Tag: update
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Don’t want drive-by Ollama attackers snooping on your local chats? Patch now
Tags: updateReconfigure local app settings via a ‘simple’ POST request First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/08/19/ollama_driveby_attack/
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Like burglars closing a door, Apache ActiveMQ attackers patch critical vuln after breaking in
Intruders hoped no one would notice their presence First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/08/19/apache_activemq_patch_malware/
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Surprise departure of Oracle security chief as company shifts focus to AI
Full disclosure: In fairness, Oracle was far from alone in being slow to adopt the idea that software vendors needed to turn patching into a core security function while acknowledging that vulnerability hunters were allies in disguise rather than enemies.Nevertheless, occasional missteps have continued up to the present, most recently in the evasive and confused…
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Apache ActiveMQ Flaw Exploited to Deploy DripDropper Malware on Cloud Linux Systems
Threat actors are exploiting a nearly two-year-old security flaw in Apache ActiveMQ to gain persistent access to cloud Linux systems and deploy malware called DripDropper.But in an unusual twist, the unknown attackers have been observed patching the exploited vulnerability after securing initial access to prevent further exploitation by other adversaries and evade detection, Red Canary…
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Google unveils new AI and cloud security capabilities at Security Summit
Google used its Cloud Security Summit 2025 today to introduce a wide range of updates aimed at securing AI innovation and strengthening enterprise defenses. The announcements … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/19/google-cloud-security-summit-2025-updates/
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Google unveils new AI and cloud security capabilities at Security Summit
Google used its Cloud Security Summit 2025 today to introduce a wide range of updates aimed at securing AI innovation and strengthening enterprise defenses. The announcements … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/19/google-cloud-security-summit-2025-updates/
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Cyberangriff auf Colt: Support-Systeme nach Lösegelddrohung offline
Tags: access, api, china, cve, cyberattack, exploit, extortion, hacker, infrastructure, mail, microsoft, ransomware, rce, remote-code-execution, service, technology, update, vulnerabilityDer TK-Konzern Colt kämpft seit einer Woche mit den Folgen einer Ransomware-Attacke.Colt Technology Services, ein britischer Telekommunikationskonzern, der 900 Rechenzentren in Europa, Asien und Nordamerika miteinander verbindet, wurde am 12. August 2025 Opfer eines Cyberangriffs.Der Fall wurde zunächst als ‘technisches Problem” bezeichnet. Inzwischen hat das Unternehmen jedoch den Angriff bestätigt und seine interne Support-Systeme, darunter…
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Cyberangriff auf Colt: Support-Systeme nach Lösegelddrohung offline
Tags: access, api, china, cve, cyberattack, exploit, extortion, hacker, infrastructure, mail, microsoft, ransomware, rce, remote-code-execution, service, technology, update, vulnerabilityDer TK-Konzern Colt kämpft seit einer Woche mit den Folgen einer Ransomware-Attacke.Colt Technology Services, ein britischer Telekommunikationskonzern, der 900 Rechenzentren in Europa, Asien und Nordamerika miteinander verbindet, wurde am 12. August 2025 Opfer eines Cyberangriffs.Der Fall wurde zunächst als ‘technisches Problem” bezeichnet. Inzwischen hat das Unternehmen jedoch den Angriff bestätigt und seine interne Support-Systeme, darunter…
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August security updates break Windows recovery, reset
Microsoft has confirmed that the August 2025 Windows security updates are breaking reset and recovery operations on systems running Windows 10 and older versions of Windows 11. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-august-security-updates-break-windows-recovery-reset/
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‘DripDropper’ Hackers Patch Their Own Exploit
An attacker is breaking into Linux systems via a widely abused 2-year-old vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ, installing malware and then patching the flaw. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/dripdropper-hackers-patch-own-exploit
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‘DripDropper’ Hackers Patch Their Own Exploit
An attacker is breaking into Linux systems via a widely abused 2-year-old vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ, installing malware and then patching the flaw. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/dripdropper-hackers-patch-own-exploit
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Singapore issues critical alert on Dire Wolf ransomware targeting global tech and manufacturing firms
Tags: attack, authentication, backup, business, compliance, control, credentials, cyber, data, defense, email, endpoint, extortion, insurance, intelligence, leak, malicious, mfa, msp, network, phishing, ransom, ransomware, resilience, risk, supply-chain, threat, updateRipple effects on global enterprises: The global business fallout of Dire Wolf ransomware attacks is significant and poses a multi-layered, high-impact threat to global enterprises.”Its attacks directly disrupt operations and supply chains, particularly in manufacturing and tech, leading to production delays, revenue loss, and downstream customer impact,” said Manish Rawat, analyst at TechInsights. “Financial impact…
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7 signs it’s time for a managed security service provider
Tags: access, best-practice, breach, business, ciso, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, edr, incident, incident response, intelligence, mitigation, monitoring, mssp, ransomware, risk, service, siem, soc, software, supply-chain, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management2. Your security team is wasting time addressing and evaluating alerts: When your SOC team is ignoring 300 daily alerts and manually triaging what should be automated, that’s your cue to consider an MSSP, says Toby Basalla, founder and principal data consultant at data consulting firm Synthelize.When confusion reigns, who in the SOC team knows…
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Git 2.51: Preparing for the future with SHA-256
Git 2.51 is out, and the release continues the long process of modernizing the version control system. The update includes several technical changes, but one of the most … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/19/git-2-51-sha-256/
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Cryptoagility: the strategic pillar for digital resilience
