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Today's cybersecurity landscape highlights several critical threats and updates. Ivanti has patched two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-111357 and CVE-2026-118527) exploited in attacks on its Connect Secure VPN, underscoring ongoing risks in remote access technologies. A new Windows infostealer named VOLTA utilizes AI to prioritize stolen data based on the victim's financial value, indicating a troubling trend in malware sophistication. Additionally, the Aur0ra ransomware gang is employing AI agents to enhance their network infiltration and credential theft capabilities. In response to data scraping concerns, Reddit plans to restrict content access to logged-in users. Various Oracle updates address security flaws in Linux, including DNS attack vulnerabilities and mTLS connection issues, highlighting the importance of regular patching in mitigating risks.
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A modified version of an Apache web server is redirecting requests to the infamous Blackhole exploit kit. Researchers have unmasked a new bug being served up, dubbed Linux/Cdorked.A, as a sophisticated and stealthy backdoor meant to drive traffic to malicious websites.
Fraud-as-a-service (FaaS) offerings have been knocking around since the release of the first commercial banking trojan, Zeus, in 2007, largely offered through postings in the shadowy world of underground hacking forums. Lately, though, FaaS operators are turning to a new marketing platform: Facebook...
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Smart meters are being âsoldâ to the public as a benefit to the householder, leading to better electricity management, lower emissions, easier switching and an electronic connected home. But there are also growing concerns about the privacy and security issues they bring with them.
The malware epidemic has gone global, with 184 nations housing communication hubs and command-and-control (CnC) servers, new research has found. Of that, Asia and Eastern Europe account for the majority of activity.
Remember serial ports? Those 9-pin connections used to hook up a mouse or keyboard to a desktop computer? The world may have gone gaga for USB ports, laptops and tablets, but these relics from the pre-portable computing era are still knocking around enterprises.
Google has changed its Play Store policy to make bait and switch malware tactics more difficult â an app that is downloaded via the Google Play mechanism must now also be updated via the Google Play mechanism.
Safari, the worldâs fourth most popular browser, contains a universal cross-site scripting bug that could be exploited to steal cookies, passwords or files, perform cross-site request forgeries (CSRF) or install viruses via malicious Javascript.
Tiny Iceland has a history of facing down larger adversaries (in 1976 it âwonâ the Cod Wars against the UK; in 2011 it sent US agents packing for not obeying protocol). But now it will face renewed scrutiny from two of the worldâs most powerful agencies: the FBI and the Rightsholders.
Privileged accounts with insufficient security is a prime vector for targeted cyber-attacks, leading to theft, misuse and exploitation, and their compromise is becoming a key tactic in each phase of an advanced persistent threat (APT) attack cycle.
CISOs need to change their approach if they are to make their voice heard
Large-scale financial cybercrime and state-affiliated espionage dominated the security landscape in 2012, taking top (dis)honors for being behind the most breaches during the year.
Hacktivism and espionage are poised for growth, but cyberthreats will continue to follow the money.
More small firms are the victims of cyber attacks, and the cost of breaches is rising across the board, according to a PwC-BIS survey.
Advanced evasion techniques (AETs) rarely receive the full publicity they deserve â possibly because it is a term originally coined by one manufacturer (Stonesoft) to describe how attackers defeat other security manufacturers.
Chloe Smith, Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform, opens Infosecurity Europe 2013
With 288 million active users, Twitter has proven itself over and over to be a fantastic tool for spreading information and acting as a news source, especially in times of crisis.
Attack on the drones? A dozen organizations in aerospace, defense, telecom and government agencies located in the US and India are the target of an Operation Beebus campaign that goes back to at least as early as December of 2011.
It has to be accepted that in some areas security simply isnât working â or at least itâs not working well enough. Time and again itâs discovered that a major breach has occurred, followed by a subsequent revelation that the attackers have been on the network for months or even years.
A new mobile malware family, the appropriately named BadNews, has been found in 32 apps across four different developer accounts in Google Play. It masquerades as an advertising network, but in actuality pushes fraud-oriented malware and other âmonetizationâ bugs.