Tag: security
Ivanti Pulse Secure was using decade-old Linux and outdated libraries — no wonder it was such a popular target for hackers
Knowing which operating system, as well as libraries, Ivanti Pulse Secure used, it is no wonder hackers keep finding new zero-day vulnerabilities to exploit. That’s the conclusion of security analysts from Eclypsium, who analyzed firmware version 9.1.18.2-24467.1 and concluded that the operating system used was CentOS 6.4. “Pulse Secure runs…
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AMD and Intel have revealed a host of major security errors — make sure you patch immediately, as it includes a fix for Zenbleed at last
AMD and Intel have both released a host of patches fixing some serious security issues affecting their respective hardware offerings. First up, AMD has found and fixed four vulnerabilities that were plaguing different versions of its Zen-based CPUs. The vulnerabilities allow threat actors to, among other things, run malicious code…
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This commonly-used Ubuntu tool can be hijacked to spread malware
Hackers can abuse Ubuntu’s “command-not-found” package suggestion system to deliver malware to users, researchers are saying. The attack surface is relatively large, and there are multiple ways threat actors can abuse the feature. This is according to a new report from cybersecurity researchers Aqua Nautilus, which notes how when a…
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Thousands of DoD personnel may have had their private data leaked — US government admits 20,000 could be affected
A year after a cybersecurity incident, the US Department of Defense (DOD) has begun notifying affected individuals about exactly what happened. In February 2023, cybersecurity researcher Anurag Sen discovered a US government email server that sat without a proper password to protect its content – essentially, leaking sensitive information to…
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Facebook Marketplace accounts leaked online — thousands of users possible affected, so secure your account now
Hundreds of thousands of Facebook Marketplace users have had their personal information stolen and posted on a dark web forum, putting them at serious risk of phishing, identity theft, and other cybercrime. According to a BleepingComputer report, a known data leaker with the alias IntelBroker posted a new thread on…
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Facebook Marketplace accounts leaked online — thousands of users possibly affected, so secure your account now
Hundreds of thousands of Facebook Marketplace users have had their personal information stolen and posted on a dark web forum, putting them at serious risk of phishing, identity theft, and other cybercrime. According to a BleepingComputer report, a known data leaker with the alias IntelBroker posted a new thread on…
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