Tag: security
Thousands of Juniper firewalls are open to serious attack
A month after a patch was released, an overwhelming majority of Juniper’s SRX firewalls and EX Series switches remain vulnerable to a group of flaws which, when combined, can result in remote code execution, according to threat intelligence platform provider, VulnCheck. In its findings, The Register reports, VulnCheck says that…
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Bad news – Microsoft employees leaked 38TB worth of private data, including Teams chats
Cybersecurity researchers from Wiz have discovered a huge, unlocked Microsoft Azure cloud storage database, hosting sensitive information on hundreds of people, including private keys and passwords. The database, as it turned out, belonged to Microsoft’s researchers working on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The good news is that the database was locked…
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New cryptojacking attacks target uncommon AWS instances
Cybersecurity researchers from Sysdig recently uncovered a new cryptojacking campaign that targeted uncommon Amazon Web Services (AWS) services. Cryptojacking is a type of cyberattack in which the threat actor secretly installs a cryptocurrency miner on a target endpoint. While not malicious per se, miners bring profit to their owners, while…
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Google Chrome teases full tracking protection tool to keep users protected
Google is reportedly working on a new ‘Tracking Protection’ section to the Settings menu in Chrome to help users more easily navigate a variety of tools designed to help protect them against web tracking. The news comes from Windows Insider, which claims to have spotted clues about the upcoming update…
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Microsoft AI researchers leaked 38TB worth of private company data
They say misconfigured cloud storage is the leading cause of data leaks these days, and Microsoft’s latest slip-up is the perfect example. Cybersecurity researchers from Wiz discovered a huge, unlocked database, hosting sensitive information on hundreds of people, including private keys and passwords. The database, as it turned out, belonged…
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Chinese hackers are exploiting a new Linux backdoor to target national governments
A Chinese threat actor was observed targeting multiple governments around the world with a new Linux backdoor, according to new findings from Trend Micro. As reported by BleepingComputer, the group is called Earth Lusca, and has been active in the first half of the year, targeting government organizations in Southeast…
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