Cisco this week addressed high-severity elevation of privilege and denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerabilities in IOS RX software. Cisco addressed multiple vulnerabilities in IOS RX software, including three high-severity issues that can be exploited to elevate privileges and trigger a denial-of-service (DoS)…
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Recent DarkGate campaign exploited Microsoft Windows zero-day
Researchers recently uncovered a DarkGate campaign in mid-January 2024, which exploited Microsoft zero-day vulnerability. Researchers at the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) recently uncovered a DarkGate campaign in mid-January 2024, which exploited the Windows zero-day flaw CVE-2024-21412 using fake software installers.…
Nissan Oceania data breach impacted roughly 100,000 people
The ransomware attack that hit the systems of Nissan Oceania in December 2023 impacted roughly 100,000 individuals. Nissan Oceania, the regional division of the multinational carmaker, announced in December 2023 that it had suffered a cyber attack and launched an…
Researchers found multiple flaws in ChatGPT plugins
Researchers analyzed ChatGPT plugins and discovered several types of vulnerabilities that could lead to data exposure and account takeover. Researchers from Salt Security discovered three types of vulnerabilities in ChatGPT plugins that can be could have led to data exposure…
Fortinet fixes critical bugs in FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiClientEMS
Fortinet released security updates to address critical code execution vulnerabilities in FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiClientEMS. Fortinet this week has released security updates to fix critical code execution vulnerabilities in FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiClientEMS. The first vulnerability is an out-of-bounds write…
Acer Philippines disclosed a data breach after a third-party vendor hack
Acer Philippines disclosed a data breach after employee data was leaked by a threat actor on a hacking forum. Acer Philippines confirmed that employee data was compromised in an attack targeting a third-party service provider. Acer Inc. is a Taiwanese multinational company…
Stanford University announced that 27,000 individuals were impacted in the 2023 ransomware attack
Threat actors behind the ransomware attacks that hit Stanford University in 2023 gained access to 27,000 people. Stanford University confirmed that threat actors behind the September 2023 ransomware attack had access to 27,000 people. The prestigious US university was the…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for March 2024 fixed 59 flaws
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for March 2024 addressed 59 security vulnerabilities in its products, including RCE flaws. Microsoft released Patch Tuesday security updates for March 2023 that address 59 security vulnerabilities in its products. The IT giant addressed vulnerabilities…
Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) alleges US is plotting to interfere in presidential election
Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) claims that the US intelligence plans to interfere with its presidential election. Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) alleges that the US is plotting to interfere in its upcoming presidential election scheduled this month. According to…
Insurance scams via QR codes: how to recognise and defend yourself
Threat actors can abuse QR codes to carry out sophisticated scams, as reported by the Italian Postal Police in its recent alert. As is well known, QR codes are two-dimensional barcodes that can be read with a smartphone or other…