Tag: unauthorized
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Ivanti Products Connect Secure and Policy Secure Hit by DenialService Vulnerabilities
Ivanti has released critical security updates for its Connect Secure and Policy Secure products, addressing six medium-severity vulnerabilities that could potentially lead to denial-of-service attacks and unauthorized access. The cybersecurity firm announced today that while no customers have been exploited by these vulnerabilities at the time of disclosure, immediate patching is recommended to prevent potential…
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Attackers Actively Exploit ‘Citrix Bleed 2’ Vulnerability
Citrix Issues Patches to Counter Active Attacks Against Two Critical Vulnerabilities. Administrators of Citrix Netscaler devices are being urged to immediately patch their devices to fix two actively exploited vulnerabilities. One, dubbed Citrix Bleed 2, can be abused by hackers to bypass multifactor authentication, hijack user sessions and gain unauthorized access to the equipment. First…
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Apache APISIX Vulnerability Enables Cross-Issuer Access Under Misconfigurations
A newly disclosed vulnerability,CVE-2025-46647, has been identified in the openid-connect plugin of Apache APISIX, a widely used open-source API gateway. This flaw, rated asimportant, could allow attackers to gain unauthorized access across different identity issuers under specific misconfigurations. The vulnerability was reported by JunXu Chen to the Apache APISIX development mailing list on July 2,…
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Medical Device Maker Surmodics Recovering From Attack
Latest Medical Device Vendor to Disclose a Recent Cyber Incident. A Minnesota maker of catheters notified federal regulators it is recovering from a cyberattack discovered in early June that rendered a portion of its IT systems and data inaccessible. Threat actors gained unauthorized access to some IT systems making certain systems and data unavailable. First…
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Anthropic MCP Server Flaw Allows Sandbox Escape and Code Execution
Two newly disclosed vulnerabilities in Anthropic’s Filesystem Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server”, CVE-2025-53110andCVE-2025-53109″, have exposed AI-powered environments to severe risks, including sandbox escapes, unauthorized file access, and arbitrary code execution. These flaws, discovered by Cymulate Research Labs, highlight urgent security challenges as MCP adoption accelerates in enterprise and developer ecosystems. Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP)…
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Third-party risk management: How to avoid compliance disaster
Tags: access, awareness, best-practice, business, compliance, data, GDPR, law, monitoring, risk, risk-management, service, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, unauthorized, update, vulnerabilityWhat is third-party risk management? TPRM is a strategic approach that aims to identify, assess and manage the risk of working with third-party providers. It helps companies to better understand and manage the risks associated with their third-party providers in order to avoid compliance violations.Why is TPRM important? “For example, companies need to check whether…
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5 multicloud security challenges, and how to address them
Tags: access, api, authentication, automation, breach, ciso, cloud, control, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, finance, government, iam, identity, monitoring, network, security-incident, service, skills, strategy, tool, training, unauthorized, vulnerability2. Balancing the ease of a uniform security program with the benefits of a provider-specific approach: Some CISOs opt to have a single security program for their entire cloud environment while others take a cloud-specific approach. Each strategy has pros and cons, says Wolfgang Goerlich, IANS Research faculty and a public sector CISO.”If you’re treating…
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Esse Health Data Breach Exposes Personal and Medical Information of 263,000 Patients
Tags: access, breach, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, data, data-breach, healthcare, network, threat, unauthorizedEsse Health, a prominent healthcare provider, disclosed a data breach that has potentially exposed the personal and medical information of approximately 263,000 patients. The breach, detected on April 2025, involved unauthorized access to the organization’s network by a cybercriminal who managed to view and exfiltrate certain files. This incident underscores the growing threat of cyberattacks…
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Scattered Spider shifts focus to airlines as strikes hit Hawaiian, WestJet, and now Qantas
Tags: attack, authentication, breach, business, cisa, ciso, corporate, credentials, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, government, group, hacker, identity, india, mfa, microsoft, network, password, phone, ransom, ransomware, social-engineering, supply-chain, tactics, unauthorized, vulnerabilitySophisticated help desk deception campaigns: The group has perfected calling corporate help desks and impersonating employees to trick support staff into resetting passwords and adding unauthorized devices to multi-factor authentication systems.Cybercrime syndicates like Scattered Spider operate as compartmentalized organizations, with distinct teams specializing in different attack phases, said Sunil Varkey, advisor at Beagle Security. “One…
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Chinese Houken Group Exploits Ivanti CSA Zero-Days to Install Linux Rootkits
Tags: access, china, cloud, cyber, cyberattack, exploit, group, ivanti, linux, network, service, threat, unauthorized, vulnerability, zero-dayThe French National Agency for the Security of Information Systems (ANSSI) has uncovered a sophisticated cyberattack campaign orchestrated by a threat group dubbed >>Houken.
