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Cybersecurity CPEs: Unraveling the What, Why & How [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Staying Sharp: Cybersecurity CPEs Explained Perhaps even more so than in other professional domains, cybersecurity professionals constantly face new threats. To ensure you stay on top of your game, many certification programs require earning Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits. CPEs are essentially units of measurement used to quantify the time and effort professionals spend onRead…
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Azure Service Tags Vulnerability: Microsoft Warns of Potential Abuse by Hackers [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Microsoft is warning about the potential abuse of Azure Service Tags by malicious actors to forge requests from a trusted service and get around firewall rules, thereby allowing them to gain unauthorized access to cloud resources. “This case does highlight an inherent risk in using service tags as a single mechanism for vetting incoming network…
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Cisco Finds 15 Vulnerabilities in AutomationDirect PLCs Eduard Kovacs
Cisco Talos researchers have found over a dozen vulnerabilities in AutomationDirect PLCs, including flaws that could be valuable to attackers. The post Cisco Finds 15 Vulnerabilities in AutomationDirect PLCs appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Google Takes Down Influence Campaigns Tied to China, Indonesia, and Russia [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Google has revealed that it took down 1,320 YouTube channels and 1,177 Blogger blogs as part of a coordinated influence operation connected to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). “The coordinated inauthentic network uploaded content in Chinese and English about China and U.S. foreign affairs,” Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) researcher Billy Leonard said in…
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22 Chinese Nationals Sentenced to Long Prison Terms in Zambia for Multinational Cybercrimes Associated Press
A Zambian court has sentenced 22 Chinese nationals to long prison terms for cybercrimes that included internet fraud and online scams targeting Zambians and other people. The post 22 Chinese Nationals Sentenced to Long Prison Terms in Zambia for Multinational Cybercrimes appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Christie’s Says Ransomware Attack Impacts 45,000 People Eduard Kovacs
Auction house Christie’s says the data breach caused by the recent ransomware attack impacts the information of 45,000 individuals. The post Christie’s Says Ransomware Attack Impacts 45,000 People appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Sticky Werewolf Expands Cyber Attack Targets in Russia and Belarus [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a threat actor known as Sticky Werewolf that has been linked to cyber attacks targeting entities in Russia and Belarus. The phishing attacks were aimed at a pharmaceutical company, a Russian research institute dealing with microbiology and vaccine development, and the aviation sector, expanding beyond their initial focus of…
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New PHP Vulnerability Exposes Windows Servers to Remote Code Execution [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Details have emerged about a new critical security flaw impacting PHP that could be exploited to achieve remote code execution under certain circumstances. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-4577, has been described as a CGI argument injection vulnerability affecting all versions of PHP installed on the Windows operating system. According to DEVCORE security researcher, the shortcoming…
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Microsoft Revamps Controversial AI-Powered Recall Feature Amid Privacy Concerns [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Microsoft on Friday said it will disable its much-criticized artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Recall feature by default and make it an opt-in. Recall, currently in preview and coming exclusively to Copilot+ PCs on June 18, 2024, functions as an “explorable visual timeline” by capturing screenshots of what appears on users’ screens every five seconds, which are…
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Microsoft Bows to Public Pressure, Disables Controversial Windows Recall by Default Ryan Naraine
Amidst public pressure, Microsoft changes the set-up experience of Copilot+ PCs to disable the controversial Windows Recall feature by default. The post Microsoft Bows to Public Pressure, Disables Controversial Windows Recall by Default appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More