Ivanti has warned that three new security vulnerabilities impacting its Cloud Service Appliance (CSA) have come under active exploitation in the wild. The zero-day flaws are being weaponized in conjunction with another flaw in CSA that the company patched last…
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New Case Study: The Evil Twin Checkout Page
Is your store at risk? Discover how an innovative web security solution saved one global online retailer and its unsuspecting customers from an “evil twin” disaster. Read the full real-life case study here. The Invisible Threat in Online Shopping When…
Cyberattack Group ‘Awaken Likho’ Targets Russian Government with Advanced Tools
Russian government agencies and industrial entities are the target of an ongoing activity cluster dubbed Awaken Likho. “The attackers now prefer using the agent for the legitimate MeshCentral platform instead of the UltraVNC module, which they had previously used to…
GoldenJackal Target Embassies and Air-Gapped Systems Using Malware Toolsets
A little-known threat actor tracked as GoldenJackal has been linked to a series of cyber attacks targeting embassies and governmental organizations with an aim to infiltrate air-gapped systems using two disparate bespoke toolsets. Victims included a South Asian embassy in…
Pro-Ukrainian Hackers Strike Russian State TV on Putin’s Birthday
Ukraine has claimed responsibility for a cyber attack that targeted Russia state media company VGTRK and disrupted its operations, according to reports from Bloomberg and Reuters. The incident took place on the night of October 7, VGTRK confirmed, describing it…
Qualcomm Urges OEMs to Patch Critical DSP and WLAN Flaws Amid Active Exploits
Qualcomm has rolled out security updates to address nearly two dozen flaws spanning proprietary and open-source components, including one that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-43047 (CVSS score: 7.8), has been described…
Vulnerable APIs and Bot Attacks Costing Businesses Up to $186 Billion Annually
Organizations are losing between $94 – $186 billion annually to vulnerable or insecure APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) and automated abuse by bots. That’s according to The Economic Impact of API and Bot Attacks report from Imperva, a Thales company. The…
New Gorilla Botnet Launches Over 300,000 DDoS Attacks Across 100 Countries
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new botnet malware family called Gorilla (aka GorillaBot) that is a variant of the leaked Mirai botnet source code. Cybersecurity firm NSFOCUS, which identified the activity last month, said the botnet “issued over 300,000 attack…
Modernization of Authentication: Webinar on MFA, Passwords, and the Shift to Passwordless
The interest in passwordless authentication has increased due to the rise of hybrid work environments and widespread digitization. This has led to a greater need for reliable data security and user-friendly interfaces. Without these measures, organizations are at risk of…
Google Blocks Unsafe Android App Sideloading in India for Improved Fraud Protection
Google has announced that it’s piloting a new security initiative that automatically blocks sideloading of potentially unsafe Android apps in India, after similar tests in Singapore, Thailand, and Brazil. The enhanced fraud protection feature aims to keep users safe when…
THN Cybersecurity Recap: Top Threats and Trends (Sep 30 – Oct 6)
Ever heard of a “pig butchering” scam? Or a DDoS attack so big it could melt your brain? This week’s cybersecurity recap has it all – government showdowns, sneaky malware, and even a dash of app store shenanigans. Get the…
Critical Apache Avro SDK Flaw Allows Remote Code Execution in Java Applications
A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the Apache Avro Java Software Development Kit (SDK) that, if successfully exploited, could allow the execution of arbitrary code on susceptible instances. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-47561, impacts all versions of the…
E.U. Court Limits Meta’s Use of Personal Facebook Data for Targeted Ads
Europe’s top court has ruled that Meta Platforms must restrict the use of personal data harvested from Facebook for serving targeted ads even when users consent to their information being used for advertising purposes, a move that could have serious…
Apple Releases Critical iOS and iPadOS Updates to Fix VoiceOver Password Vulnerability
Apple has released iOS and iPadOS updates to address two security issues, one of which could have allowed a user’s passwords to be read out aloud by its VoiceOver assistive technology. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-44204, has been described as…
U.S. and Microsoft Seize 107 Russian Domains in Major Cyber Fraud Crackdown
Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the seizure of 107 internet domains used by state-sponsored threat actors with ties to Russia to facilitate computer fraud and abuse in the country. “The Russian government ran this…
WordPress LiteSpeed Cache Plugin Security Flaw Exposes Sites to XSS Attacks
A new high-severity security flaw has been disclosed in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress that could enable malicious actors to execute arbitrary JavaScript code under certain conditions. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-47374 (CVSS score: 7.2), has been described as…
Cloudflare Thwarts Largest-Ever 3.8 Tbps DDoS Attack Targeting Global Sectors
Cloudflare has disclosed that it mitigated a record-breaking distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that peaked at 3.8 terabits per second (Tbps) and lasted 65 seconds. The web infrastructure and security company said it fended off “over one hundred hyper-volumetric L3/4 DDoS…
How to Get Going with CTEM When You Don’t Know Where to Start
Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) is a strategic framework that helps organizations continuously assess and manage cyber risk. It breaks down the complex task of managing security threats into five distinct stages: Scoping, Discovery, Prioritization, Validation, and Mobilization. Each of…
Google Adds New Pixel Security Features to Block 2G Exploits and Baseband Attacks
Google has revealed the various security guardrails that have been incorporated into its latest Pixel devices to counter the rising threat posed by baseband security attacks. The cellular baseband (i.e., modem) refers to a processor on the device that’s responsible…
Android 14 Adds New Security Features to Block 2G Exploits and Baseband Attacks
Google has revealed the various security guardrails that have been incorporated into its latest Pixel devices to counter the rising threat posed by baseband security attacks. The cellular baseband (i.e., modem) refers to a processor on the device that’s responsible…