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Barracuda fixes new ESG zero-day exploited by Chinese hackers
Cybersecurity experts from Barracuda recently discovered and patched a high-severity vulnerability in some of its email security gateway (ESG) devices. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-7102, is an Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE) vulnerability found inside a third-party library called Spreadsheet::ParseExcel. This library is used by the Amavis virus scanner, within the…
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EasyPark data breach may affect millions of customers
EasyPark has confirmed it was hit in a cyberattack that saw customer data breached and revealed online. The company, which runs apps to help people find parking spots, said in an alert to customers that it discovered the breach on December 10 2023. According to BleepingComputer, the announcement did not…
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Google Cloud says it has fixed a significant security flaw
Google Cloud has patched a vulnerability that may have allowed malicious actors with access to a Kubernetes cluster to elevate their privileges and wreak havoc. “An attacker who has compromised the Fluent Bit logging container could combine that access with high privileges required by Anthos Service Mesh (on clusters that…
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Microsoft disables one of its own software tools following multiple malware attacks
Microsoft has disabled the ms-appinstaller protocol handler as default after it found new evidence of hackers using it to deploy malware. “The observed threat actor activity abuses the current implementation of the ms-appinstaller protocol handler as an access vector for malware that may lead to ransomware distribution,” Microsoft said in…
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Broadcom is ending VMware’s channel program
Broadcom has confirmed it will end VMware’s channel program in a move that has some existing partners worried about whether they will continue to get the same service. In its place will be Broadcom’s Advantage Partner Program, which has been confirmed to be available on an invite-only basis. The shakeup…
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Financial service industries suffer more cyberattacks than any other
New figures have revealed that the financial sector is most at risk of cyberattacks, highlighting the overwhelming need for workers in this sector, more than any others, to boost their cybersecurity and protection. Research from Netwrix found more than three-quarters (77%) of financial organizations detected an attack on their infrastructures…
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