Security Boulevard

JANUARY 10, 2025

According to a Netskope report, phishing attacks surged in 2024, with enterprise employees clicking on phishing links at a rate nearly three times higher than in 2023. The post Phishing Threats, GenAI Among Top Cybersecurity Risks in 2025 appeared first on Security Boulevard. The study found phishing campaigns have evolved.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 13, 2024

CVE-2024-38106 , CVE-2024-38107 and CVE-2024-38193 all allow an attacker to gain SYSTEM level privileges on a vulnerable machine, although the vulnerabilities reside in different parts of the Windows operating system. The final zero-day this month is CVE-2024-38189 , a remote code execution flaw in Microsoft Project.

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2025

Over half of firms adopted AI in 2024, but cloud tools like Azure OpenAI raise growing concerns over data security and privacy risks. In 2024 alone, over half of organizations adopted AI to build custom applications. In 2024 alone, over half of organizations adopted AI to build custom applications.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 8, 2024

One of the zero-day flaws — CVE-2024-43573 — stems from a security weakness in MSHTML , the proprietary engine of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer web browser. If that sounds familiar it’s because this is the fourth MSHTML vulnerability found to be exploited in the wild so far in 2024.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

IT threat evolution in Q3 2024 IT threat evolution in Q3 2024. Non-mobile statistics IT threat evolution in Q3 2024. Quarterly figures In Q3 2024: Kaspersky solutions successfully blocked more than 652 million cyberattacks originating from various online resources. 2 China 0.95 3 Libya 0.68 4 South Korea 0.66

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

A newly discovered vulnerability in popular remote desktop software AnyDesk could allow attackers to uncover users’ IP addresses, posing significant privacy risks.

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Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

The most important stories around threat modeling, appsec and secure by design for June, 2024. A group of leading AI researchers have released a letter about a Right to Warn , advocating that staff can warn the public about risks from their employers products, without being sued for disparagement or retaliated against.

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Penetration Testing

MAY 25, 2025

A recently disclosed vulnerability in WSO2 products, identified as CVE-2024-6914, poses a severe security threat to organizations using The post Critical WSO2 Flaw: Unauthenticated Account Takeover Risk (CVSS 9.8) appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 19, 2025

SpyCloud , the leading identity threat protection company, today released its 2025 SpyCloud Annual Identity Exposure Report , highlighting the rise of darknet-exposed identity data as the primary cyber risk facing enterprises today. It requires organizations to rethink the risks posed by employees, consumers, partners and suppliers.

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Responsible Cyber

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Overview of Vendor Breaches in 2024 In 2024, the cybersecurity landscape has faced an alarming rise in vendor-related breaches, underscoring the vulnerabilities associated with third-party service providers. A common characteristic among the vendor breaches reported in 2024 is the exploitation of weak security protocols.

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

has been identified, posing a significant security risk that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML on... The post CVE-2024-46538: Unpatched XSS Flaw in pfSense Allows Remote Exploits, PoC Published appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

First, the Washington Post reports on how Officials studied Baltimore bridge risks but didnt prepare for ship strike that discusses the challenges of securing bridges against modern cargo ships. A less busy month in appsec, AI, and regulation, but still interesting stories Im going to kick off with two interesting engineering stories.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 31, 2024

It may sound weird when I say that I would like to remember 2024 as the year of the biggest breaches. Huge increase in numbers As we reported in July , the number of data breach victims went up 1,170% in Q2 2024, compared to Q2 2023 (from 81,958,874 victims to 1,041,312,601). Remember these headlines? Heres what you need to know.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2024

It becomes increasingly difficult to gain complete visibility or transparency that could help security and privacy teams discover sensitive data, identify its security and compliance postures, and mitigate risks. To add to the difficulty, the advent of Generative AI (GenAI) has brought unprecedented security and privacy risks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Google as usual did not share details about the attacks exploiting the above vulnerability, however, it added that another issue, tracked as CVE-2024-43047, is actively exploited in the wild. CVE-2024-43093 CVE-2024-43047″ reads the security bulletin published by Google. Versions up to 2.3.6 and unpatched 2.3.7

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Technical details One of the vulnerabilities was reported to Google by Apple Security Engineering and Architecture (SEAR), which reported the issue on October 23, 2024. This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-10487 , can be used by cybercriminals as a drive-by download. It could be used for potential data theft or system crashes.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

