Tag: software
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3 Actively Exploited Zero-Day Flaws Patched in Microsoft’s Latest Security Update
Microsoft kicked off 2025 with a new set of patches for a total of 161 security vulnerabilities across its software portfolio, including three zero-days that have been actively exploited in attacks.Of the 161 flaws, 11 are rated Critical, and 149 are rated Important in severity. One other flaw, a non-Microsoft CVE related to a Windows…
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Critical SimpleHelp Flaws Allow File Theft, Privilege Escalation, and RCE Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple security flaws in SimpleHelp remote access software that could lead to information disclosure, privilege escalation, and remote code execution.Horizon3.ai researcher Naveen Sunkavally, in a technical report detailing the findings, said the “vulnerabilities are trivial to reverse and exploit.”The list of identified flaws is as follows – First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Chinese Connected Car Tech Banned by Biden Administration
National Security and Hacking Worries Underpin Concerns over Supply Chain Risk. The U.S. federal government is telling the automotive industry to stop buying Chinese manufactured hardware and software powering onboard telematics and automated driving systems, warning that the potential for nation-state hacking and espionage poses a national security risk. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Critical Code Execution Flaws in Photoshop
Patch Tuesday: Adobe ships patches for more than a dozen security defects in a wide range of software products. The post Adobe: Critical Code Execution Flaws in Photoshop appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/adobe-critical-code-execution-flaws-in-photoshop/
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Beware cybersecurity tech that’s past its prime, 5 areas to check or retire
Tags: access, advisory, ai, antivirus, attack, authentication, breach, bug-bounty, ciso, cloud, control, credentials, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, encryption, endpoint, firewall, Hardware, network, password, penetration-testing, risk, router, siem, software, strategy, switch, threat, tool, vpn, vulnerability, waf, zero-trustCybersecurity leaders can choose from an ever-expanding list of digital tools to help them ward off attacks and, based on market projections, they’re implementing plenty of those options.Gartner predicts a 15% increase in cybersecurity spending for 2025, with global expenditures expected to reach $212 billion in the upcoming year. The research and consulting firm says…
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How to Eliminate “Shadow AI” in Software Development
With a security-first culture fully in play, developers will view the protected deployment of AI as a marketable skill, and respond accordingly. The post How to Eliminate “Shadow AI” in Software Development appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/how-to-eliminate-shadow-ai-in-software-development/
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Companies Double Down on AI and Supply Chain Security, According to Black Duck’s BSIMM15 Report
Organisations worldwide are ramping up efforts to tackle emerging security risks in artificial intelligence (AI) and software supply chains, according to the newly released BSIMM15 report from Black Duck. The report, which examines software security practices across 121 companies, reveals a sharp increase in activities aimed at strengthening defenses against evolving threats. Key findings from…
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Google OAuth flaw lets attackers gain access to abandoned accounts
A weakness in Google’s OAuth “Sign in with Google” feature could enable attackers that register domains of defunct startups to access sensitive data of former employee accounts linked to various software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-oauth-flaw-lets-attackers-gain-access-to-abandoned-accounts/
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Malicious Kong Ingress Controller Image Found on DockerHub
A critical security breach in the software supply chain has been detected. An attacker accessed Kong’s DockerHub account… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/malicious-kong-ingress-controller-image-dockerhub/
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What 2024 taught us about security vulnerabilties
From zero-day exploits to weaknesses in widely used software and hardware, the vulnerabilities uncovered last year underscore threat actors’ tactics and the critical … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/14/cybersecurity-vulnerabilities-2024/
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Open Bullet 2: The Preferred Credential Stuffing Tool for Bots
Open Bullet 2 is an open-source software, specialized in credential stuffing attacks, i.e. attacks that use bots to automatically steal user accounts at scale by automatically testing stolen credentials found in data breaches. It can target both websites and mobile applications. When it comes to credential-stuffing attacks, Open Bullet First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to…
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Cyberattackers Hide Infostealers in YouTube Comments, Google Search Results
