It’s not a Patch Tuesday, but Microsoft is rolling out emergency out-of-band security patches for two new vulnerabilities, one of which is a critical Internet Explorer zero-day that cyber criminals are actively exploiting in the […]
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Threat Roundup for September 6 to September 13
Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between Sep. 6. to Sep 13. As with previous roundups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will […]
APIs Get Their Own Top 10 Security List
OWASP’s new list of API weaknesses focuses on issues that have caused recent data breaches and pose common security hazards in modern cloud-based applications. Source: APIs Get Their Own Top 10 Security List
Netscout Warns of Increased APT Activity Targeting Airlines
A new threat report from Netscout identifies an increased level of APT activity targeting the airline and airport industries. Their findings highlight that APT groups from China, Iran and Russia are targeting this sector to […]
NetCAT: New Attack Lets Hackers Remotely Steal Data From Intel CPUs
Unlike previous side-channel vulnerabilities disclosed in Intel CPUs, researchers have discovered a new flaw that can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring an attacker to have physical access or any malware installed on […]
Patch Tuesday Roundup
It’s monthly Microsoft patching time, with the software giant releasing updates to fix 79 vulnerabilities across their product range, with 17 critical and 61 important. A couple of these were to fix vulnerabilities with a […]
Mozilla Launches ‘Firefox Private Network’ VPN Service as a Browser Extension
Mozilla has officially launched a new privacy-focused VPN service, called Firefox Private Network, as a browser extension that aims to encrypt your online activity and limit what websites and advertisers know about you. Firefox Private […]
Adobe Releases Security Patches For Critical Flash Player Vulnerabilities
It’s Patch Tuesday again—the day of the month when both Adobe and Microsoft release security patches for vulnerabilities in their software. Adobe has just released its monthly security updates to address a total of 3 […]
Metasploit Project publishes exploit for Bluekeep bug
Coders release a working exploit for the dangerous Bluekeep bug that was found and patched earlier this year in Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol implementation Source: Metasploit Project publishes exploit for Bluekeep bug
Robert Downey Jr’s Instagram account has been hacked
The Instagram account of Robert Downey Jr. has been hacked. He is the last celebrity to have their social media accounts compromised. This time the attacker did not publish offensive content but attempted to monetize […]