4:32 : Making sense of database complexity 4:32 : CISOs and…
Massive IoT Data Breach Exposes 2.7 Billion Records, Including Wi-Fi Passwords
A massive 2.7 billion records containing sensitive user data, including Wi-Fi network names, passwords, IP addresses, and device identifiers, were exposed in a massive IoT security breach linked to Mars Hydro, a China-based grow light manufacturer, and LG-LED SOLUTIONS LIMITED,…
DEF CON 32 – ICS 101
Authors/Presenters: Bryson Bort, Tom VanNorman – Our sincere appreciation to DEF CON, and the Authors/Presenters for publishing their erudite DEF CON 32 content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the Las Vegas Convention Center; and via the organizations YouTube…
Making sense of database complexity
IT leaders are grappling with increasingly complex database environments. According to a new survey from Redgate, key concerns include protecting sensitive data, navigating regulatory compliance, and managing the rise of multi-database platforms. 38% of IT teams are concerned about data…
CISOs and boards see things differently
Splunk’s latest CISO Report reveals critical insights into cybersecurity priorities, threat trends, and strategies for resilience. In this Help Net Security video, Kirsty Paine, Field CTO & Strategic Advisor at Splunk, discusses the key findings and what they mean for…
Chrome use-after-free Vulnerability Let Attackers Execute Code Remotely
Google has rolled out an urgent security update for Chrome, addressing four high-severity vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute malicious code or compromise user data. The update, Chrome version 133.0.6943.98/.99 for Windows/Mac and 133.0.6943.98 for Linux, targets critical flaws…
Palo Alto PAN-OS 0-Day Vulnerability Let Attackers Bypass Web Interface Authentication
Palo Alto Networks has disclosed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-010) in its PAN-OS software that could allow attackers to bypass authentication on the management web interface. This flaw, which has been assigned a CVSS Base Score of 8.8, poses a significant…
LockBit host sanctions, DeepSeek security, trojanized KMS
LockBit host sanctioned A peak at DeepSeek’s weak security Sandworm targeting Ukraine with trojanized KMS Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like…right now? We know that real-time visibility is…
Feds want devs to stop coding ‘unforgivable’ buffer overflow vulnerabilities
FBI, CISA harrumph at Microsoft and VMware in call for coders to quit baking avoidable defects into stuff US authorities have labelled buffer overflow vulnerabilities “unforgivable defects”, pointed to the presence of the holes in products from the likes of…
The Feds want developers to stop coding ‘unforgivable’ buffer overflow vulns
FBI, CISA harrumph at Microsoft and VMware in call for coders to quit baking avoidable defects into stuff US authorities have labelled buffer overflow vulnerabilities “unforgivable defects”, pointed to the presence of the holes in products from the likes of…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-02-13 03h : 3 posts
3 posts were published in the last hour 1:32 : DShield SIEM Docker Updates, (Thu, Feb 13th) 1:32 : ISC Stormcast For Thursday, February 13th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9322, (Thu, Feb 13th) 1:11 : Sophos sheds 6% of staff after swallowing Secureworks
DShield SIEM Docker Updates, (Thu, Feb 13th)
Over the past several weeks, I have been testing various enhancements to the DShield SIEM, to process DShield sensor log from local and cloud sensors with Filebeat and Filebeat modules to easily send Zeek and NetFlow logs back to a…
ISC Stormcast For Thursday, February 13th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9322, (Thu, Feb 13th)
This post doesn’t have text content, please click on the link below to view the original article. This article has been indexed from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green Read the original article: ISC Stormcast For Thursday, February 13th, 2025…
Sophos sheds 6% of staff after swallowing Secureworks
De-dupes some roles, hints others aren’t needed as the infosec scene shifts Nine days after completing its $859 million acquisition of managed detection and response provider Secureworks, Sophos has laid off around six percent of its staff.… This article has…