Threat actors are targeting people searching for pirated or cracked software with fake downloaders that include infostealing malware such as Lumma and Vidar. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/cyberattackers-infostealers-youtube-comments-google-search
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Microsoft sues overseas threat actor group over abuse of OpenAI service
Microsoft has filed suit against 10 unnamed people (“Does”), who are apparently operating overseas, for misuse of its Azure OpenAI platform, asking the Eastern District of Virginia federal court for damages and injunctive relief.The suit was filed in late December but was not made public until last Friday, when the initial sealed filings were revealed.…
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Sicherheitsmängel gefährden DNA-Sequenziergeräte
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Linus Torvalds offers to build guitar effects pedal for kernel developer
‘I’m a software person with a soldering iron’, he warns alongside release of Linux 6.13-rc7 First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/01/13/linus_torvalds_guitar_pedal_offer/
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âš¡ THN Weekly Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips [13 January]
The cyber world’s been buzzing this week, and it’s all about staying ahead of the bad guys. From sneaky software bugs to advanced hacking tricks, the risks are real, but so are the ways to protect yourself. In this recap, we’ll break down what’s happening, why it matters, and what you can do to stay…
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Biden’s final push: Using AI to bolster cybersecurity standards
Tags: access, ai, attack, china, cisa, compliance, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, exploit, finance, framework, government, hacker, incident, infrastructure, intelligence, office, privacy, programming, resilience, risk, software, strategy, technology, threat, vulnerabilityIn a decisive move to strengthen national cybersecurity, President Joe Biden is poised to sign an executive order imposing stringent security standards for federal agencies and contractors. Scheduled for publication in the coming days, the directive will emphasize integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into cyber defense strategies while addressing systemic vulnerabilities in software security, reported Reuters.This…
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Microsoft took legal action against crooks who developed a tool to abuse its AI-based services
In December, Microsoft sued a group for creating tools to bypass safety measures in its cloud AI products. Microsoft filed a complaint with the Eastern District Court of Virginia against ten individuals for using stolen credentials and custom software to breach computers running Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI services to generate content for harmful purposes. >>Defendants used…
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Time for a change: Elevating developers’ security skills
Organizations don’t know their software engineers’ security skills because they don’t assess them in the interview process. Trying to do that in an interview is challenging, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/13/developers-cybersecurity-skills/
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Free-software warriors celebrate landmark case that enforced GNU LGPL
On the Fritz: German router maker AVM lets device rights case end after coughing up source code First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/01/10/german_router_maker_avm_lgpl/
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Neue und verbesserte Version des Banshee-Stealers nimmt MacOS-Nutzer ins Visier
Check Point Software Technologies warnt vor einer neuen und verbesserten Version des Banshee-Stealers. Er nimmt MacOS-Nutzer ins Visier, was bedeutet, dass über 100 Millionen Anwender bedroht sind. Banshee tauchte mitten im Jahr 2024 als Stealer-as-a-Service für 3.000 US-Dollar als Mietmodell auf. Die Malware nutzte ab September sogar die Funktion String-Encryption aus Apples eigenem Programm XProtect,…
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Hackers Attack PowerSchool, Expose K-12 Teacher and Student Data
Giant education software provider PowerSchool reported that hackers using compromised credentials access a database and stole student and teacher data in an attack that the company said was not ransomware, though a ransom apparently was paid. Affected K-12 school districts are scrambling to alert parents and staffs. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/hackers-attack-powerschool-expose-k-12-teacher-and-student-data/
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Software-Lücke bei KigaRoo: Millionen Kita-Daten offen im Netz
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Malware targets Mac users by using Apple’s security tool
A variant of the Banshee macOS infostealer was seen duping detection systems with new string encryption copied from Apple’s in-house algorithm.A Check Point research, which caught the variant after two months of successful evasion, said threat actors distributed Banshee using phishing websites and fake GitHub repositories, often impersonating popular software like Google Chrome, Telegram, and…