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qBittorrent Web UI Exploited to Mine Cryptocurrency: Here’s How to Fix

qBittorrent Web UI Exploited to Mine Cryptocurrency: Here’s How to Fix.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailSep 7th, 2023

Void Banshee APT exploited “lingering Windows relic” in zero-day attacks

The zero-day exploit used to leverage CVE-2024-38112, a recently patched Windows MSHTML vulnerability, was wielded by an APT group dubbed Void Banshee to deliver malware to targets in North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia, threat hunters with Tre.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJul 16th, 2024

Week in review: RADIUS protocol critical vuln, Microsoft 0-day exploited for a year, AT&T breach

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Hackers stole call, text records of “nearly all” of AT&T’s cellular customers Hackers leveraging stolen Snowflake account credentials have sto.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJul 14th, 2024

Threat actors exploited Windows 0-day for more than a year before Microsoft fixed it

The goal of the exploits was to open Explorer and trick targets into running malicious code. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Threat actors carried out zero-day attacks that targeted Windows users with malware for more tha.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 11th, 2024

Zero-day patched by Microsoft has been exploited by attackers for over a year (CVE-2024-38112)

CVE-2024-38112, a spoofing vulnerability in Windows MSHTML Platform for which Microsoft has released a fix on Tuesday, has likely been exploited by attackers in the wild for over a year, Check Point researcher Haifei Li has revealed. “Check Poi.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJul 10th, 2024

Cryptocurrency investors are more likely to self-report "Dark Tetrad" personality traits, study shows

Owning cryptocurrency may be associated with certain personality and demographic characteristics as well as a reliance on alternative or fringe social media sources, according to a study published July 3, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by S.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 3rd, 2024

“RegreSSHion” vulnerability in OpenSSH gives attackers root on Linux

Full system compromise possible by peppering servers with thousands of connection requests. Enlarge Researchers have warned of a critical vulnerability affecting the OpenSSH networking utility that can be exploited to g.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 3rd, 2024

Federal agency warns critical Linux vulnerability being actively exploited

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency urges affected users to update ASAP. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added a critical security bug in Linux to i.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

Check Point VPN zero-day exploited since beginning of April (CVE-2024-24919)

Attackers have been exploiting CVE-2024-24919, a zero-day vulnerability in Check Point Security Gateways, to pinpoint and extract password hashes for local accounts, which they then used to move laterally in the target organizations’ network. &.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

Researchers crack 11-year-old password, recover $3 million in bitcoin

A flaw with the digital wallet and a bit of luck did the trick. Enlarge (credit: Flavio Coelho/Getty Images) Two years ago when “Michael,” an owner of cryptocurrency, contacted Joe Grand to help recover access to abo.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 29th, 2024

Cybersecurity teams gear up for tougher challenges in 2024

In this Help Net Security video, Tom Gorup, VP of Security Services at Edgio, discusses the continually changing threat landscape. It is riddled with vulnerabilities that are frequently exploited and only intensify as geopolitics and state-sponsored.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Week in review: Google fixes yet another Chrome zero-day exploit, YouTube as a cybercrime channel

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Google fixes yet another Chrome zero-day exploited in the wild (CVE-2024-5274) For the eighth time this year, Google has released an emergency updat.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 26th, 2024

Droplets that swim toward dissolution could inspire fluid microbots

Researchers discovered that microscopic liquid droplets swim toward solvent conditions that favor their dissolution. This mechanism may underlie some transport processes within living cells, and could be exploited to develop fluid micro robots......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Apache Flink flaw is back, and being actively exploited

An improper access control flaw is being actively exploited, CISA is warning......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Google fixes yet another Chrome zero-day exploited in the wild (CVE-2024-5274)

For the eighth time this year, Google has released an emergency update for its Chrome browser that fixes a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-5274) with an in-the-wild exploit. About CVE-2024-5274 As per usual, Google keeps technical details of the vul.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Evolving market dynamics foster consumer inattention that can lead to risky purchases, says researchers

Researchers have developed a new theory of how changing market conditions can lead large numbers of otherwise cautious consumers to buy risky products such as subprime mortgages, cryptocurrency or even cosmetic surgery procedures......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 20th, 2024

Two MIT students charged for exploiting Ethereum blockchain bug, stole $25 million in crypto

Two brothers alleged stole $25 million from the Ethereum blockchain after exploiting a flaw in a popular cryptocurrency software. Just when you've thought you've seen everything when it comes to cryptocurrency theft, two brothers attending MIT.....»»

Category: topSource:  mashableRelated NewsMay 20th, 2024

Google fixes third exploited Chrome zero-day in a week (CVE-2024-4947)

For the third time in the last seven days, Google has fixed a Chrome zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-4947) for which an exploit exists in the wild. About CVE-2024-4947 CVE-2024-4947 is a type confusion vulnerability in V8, Chrome’s JavaScript and.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 16th, 2024

May 2024 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes exploited zero-days (CVE-2024-30051, CVE-2024-30040)

For May 2024 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released fixes for 59 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities, including two zero-days (CVE-2024-30051, CVE-2024-30040) actively exploited by attackers. CVE-2024-30051 and CVE-2024-30040 CVE-2024-30051 is a heap-based b.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

Google fixes Chrome zero-day with in-the-wild exploit (CVE-2024-4671)

Google has fixed a Chrome zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-4671), an exploit for which exists in the wild. About CVE-2024-4671 CVE-2024-4671 is a use after free vulnerability in the Visuals component that can be exploited by remote attackers to trigg.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 11th, 2024

SEC crypto crackdown continues with Robinhood as lawsuit looms

Robinhood accused SEC of creating a "world of confusion around crypto." Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) Continuing its crackdown on cryptocurrency exchanges, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SE.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024