Threat actors are exploiting recently disclosed zero-day flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) VPN devices to deliver KrustyLoader. In early January 2024, software firm Ivanti reported that threat actors were exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887) in Connect Secure (ICS) and…
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Data leak at fintech giant Direct Trading Technologies
Sensitive data and trading activity of over 300K traders leaked online by international fintech firm Direct Trading Technologies. Direct Trading Technologies, an international fintech company, jeopardized over 300K traders by leaking their sensitive data and trading activity, thereby putting them…
Root access vulnerability in GNU Library C (glibc) impacts many Linux distros
Qualys researchers discovered a root access flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-6246, in GNU Library C (glibc) affecting multiple Linux distributions. The Qualys Threat Research Unit discovered four security vulnerabilities in the GNU Library C (glibc), including a heap-based buffer overflow tracked…
Italian data protection authority said that ChatGPT violated EU privacy laws
Italian data protection authority regulator authority Garante said that ChatGPT violated European Union data privacy regulations. The Italian data protection authority regulator authority, known as “Garante per la protezione dei dati personali”, announced it has notified OpenAI that ChatGPT violated…
750 million Indian mobile subscribers’ data offered for sale on dark web
Data of 750 million Indian mobile subscribers was offered for sale on dark web hacker forums earlier in January. CloudSEK researchers warned that a database containing data of 750 million Indian mobile subscribers was offered for sale on dark web…
Juniper Networks released out-of-band updates to fix high-severity flaws
Juniper Networks released out-of-band updates to fix high-severity flaws in SRX Series and EX Series that can allow attackers to take over unpatched systems. Juniper Networks has released out-of-band updates to address two high-severity flaws, tracked as CVE-2024-21619 and CVE-2024-21620, in SRX Series and…
Hundreds of network operators’ credentials found circulating in Dark Web
Thousands of compromised credentials of customers of RIPE, APNIC, AFRINIC, and LACNIC are available on the dark web, REsecurity warns. Resecurity conducted a thorough scan of the Dark Web and identified over 1,572 compromised customers of RIPE, Asia-Pacific Network Information…
Cactus ransomware gang claims the Schneider Electric hack
Energy management and industrial automation firm Schneider Electric suffered a data breach after a Cactus ransomware attack. Schneider Electric is a multinational company that specializes in energy management, industrial automation, and digital transformation. BleepingComputer first reported the attack that hit…
Mercedes-Benz accidentally exposed sensitive data, including source code
Researchers discovered that Mercedes-Benz accidentally left a private key online exposing internal data, including the company’s source code. RedHunt Labs researchers discovered that Mercedes-Benz unintentionally left a private key accessible online, thereby exposing internal data, including the company’s source code.…
Experts detailed Microsoft Outlook flaw that can leak NTLM v2 hashed passwords
A flaw in Microsoft Outlook can be exploited to access NTLM v2 hashed passwords by tricking users into opening a specially crafted file. The vulnerability CVE-2023-35636 impacting Microsoft Outlook is a Microsoft Outlook information disclosure issue that could be exploited…