Tag: software
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Cryptocurrency Miner and Clipper Malware Spread via SourceForge Cracked Software Listings
Threat actors have been observed distributing malicious payloads such as cryptocurrency miner and clipper malware via SourceForge, a popular software hosting service, under the guise of cracked versions of legitimate applications like Microsoft Office.”One such project, officepackage, on the main website sourceforge.net, appears harmless enough, containing Microsoft Office add-ins copied from a First seen on…
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Ivanti Released Security Update With The Fixes for Critical Endpoint Manager RCE Vulnerabilities
Ivanti, a prominent enterprise software provider, has issued an urgent security advisory today addressing multiple vulnerabilities in its Endpoint Manager (EPM) products. The updates for EPM 2024 SU1 and EPM 2022 SU7 resolve six critical and medium-severity flaws that could allow attackers to gain remote access, escalate privileges, or disrupt systems. While no exploitation has…
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Miercom bestätigt Check Point als führende KI-gestützte Cybersecurity-Plattform 2025
Check Point Software Technologies hat die Ergebnisse eines unabhängigen Vergleichstests von Miercom veröffentlicht. Dabei wurde die KI-gestützte Plattform von Check Point als leistungsstärkste Lösung unter den getesteten Anbietern ausgezeichnet. Die Studie bescheinigt der Infinity-Plattform überlegene Erkennungs- und Abwehrfähigkeiten, eine besonders benutzerfreundliche Oberfläche sowie Effizienz bei Schutz und Verwaltung über hybride und Cloud-Umgebungen hinweg. Mit ihrem…
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Effektives Business-Continuity-Management in der Praxis
Am 5. und 6. Mai 2025 findet das 16. Netzwerktreffen für Krisen- und Notfallmanager in Köln statt eine der wichtigsten Veranstaltungen für Fachkräfte im Bereich Business-Continuity-Management (BCM) und Krisenmanagement. Hiscout ist als einer der führenden Anbieter von GRC-Softwarelösungen mit dabei und zeigt, wie Unternehmen ihr Krisen- und Notfallmanagement mit einer zentralen Software effizient steuern […]…
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Oracle Confirms Breach: Hackers Stole Client Login Credentials
Oracle Corporation has officially confirmed a cybersecurity breach in which hackers infiltrated its systems and stole client login credentials. This marks the second security incident disclosed by the software giant in less than a month, raising alarm among customers and cybersecurity professionals worldwide. According to sources familiar with the matter, Oracle informed certain clients earlier…
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The Silent Threat in CI/CD: How Hackers Target Your Automation?
Let’s enter the world of software development! Automation has now become the heartbeat of contemporary DevOps practices. However, on the backdrop, the threat associated with it has been growing at a similar rate. Tools like GitHub Actions are known to streamline workflows by automating the testing process, deployment, and integration tasks. As the world talked……
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10 things you should include in your AI policy
Tags: access, ai, best-practice, breach, business, ceo, ciso, compliance, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, finance, framework, gartner, GDPR, governance, incident response, insurance, law, monitoring, privacy, regulation, risk, software, strategy, switch, technology, tool, training, updateInput from all stakeholders: At Aflac, the security team took the initial lead on developing the company’s AI policy. But AI is not just a security concern. “And it’s not just a legal concern,” Ladner says. “It’s not just a privacy concern. It’s not just a compliance concern. You need to bring all the stakeholders…
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Legal clock ticking for Microsoft over alleged software license abuses
With weeks to meet terms of settlement agreement, engineers in Redmond still don’t have a product to show CISPE First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/04/07/legal_clock_ticking_for_microsoft/
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An Operator’s Guide to Device-Joined Hosts and the PRT Cookie
Introduction About five years ago, Lee Chagolla-Christensen shared a blog detailing the research and development process behind his RequestAADRefreshToken proof-of-concept (POC). In short, on Entra ID joined (including hybrid joined) hosts, it’s possible to obtain a primary refresh token (PRT) cookie from the logged in user’s logon session, enabling an attacker to satisfy single-sign-on (SSO)…
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Flaw in ESET security software used to spread malware from ToddyCat group
Researchers said a vulnerability in software from security firm ESET was used to spread malware. The company has acknowledged the bug and patched it. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/eset-software-vulnerability-malware-toddycat-apt
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Five Steps to Move to Exposure Management
Tags: access, attack, breach, business, cloud, compliance, cve, cyber, data, exploit, group, identity, infrastructure, Internet, iot, monitoring, network, password, risk, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementEach Monday, the Tenable Exposure Management Academy provides the practical, real-world guidance you need to shift from vulnerability management to exposure management. In this post, we explore the five steps to take on your journey to exposure management. You can read the entire Exposure Management Academy series here. Chances are, you’re buried in vulnerabilities and…
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Windows 11 24H2 blocked on PCs with code-obfuscation driver BSODs
Microsoft has introduced a new Windows 11 24H2 safeguard hold for systems running security or enterprise software using SenseShield Technology’s sprotect.sys driver. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/windows-11-24h2-blocked-on-pcs-with-code-obfuscation-driver-bsods/
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WinRAR MotW bypass flaw fixed, update ASAP (CVE-2025-31334)
WinRAR users, upgrade your software as soon as possible: a vulnerability (CVE-2025-31334) that could allow attackers to bypass Windows’ Mark of the Web (MotW) security … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/07/winrar-motw-bypass-flaw-fixed-update-asap-cve-2025-31334/
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MediaTek Releases Security Patch to Fix Vulnerabilities in Mobile and IoT Devices