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AI supply chain threats loom, as security practices lag
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, cloud, computing, data, defense, exploit, framework, group, guide, least-privilege, LLM, malicious, mitigation, monitoring, RedTeam, risk, software, supply-chain, threat, tool, unauthorizedSecurity tools still catching up to AI supply chain risks: “Most tools today aren’t fully equipped to scan AI models or prompts for malicious code, and attackers are already exploiting that gap,” Sonatype’s Fox says. “While some early solutions are emerging, organizations shouldn’t wait. They need to extend existing security policies to cover these new…
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June Recap: New AWS Services and Privileged Permissions
As June 2025 wraps up, we’re back with another monthly roundup of AWS privileged permission changes and service updates that could reshape your cloud security posture. Each month brings a wave of new permissions, and with them, potential pathways for unauthorized access, policy evasion, and abuse of trust boundaries. This month’s highlights include sensitive… First…
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Scattered Spider shifts focus to airlines with strikes on Hawaiian and WestJet
Tags: attack, authentication, breach, business, cisa, corporate, credentials, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, government, group, hacker, identity, india, mfa, microsoft, network, password, phone, ransom, ransomware, social-engineering, supply-chain, tactics, unauthorized, vulnerabilitySophisticated help desk deception campaigns: The group has perfected calling corporate help desks and impersonating employees to trick support staff into resetting passwords and adding unauthorized devices to multi-factor authentication systems.Cybercrime syndicates like Scattered Spider operate as compartmentalized organizations, with distinct teams specializing in different attack phases, said Sunil Varkey, advisor at Beagle Security. “One…
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Kansas City Man Pleads Guilty After Hacking to Promote His Cybersecurity Services
A Kansas City man has pleaded guilty to federal charges after admitting he hacked into the computer systems of multiple organizations in an attempt to promote his cybersecurity services, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Nicholas Michael Kloster, 32, was indicted last year after a series of unauthorized intrusions targeting three separate organizations in…
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US indicts one for role in BreachForums, France arrests four others
Tags: access, attack, breach, cisco, computer, corporate, credentials, cybercrime, data, email, fraud, government, group, healthcare, identity, international, iran, law, leak, marketplace, offense, resilience, russia, theft, unauthorized, zero-trust-Shweta SharmaA US court indicted a man accused of being IntelBroker, a key administrator of stolen data marketplace BreachForums, on Wednesday, just days after four others accused of running the site alongside him were arrested in FranceBritish national Kai West, 25, was arrested in France in February, and US authorities are seeking to extradite him…
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CISA Issues Alert on Active Exploitation of D-Link Path Traversal Flaw
Tags: access, cisa, control, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, unauthorized, vulnerability, wifiThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent alert following evidence of active exploitation of a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-0769) in legacy D-Link DIR-859 WiFi routers. The flaw, which enables attackers to gain unauthorized access and potentially full control over affected devices, has now been added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)…
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Protecting Business Data From Unauthorized Encryption Threats
Your business operates in an online environment where unauthorized encryption of data isn’t just possible, it’s probable. The… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/protecting-business-data-unauthorized-encryption-threats/
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The CISO’s 5-step guide to securing AI operations
Tags: ai, api, best-practice, business, cio, ciso, cloud, control, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, framework, google, governance, guide, infosec, injection, intelligence, law, LLM, mitre, programming, risk, risk-management, software, startup, supply-chain, tactics, technology, threat, tool, training, unauthorized, vulnerability2. Develop a comprehensive and continuous view of AI risks: Getting a handle on organizational AI risks starts with the basics, such as an AI asset inventory, software bills of material, vulnerability and exposure management best practices, and an AI risk register. Beyond basic hygiene, CISOs and security professionals must understand the fine points of…
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Xiaomi Interoperability App Flaw Allows Unauthorized Access to User Devices
A critical security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-45347, has been discovered in Xiaomi’s Mi Connect Service App, exposing millions of users to the risk of unauthorized access to their smart devices. The flaw, which received a CVSS severity score of 9.6, stems from a defect in the app’s authentication logic, allowing attackers to bypass security checks…
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Critical Teleport Vulnerability Allows Remote Authentication Bypass
Tags: access, authentication, cloud, control, cve, cyber, flaw, open-source, unauthorized, vulnerabilityA critical security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-49825, has been discovered in Teleport, a widely used open-source platform for secure access to servers, cloud applications, and infrastructure. This flaw enables remote attackers to bypass authentication controls, potentially granting unauthorized access to sensitive systems managed by Teleport. The Vulnerability The vulnerability affects Teleport Community Edition versions up…
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Are Your Secrets Protected Against Data Breaches?
