Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles

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Infosec Spending to Hit 3-Year Growth Peak, Reach $212B Next Year: Gartner

Global spending on information security is on track to reach nearly $212 billion next year, with a projected 15% increase from 2024. The majority of this spending is in security software, particularly in endpoint protection platforms.

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Critical Vulnerability Discovered in Progress LoadMaster

Progress Software has alerted users to a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-7591) in its LoadMaster ADC and load balancer solution. The flaw, with a CVSS score of 10, allows remote attackers to execute system commands without authentication.

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Head Mare Hacktivist Group Targets Russia and Belarus

The group, active since at least 2023, exclusively targets companies in these countries. They use modern techniques to gain initial access to systems, primarily through phishing emails with custom malware like PhantomDL and PhantomCore.

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Webmin/Virtualmin Vulnerability Opens Door to Loop DoS Attacks

A critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-2169) in Webmin/Virtualmin control panels allows for launching DoS attacks. This flaw reveals IP addresses through the UDP service on port 10000, enabling attackers to create a loop of traffic between servers.

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The State of the Virtual CISO Report: MSP/MSSP Security Strategies for 2025

The 2024 State of the vCISO Report continues Cynomi’s tradition of examining the growing popularity of virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) services. According to the independent survey, the demand for these services is increasing, with both providers and clients reaping the rewards. The upward trend is set to continue, with even faster growth expected in the future. However,

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Critical Zero-Click Exploit Discovered in Popular Wi-Fi Chipsets, PoC Published

CVE-2024-20017 is a critical zero-click exploit found in popular Wi-Fi chipsets like MediaTek MT7622/MT7915. The vulnerability allows remote code execution without user interaction, posing a severe risk with a CVSS score of 9.8.

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Critical Security Flaw Found in LiteSpeed Cache Plugin for WordPress

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered yet another critical security flaw in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress that could allow unauthenticated users to take control of arbitrary accounts. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-44000 (CVSS score: 7.5), impacts versions before and including 6.4.1. It has been addressed in version 6.5.0.1.  "The plugin suffers from an

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Fake OnlyFans Tool Backstabs Cybercriminals, Steals Passwords

A fake OnlyFans tool circulating among hackers promises to help steal accounts but actually infects them with the Lumma stealer malware, as discovered by Veriti Research.

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Apache OFBiz Update Fixes High-Severity Flaw Leading to Remote Code Execution

A new security flaw has been addressed in the Apache OFBiz open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that, if successfully exploited, could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution on Linux and Windows. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-45195 (CVSS score: 7.5), affects all versions of the software before 18.12.16. "An attacker with no valid

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Pavel Durov Criticizes Outdated Laws After Arrest Over Telegram Criminal Activity

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has broken his silence nearly two weeks after his arrest in France, stating the charges are misguided. "If a country is unhappy with an internet service, the established practice is to start a legal action against the service itself," Durov said in a 600-word statement on his Telegram account. "Using laws from the pre-smartphone era to charge a CEO with crimes committed

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A new malware named “Voldemort” may be a cyber espionage campaign

New research shows the growth of a new malware campaign called “Voldemort.”

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Litespeed Cache Flaw Exposes Millions of WordPress Sites to Takeover Attacks

Discovered by security researcher Rafie Muhammad, the flaw allows unauthorized users to take control of logged-in accounts, potentially gaining administrator privileges on WordPress sites.

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Intricate Babylon RAT Campaign Targets Malaysian Politicians, Government

This campaign, active since July, utilizes at least three malicious ISO files to compromise Malaysian entities, containing components like a malicious executable and a decoy PDF file, ultimately delivering the Babylon RAT as a final payload.

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UK and Allies uncover Russian military unit carrying out cyber attacks and digital sabotage for the first time

The NCSC and partners call out Russian GRU cyber actors Unit 29155 for campaign of malicious cyber activity since at least 2020.

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Cisco Fixes Root Escalation Vulnerability With Public Exploit Code

Local attackers can exploit this weakness through malicious CLI commands without user interaction, but only if they have Administrator privileges. So far, there is no evidence of this vulnerability being exploited in the wild.

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Chinese-Speaking Hacker Group Targets Human Rights Studies in Middle East

Unnamed government entities in the Middle East and Malaysia are the target of a persistent cyber campaign orchestrated by a threat actor known as Tropic Trooper since June 2023. "Sighting this group's [Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures] in critical governmental entities in the Middle East, particularly those related to human rights studies, marks a new strategic move for them," Kaspersky

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Veeam Releases Security Updates to Fix 18 Flaws, Including 5 Critical Issues

Veeam has shipped security updates to address a total of 18 security flaws impacting its software products, including five critical vulnerabilities that could result in remote code execution. The list of shortcomings is below - CVE-2024-40711 (CVSS score: 9.8) - A vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication that allows unauthenticated remote code execution. CVE-2024-42024 (CVSS score: 9.1

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Cisco Warns of Backdoor Admin Account in Smart Licensing Utility

Cisco has issued a warning about a backdoor admin account discovered in the Cisco Smart Licensing Utility (CSLU), allowing unauthorized access to unpatched systems. This critical flaw (CVE-2024-20439) enables remote access with admin privileges.

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EUCLEAK Attack Allows Yubico Security Keys to be Cloned

Despite this, the risk is limited as attackers would need physical access to the device, specific knowledge of targeted accounts, and specialized equipment for the attack.

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Google Fixed Actively Exploited Android Privilege Escalation Flaw (CVE-2024-32896)

Google has patched a high-severity vulnerability, known as CVE-2024-32896, in its Android OS actively exploited in the wild. The issue involves a privilege escalation in the Android Framework component.