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A recent Infoblox Threat Intel report reveals a sophisticated botnet that exploits DNS misconfigurations to spread malware widely. This botnet, made up of about 13,000 compromised MikroTik devices, uses fake sender domains and malicious emails to deliver trojan malware and engage in other harmful activities. According to the report, “This …

A new security flaw traced, CVE-2024-9042, poses a serious risk to Kubernetes clusters with Windows worker nodes. It has a Medium rating and a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.9, allowing attackers to execute commands on the host machine through the node’s /logs endpoint. A vulnerability in the Kubelet component of …

A critical flaw in Google’s “Sign in with Google” system has put millions of Americans at risk of data theft. This vulnerability primarily impacts former employees of startups that have shut down. Truffle Security identifies that the issue arises from how Google’s OAuth login handles changes in domain ownership. When …

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a second security flaw affecting BeyondTrust’s Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, noting that it is actively being exploited. CVE-2024-12686 is a medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS score: 6.6) that could let an attacker …

Over 48,000 SonicWall devices are still vulnerable to a serious security flaw, putting organizations worldwide at risk of ransomware attacks. The CVE-2024-40766 vulnerability was disclosed in September 2024 and is actively exploited by ransomware groups Akira and Fog. CVE-2024-40766 is a serious access control vulnerability in SonicWall’s SonicOS, used in …

Around 3.3 million servers are running POP3/IMAP email services without encryption (TLS) enabled, the Shadowserver Foundation, a nonprofit security organization, has discovered. Most of these servers reside in the US, Germany, and Poland. POP3 (Post Office Protocol version 3) is an aging protocol used by email clients to retrieve emails …

Security researchers have warned that a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) exploit has been publicly released for a critical vulnerability affecting Oracle WebLogic Server. The flaw tracked as CVE-2024-21182, poses a significant risk to organizations using the server, as it allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to compromise the targeted system. The …

Northwave Cyber Security has found a sophisticated backdoor, LITTLELAMB.WOOLTEA, targeting Palo Alto Networks firewalls. Northwave researcher claimed the backdoor was found during a forensic investigation of a compromised Palo Alto Networks device. Attackers exploited a recently disclosed vulnerability (CVE-2024-9474) to enter the system and deploy a malicious script called bwmupdate, …

Adobe has issued urgent security updates for ColdFusion versions 2023 and 2021 to fix a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-53961). This flaw allows attackers to read arbitrary files from the system, risking exposure of sensitive data and configuration files. It results from improper path limitations, enabling unauthorized access outside the intended directory. …

CISA has released eight advisories on vulnerabilities in Industrial Control Systems (ICS). These vulnerabilities affect essential software and hardware in different industries, risking service disruptions, unauthorized access, and malicious code execution. ICSA-24-354-01 Hitachi Energy RTU500 series CMU ICSA-24-354-02 Hitachi Energy SDM600 ICSA-24-354-03 Delta Electronics DTM Soft ICSA-24-354-04 Siemens User Management …