Are Your Secrets Well Guarded in the Name of Data Security? Have you ever pondered the magnitude of secrets protection in your organizational data security framework? Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and Secrets Security Management has proven to be a significant line of defense against data breaches and unauthorized access to sensitive information. The Role of NHIs……
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Aflac Cyber Attack Hackers May Have Stolen Personal And Health Information
Tags: access, attack, breach, cyber, cybersecurity, data, hacker, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, network, unauthorizedAflac Incorporated, a Georgia-based insurance giant, identified unauthorized access to its network infrastructure, raising alarms over a potential data breach. The company swiftly activated its cybersecurity incident response protocols and claims to have contained the intrusion within hours of detection. Unauthorized Network Access Detected According to Aflac’s official filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission…
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Apache SeaTunnel Flaw Lets Unauthorized Users Launch Deserialization Attacks
Tags: apache, api, attack, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, endpoint, exploit, flaw, remote-code-execution, unauthorized, vulnerabilityA newly disclosed vulnerability in Apache SeaTunnel, a popular distributed data integration platform, has raised alarms in the cybersecurity community. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-32896, allows unauthorized users to exploit insecure REST API endpoints, enabling arbitrary file read and potentially remote code execution (RCE) through deserialization attacks. The issue affects SeaTunnel versions 2.3.1 through 2.3.10…
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Understanding EchoLeak: What This Vulnerability Teaches Us About Application Security – Impart Security
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, awareness, business, control, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, exploit, framework, incident response, least-privilege, lessons-learned, malicious, microsoft, mitigation, monitoring, network, risk, risk-assessment, service, strategy, threat, tool, training, unauthorized, vulnerability, wafUnderstanding EchoLeak: What This Vulnerability Teaches Us About AI Security The recent disclosure of EchoLeak by Aim Labs marks a significant milestone in AI security research. As the first documented zero-click exploit targeting a production AI system, it offers valuable insights into the emerging threat landscape that security professionals need to understand and prepare for.…
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Secure your data throughout its lifecycle with EndEnd Data Protection
Tags: access, ai, business, cloud, compliance, computing, control, data, dora, encryption, finance, fraud, healthcare, intelligence, nist, privacy, software, strategy, training, unauthorized, vulnerability, zero-trustSecure your data throughout its lifecycle with End-to-End Data Protection madhav Thu, 06/19/2025 – 04:53 To most of us, perhaps unknowingly, data is everything. Whether it is a groundbreaking idea, sensitive health records, or confidential business strategies, data underpins both our personal and professional lives. That is why protecting it at every stage (at rest,…
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Google’s Gerrit Platform Flaw Exposes 18 Google Projects, Including ChromiumOS, to Hackers
A critical vulnerability, dubbed “GerriScary,” has been discovered in Google’s Gerrit code-collaboration platform, putting at least 18 major Google projects”, including ChromiumOS, Chromium, Dart, and Bazel”, at risk of unauthorized code submissions by hackers. This flaw, uncovered by Tenable Cloud Research, highlights the dangers of misconfigured permissions in open-source development environments and the potential for…
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Phishing goes prime time: Hackers use trusted sites to hijack search rankings
An organized operation currently limited to Turkey: Hacklink is currently letting cybercriminals browse and buy access to thousands of hacked websites, with listings costing as little as $1 per unit, and .gov or high-authority domains fetching even more.The operation appears to be highly organized, with groups like “Neon SEO Academy” and “SEOLink” offering illicit SEO…
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What is Cyberespionage? A Detailed Overview
Cyberespionage, also known as cyber spying, is one of the most serious threats in today’s hyper-connected digital world. It involves the unauthorized access and theft of sensitive information through digital means. As more critical data is stored and transmitted online, the risks associated with these attacks have surged dramatically. Cyberespionage poses significant concerns for national……
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Salesforce Industry Cloud riddled with configuration risks
Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, cloud, control, cve, data, defense, encryption, mitigation, password, risk, unauthorizedLow-code components that do not enforce access control checks or respect encrypted data fields by defaultWorkflow code that is executable by external or unauthenticated usersCaching mechanisms that can lead to bypassed access controlsPoorly developed off-platform applications that can result in API token theftSensitive API keys and other data embedded directly into components that can be…
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Microsoft Data Loss Prevention (DLP): Tips to Protect Your Business Following the Latest Outage
Discover the capabilities of Microsoft 365 Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and understand its limitations. Learn how to prevent unauthorized data access and sharing. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/06/microsoft-data-loss-prevention-dlp-tips-to-protect-your-business-following-the-latest-outage/