Tag: security
Zyxel says multiple NAS devices suffering from cybersecurity flaws
Earlier this week, Zyxel said it discovered and addressed half a dozen vulnerabilities affecting two of its network-attached storage (NAS) devices. Out of the six flaws, three are of critical severity, and allow threat actors to run operating system commands without authentication. In other words, they could abuse the flaw…
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AI and ChatGPT are scary, according to cybercriminals
Many cybercriminals are skeptical about the use of AI-based tools such as ChatGPT to automate their malicious campaigns. A new Sophos investigation looked to gauge the interests of cybercriminals by analyzing dark web forums. Apparently, there are many safeguards in place in tools such as ChatGPT, which prevent hackers from…
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Zoom fixes significant security flaw that could have allowed hackers to hijack your meetings
Zoom has confirmed it fixed a vulnerability in one of its features which allowed threat actors to steal sensitive data from users. This is according to cybersecurity researchers from AppOmni, which discovered the vulnerability, detailed it, and reported it to the video conferencing company for fixing. The exploit could have…
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Docker Hub could be containing thousands of valuable secrets, and they’re all in plain view
There are “thousands” of secrets exposed on Docker Hub, ranging from harmless API keys to potentially harmful information. This is according to researchers from the Cybernews Research team, who recently analyzed 10,178 Docker Hub images. In those, they found almost 5,500 container images (54%) holding secrets that could be deemed…
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Malicious links are dominating emails all over the world
Malicious web links are dominating emails all over the world, being used to deliver harmful malware in order to wreak havoc or extort money. A new research paper by cybersecurity experts Hornetsecurity found that besides malicious web links, hackers are still super interested in phishing. With an increase of almost…
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Google Workspace apparently has an obvious flaw that could lead to cyberattacks
Cybersecurity researchers from Hunters said they discovered a “severe design flaw” in a powerful Google Workspace feature. Google, however, downplayed the findings, saying there are no underlying issues and that it’s just a matter of each company protecting its endpoints with the tools at its disposal. As reported by The…
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