Today, Red Hat warned users to immediately stop using systems running Fedora development versions because of a backdoor found in the latest XZ data compression tools and libraries. […]
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PyPI repository shuts to stop malicious uploads, a plea to developers to stop creating apps with SQL vulnerabilities, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, March 29th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. I’ve reported before that threat actors are increasingly uploading malicious code […]
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Thread Hijacking: Phishes That Prey on Your Curiosity
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Thread hijacking attacks. They happen when someone you know has their email account compromised, and you are suddenly dropped into an existing conversation between the sender and someone else. These missives draw on the recipient’s natural curiosity about being copied on a private discussion, which is modified to include a malicious link or attachment. Here’s […]
A vulnerability has been discovered in the ‘util-linux’ library that could allow unprivileged users to put arbitrary text on other users’ terminals using the ‘wall’ command. […]
American retailer Hot Topic disclosed that two waves of credential stuffing attacks in November exposed affected customers’ personal information and partial payment data. […]
The Python Package Index (PyPI) has temporarily suspended user registration and the creation of new projects to deal with an ongoing malware campaign. […]
Cisco has shared a set of recommendations for customers to mitigate password-spraying attacks that have been targeting Remote Access VPN (RAVPN) services configured on Cisco Secure Firewall devices. […]
Penetration testing plays a critical role in finding application vulnerabilities before they can be exploited. Learn more from Outpost24 on the costs of Penetration-Testing-as-a-Service vs classic pentest offerings. […]
A new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) named ‘Darcula’ uses 20,000 domains to spoof brands and steal credentials from Android and iPhone users in more than 100 countries. […]
Google fixed seven security vulnerabilities in the Chrome web browser on Tuesday, including two zero-days exploited during the Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024 hacking competition. […]