US oil giant Halliburton announced that it was hit by a cyberattack that is affecting operations at its Houston, Texas offices. Halliburton, a major U.S. oil company, announced that a cyberattack hit its IT infrastructure, particularly impacting operations at its…
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U.S. CISA adds Dahua IP Camera, Linux Kernel and Microsoft Exchange Server bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Dahua IP Camera, Linux Kernel and Microsoft Exchange Server bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities…
SolarWinds fixed a hardcoded credential issue in Web Help Desk
SolarWinds fixed a hardcoded credential flaw in its Web Help Desk (WHD) software that could allow attackers to gain unauthorized access to vulnerable instances. SolarWinds has addressed a new security flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-28987 (CVSS score of 9.1) in its Web…
Google addressed the ninth actively exploited Chrome zero-day this year
Google released emergency security updates to fix the ninth actively exploited Chrome zero-day vulnerability this year. Google released an emergency security update to address a Chrome zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-7971, that is actively exploited. The vulnerability is a type confusion issue…
A cyberattack disrupted operations of US chipmaker Microchip Technology
Semiconductor manufacturer Microchip Technology announced that its operations were disrupted by a cyberattack. U.S. chipmaker Microchip Technology suffered a cyberattack that disrupted operations at several of its manufacturing plants. The company detected potentially suspicious activity involving its IT infrastructure on…
GitHub fixed a new critical flaw in the GitHub Enterprise Server
GitHub addressed three vulnerabilities in its GitHub Enterprise Server product, including a critical authentication flaw. GitHub addressed three security vulnerabilities impacting the GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES), including a critical flaw tracked as CVE-2024-6800 (CVSS score of 9.5). An attacker can trigger…
Experts disclosed a critical information-disclosure flaw in Microsoft Copilot Studio
Researchers have disclosed a critical security vulnerability in Microsoft’s Copilot Studio that could lead to the exposure of sensitive information. Researchers disclosed a critical security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38206 (CVSS score: 8.5), impacting Microsoft’s Copilot Studio. An attacker can exploit…
North Korea-linked APT used a new RAT called MoonPeak
North Korea-linked APT Kimsuky is likely behind a new remote access trojan called MoonPeak used in a recent campaign spotted by Cisco Talos. Cisco Talos researchers uncovered the infrastructure used by the North Korea-linked APT group tracked as UAT-5394, which…
Pro-Russia group Vermin targets Ukraine with a new malware family
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warned of new phishing attacks, carried out by the Vermin group, distributing a malware. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of a new phishing campaign conducted by the Vermin group that…
A backdoor in millions of Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics RFID cards allows cloning
A flaw in millions of RFID cards manufactured by Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics allows these contactless cards to be cloned instantly. Researchers from security firm Quarkslab discovered a backdoor in millions of RFID cards manufactured by the Chinese chip manufacturer Shanghai…