Tag: security
Mirai-esque botnet is hitting Zyxel NAS devices
A botnet, strikingly similar to the dreaded Mirai, is targeting Zyxel NAS instances that have passed their end-of-life date, new research has claimed. A report from the Shadowserver Foundation, a security organization that keeps track of cyber-threats, says the threat actors recently started scanning for one of the three flaws…
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Multiple WordPress plugins are being hacked to attack websites across the world
Thousands of WordPress websites are at risk of being completely taken over by hackers, after the updating process of multiple plugins was compromised to deploy malicious code. Security researchers from Wordfence, an organization that monitors the security of the world’s biggest website builder platform, warned that they so far discovered…
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Facebook ecommerce plugin used by thousands of stores hacked to steal credit card data
A Facebook plugin built for a top ecommerce platform is said to be vulnerable in a way that allows threat actors to steal people’s credit card information, and ultimately – money. Security researchers from Friends-of-Presta have warned of an SQL injection vulnerability in pkfacebook, claiming they observed the flaw being…
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Meta Quest users targeted in Windows app scam — here’s what you need to know
If you’re looking for the Meta Quest app for Windows – be careful, as experts have found a malicious spoof version infecting endpoints with adware and infostealing malware. Rsearchers from eSentire revealed they recently observed a fake Meta Quest website, at oculus-app[.]com – a site, seemingly identical to the authentic…
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CDK suffered another data breach as it was attempting to recover
Car dealer software provider CDK has allegedly suffered a second cyberattack – as it was trying to recuperate from the first one. As a result of this follow-up attack, the company was forced to turn most of its services back offline and now says it doesn’t know how long it…
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Microsoft Power BI is apparently exposing user data online
Cybersecurity researchers from the Nokod Research Team have discovered Power BI, Microsoft’s business intelligence tool, is leaking sensitive data in a way that’s quite simple to extract. In a blog post detailing the findings, Nokod said the vulnerability affects “tens of thousands” of organizations globally, and that malicious actors could…
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