MediaTek, a prominent semiconductor company specializing in mobile, IoT, and multimedia chipsets, has announced the release of critical software patches to address multiple security vulnerabilities uncovered in its products. These vulnerabilities have the potential to compromise devices running MediaTek-powered chipsets, including smartphones, tablets, AIoT devices, smart displays, OTT platforms, and TVs. The announcement comes as…
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Malicious Python Packages Target Popular Cryptocurrency Library to Steal Sensitive Data
In a recent development, the ReversingLabs research team has uncovered a sophisticated software supply chain attack targeting developers of cryptocurrency applications. The attack involved the creation of two malicious Python packages, bitcoinlibdbfix and bitcoinlib-dev, which were uploaded to the Python Package Index (PyPI) with the intent to exfiltrate sensitive database files. Fake Fix for Bitcoinlib…
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The risks of entry-level developers over relying on AI
Tags: ai, attack, awareness, best-practice, cio, ciso, compliance, cybersecurity, exploit, jobs, law, malicious, open-source, programming, resilience, risk, skills, software, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerabilityThe risks of blind spots, compliance and license violation: As generative AI becomes more embedded in software development and security workflows, cybersecurity leaders are raising concerns about the blind spots it can potentially introduce. “AI can produce secure-looking code, but it lacks contextual awareness of the organization’s threat model, compliance needs, and adversarial risk environment,”…
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Top Crypto Wallets of 2025: Balancing Security and Convenience
Crypto software wallets are invincible in the micro range. If you own multiple crypto assets, you need safe and reliable wallets, too. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/crypto-wallets-2025-balancing-security-convenience/
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Weltgesundheitstag Prävention ist die beste Medizin
Check Point Software Technologies gibt seine Einschätzung zum Weltgesundheitstag 2025, der am 7. April stattfindet. Die Cyber-Experten sind der Meinung, dass es an der Zeit ist, die Lage als das zu bezeichnen, was sie eben ist: eine Krise der öffentlichen Gesundheit als Folge von mangelhafter Cybersicherheit. Die Ursache liegt auf der Hand: Da dieser kritische…
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Royal Mail untersucht Datenleck
Der britische Postdienst Royal Mail untersucht Hinweise auf ein Datenleck. Hintergrund könnte der gleiche wie bei dem Fall von Samsung Deutschland sein.Rund zwei Jahre nach der massiven Ransomware-Attacke auf Royal Mail kursieren aktuell Hinweise auf einen neuen Cybervorfall. Am 31. März behauptete ein Hacker namens ‘GHNA” in einem Darknet-Forum, dass er 144 Gigabyte Daten bei…
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Critical flaw in Apache Parquet’s Java Library allows remote code execution
Experts warn of a critical vulnerability impacting Apache Parquet’s Java Library that could allow remote code execution. Apache Parquet’s Java Library is a software library for reading and writing Parquet files in the Java programming language. Parquet is a columnar storage file format that is optimized for use with large-scale data processing frameworks, such as…
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AI programming copilots are worsening code security and leaking more secrets
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, best-practice, breach, ceo, ciso, container, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, github, government, incident response, injection, least-privilege, LLM, monitoring, open-source, openai, password, programming, risk, skills, software, strategy, tool, training, vulnerabilityOverlooked security controls: Ellen Benaim, CISO at enterprise content mangement firm Templafy, said AI coding assistants often fail to adhere to the robust secret management practices typically observed in traditional systems.”For example, they may insert sensitive information in plain text within source code or configuration files,” Benaim said. “Furthermore, because large portions of code are…
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Halo ITSM Vulnerability Lets Attackers Inject Malicious SQL Code
A critical security flaw has been discovered inHalo ITSM, an IT support management software widely deployed across cloud and on-premise environments. The vulnerability, which allows attackers to inject malicious SQL code, poses a significant threat to organizations relying on the software to manage IT support tickets containing sensitive data such as credentials and internal documentation.…
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Frida Penetration Testing Toolkit Updated with Advanced Threat Monitoring APIs
In a significant update to the popular dynamic instrumentation toolkit Frida, developers have introduced powerful new APIs for advanced threat monitoring and software analysis. These enhancements, released on April 4, 2025, offer security researchers and penetration testers unprecedented capabilities in tracking thread activity, module loading, and performance profiling. Thread Observation Made Easy One of the…
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Cyberangriff auf einen Software-Anbieter in Norwegen
Tjenesteleverandør til politiet hacket og frastjålet sensitiv data First seen on altinget.no Jump to article: www.altinget.no/artikkel/tjenesteleverandoer-til-politiet-hacket-og-frastjaalet-sensitiv-data
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OpenVPN Flaw Allows Attackers Crash Servers and Run Remote Code
OpenVPN, a widely-used open-source virtual private network (VPN) software, has recently patched a security vulnerability that could allow attackers to crash servers and potentially execute remote code under certain conditions. The flaw, identified as CVE-2025-2704, affects OpenVPN servers using specific configurations and has been addressed in the newly released version OpenVPN 2.6.14. CVE-2025-2704: Overview The vulnerability is…
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Apache Traffic Server Flaw Allows Request Smuggling Attacks
A critical vulnerability has been discovered in Apache Traffic Server (ATS), an open-source caching proxy server. Identified as CVE-2024-53868, this flaw enables attackers to exploit request smuggling via malformed chunked messages. Users of Apache Traffic Server are urged to upgrade to secure versions of the software immediately to mitigate potential risks. CVE-2024-53868 Details The vulnerability was…
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Connected cars drive into a cybersecurity crisis
Technology has entered all areas of life, and our cars are no exception. They have become computers on wheels, equipped with sensors, software, and connectivity that provide … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/04/cybersecurity-risks-cars/