Tags: compliance, crypto, cryptography, dora, finance, framework, google, infrastructure, PCI, regulation, resilience, risk, strategy, update, vulnerabilityA real case: the Chromecast incident: A real example I personally experienced made me appreciate this approach even more: on 9 March 2025, my second-generation Chromecast stopped working. It displayed the message “Untrusted device” when trying to cast, with no possibility of a solution. This problem was global, affecting users in several countries, and was…
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Cisco Patches Maximum-Severity Firewall Flaw
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Centers Connected to RADIUS Left Vulnerable. Networking equipment giant Cisco warned firewall customers to patch after discovering a maximum-severity vulnerability that could allow unauthenticated hackers to commandeer the server. The flaw rates a maximum score of 10 on the CVSS system. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/cisco-patches-maximum-severity-firewall-flaw-a-29250
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: NFC Fraud, Curly COMrades, N-able Exploits, Docker Backdoors & More
Power doesn’t just disappear in one big breach. It slips away in the small stuff”, a patch that’s missed, a setting that’s wrong, a system no one is watching. Security usually doesn’t fail all at once; it breaks slowly, then suddenly. Staying safe isn’t about knowing everything”, it’s about acting fast and clear before problems…
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UK’s Colt hit by cyberattack, support systems offline amid ransom threat
Tags: api, attack, china, communications, cve, cyberattack, data, data-breach, exploit, finance, flaw, group, infrastructure, Internet, microsoft, network, programming, ransom, rce, remote-code-execution, russia, service, software, threat, update, vulnerabilitywith samples on a Russian Tor site.”We’ve seen already this year that telecom is particularly vulnerable to attacks, and I think this WarLock attack highlights some recurring issues that telecom and large-scale network service providers are starting to see,” said Gabrielle Hempel, Security Operations Strategist at Exabeam. “There’s this operational ripple effect when you’re a…
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Recent Windows updates may fail to install via WUSA
Microsoft has mitigated a known issue that caused Windows update failures when installing them from a network share using the Windows Update Standalone Installer (WUSA). First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-windows-11-windows-server-2025-updates-may-fail-from-network-shares/
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DARPA AI Cyber Challenge Winners Impress With Quick, Scalable Patching
Winners of DARPA’s AI Cyber Challenge proved AI can automate patching at scale. Their tools will go open source, offering defenders new power”, but also raising concerns about AI-fueled exploits. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/darpa-ai-cyber-challenge-winners-impress-with-quick-scalable-patching/
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Agentic AI promises a cybersecurity revolution, with asterisks
Tags: ai, api, authentication, ceo, ciso, cloud, control, cybersecurity, data, endpoint, infrastructure, jobs, LLM, open-source, openai, risk, service, soc, software, supply-chain, technology, tool, update, vulnerabilityTrust, transparency, and moving slowly are crucial: Like all technologies, and perhaps more dramatically than most, agentic AI carries both risks and benefits. One obvious risk of AI agents is that, like most LLM models, they will hallucinate or make errors that could cause problems.”If you want to remove or give agency to a platform…
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Critical PostgreSQL Flaws Allow Code Injection During Restoration
The PostgreSQL Global Development Group released emergency security updates on August 14, 2025, addressing three critical vulnerabilities that enable code injection attacks during database restoration processes. The flaws affect all supported versions from PostgreSQL 13 through 17, requiring immediate patching across enterprise environments. Dangerous Dump and Restore Vulnerabilities Two severe code execution vulnerabilities, CVE-2025-8714 and…
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CISA Warns N-able Bugs Under Attack, Patch Now
Two critical N-able vulnerabilities enable local code execution and command injection; they require authentication to exploit, suggesting they wouldn’t be seen at the beginning of an exploit chain. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/n-able-bugs-under-attack
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Patch Now: Attackers Target OT Networks via Critical RCE Flaw
Tags: cvss, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, network, rce, remote-code-execution, update, vulnerabilityResearchers observed exploitation attempts against a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10 in a popular Erlang-based platform for critical infrastructure and OT development. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/patch-now-attackers-target-ot-networks-critical-rce-flaw
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ElevationPrivilege Vulns Dominate Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday
The company’s August security update consisted of patches for 111 unique Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs). First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/elevation-privilege-vulns-dominate-microsoft-patches
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Windows 11 KB5063878 & KB5063875 cumulative updates released
Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5063878 and KB5063875 cumulative updates for versions 24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and issues. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-kb5063878-and-kb5063875-cumulative-updates-released/
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Windows 10 KB5063709 update fixes extended security updates enrollment
Microsoft has released the KB5063709 cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 and Windows 10 21H2, with seven fixes or changes, including a fix for a bug that prevented enrollment in extended security updates. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-kb5063709-update-fixes-extended-security-updates-enrollment/
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Electronic Arts Blocks 300,000 Cheating Attempts After Battlefield 6 Beta Launch
Electronic Arts’ SPEAR Anti-Cheat Team has released a noteworthy update, stating that since the Battlefield 6 Open Beta Early Access launch, the company’s Javelin anti-cheat technology has successfully prevented over 330,000 attempts to cheat or tamper with security controls. This announcement, delivered by team representative AC, underscores the ongoing battle against cheating in multiplayer gaming…
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday August 2025: 107 Vulnerabilities Patched, Including 35 RCE Flaws
Microsoft has rolled out its August 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes, addressing a total of 107 vulnerabilities across its ecosystem. This month’s release stands out for its sheer volume and the inclusion of 35 remote code execution (RCE) bugs, which could allow attackers to run malicious code on affected systems. While none of these vulnerabilities are…