If your Android phone shows patch level 2024-11-05 or later then the issues discussed below have been fixed. The CVEs that look the most important are: CVE-2024-43047 : a high-severity use-after-free issue in closed-source Qualcomm components within the Android kernel that elevates privileges.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Protecting Retailers Against Cyber Risks on Black Friday and Cyber Monday josh.pearson@t… Tue, 11/26/2024 - 08:01 As Black Friday and Cyber Monday loom, the stakes for retailers extend far beyond enticing deals and record sales. With retail sales during 2024 set to grow to between $5.23 trillion and $5.28 trillion and $5.28

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Australia saw a record surge in cyber attacks in 2024, with data breaches escalating. Experts warn of rising risks as hackers may exploit AI-driven tactics.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Hackers are exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-8956 and CVE-2024-8957, in PTZOptics cameras. Threat actors are attempting to exploit two zero-day vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-8956 and CVE-2024-8957 , in PTZOptics pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) live streaming cameras, GretNoise researchers warn.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 12, 2024

LAS VEGAS – Here’s what I discovered last week here at Black Hat USA 2024 : GenAI is very much in the mix as a potent X-factor in cybersecurity. When you add AI into the mix, it further intensifies the challenge of managing data sprawl and the associated risks.” Those are my big takeaways from Black Hat USA 2024. Roger that.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the Veeam Backup and Replication flaw CVE-2024-40711 (CVSS score of 9.8) This week, Sophos researchers warned that ransomware operators are exploiting the critical vulnerability CVE-2024-40711 in Veeam Backup & Replication to create rogue accounts and deploy malware.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

22, 2024, CyberNewswire — INE Security offers essential advice to protect digital assets and enhance security. As small businesses increasingly depend on digital technologies to operate and grow, the risks associated with cyber threats also escalate. Cary, NC, Oct.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

We drilled down on a few significant developments expected to play out in 2024 and beyond. What’s more, a fresh layer of risks posed by the rise of quantum computing looms large. A we turn the corner into 2024, Digital Trust is in sight. We met at DigiCert Trust Summit 2023. This is something we’ve come to take for granted.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations have sharply increased in 2024, as shown by recent research from Safety Detectives. Escalating Frequency and Impact: Healthcare services have become one of the most targeted industries, moving from the fifth most attacked sector in 2023 to third in 2024.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

But in a response filed today (PDF), prosecutors in Seattle said Wagenius was a flight risk, partly because prior to his arrest he was searching online for how to defect to countries that do not extradite to the United States. government military which country will not hand me over” -“U.S. million customers.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Taiwanese vendor Synology has addressed a critical security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-10443, that impacts DiskStation and BeePhotos. Security researcher Rick de Jager demonstrated the vulner ability, called RISK:STATION by cybersecurity firm Midnight Blue, at the Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 hacking contest.

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BH Consulting

DECEMBER 6, 2024

This blog will explore the advantages and risks these AI tools bring, along with actionable steps to integrate them responsibly into business practices. Key security and privacy risks Despite these benefits, there are inherent risks in relying on AI coding assistants. Establish an AI usage policy.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the ScienceLogic SL1 flaw CVE-2024-9537 (CVSS v4 score: 9.3) ” On September 24, 2024, cloud hosting provider Rackspace reported an issue with its ScienceLogic EM7 monitoring tool. CISA orders federal agencies to fix this vulnerability by November 11, 2024.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Peter German , a former deputy commissioner for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who authored two reports on money laundering in British Columbia, told the publicationsit goes against the spirit of Canadas registration requirements for such businesses, which are considered high-risk for money laundering and terrorist financing. ”

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 8, 2025

Technical details The zero-days are both located in the kernel: CVE-2024-53150 : an out-of-bounds flaw in the USB sub-component of the Linux Kernel that could result in information disclosure. CVE-2024-53197 : a privilege escalation flaw in the USB audio sub-component of the Linux Kernel. Again, no user interaction is required.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Below are the vulnerabilities reported by ZDI: CVE-2024-8355 : SQL injection in DeviceManager, enabling database manipulation or code execution via spoofed Apple device connections. CVE-2024-8358 : Command injection in UPDATES_ExtractFile , enabling command execution via file paths during updates.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)added the Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Untrusted Pointer Dereference ( CVE-2024-35250 ) and Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control ( CVE-2024-20767 ) vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The vulnerability CVE-2024-35250 (CVSS score 7.8)

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

To wrap up our 2024 year-end roundtable, we turn our attention to new technologies and trends that are emerging to help bridge the gaps. Organizations face rising risks of AI-driven social engineering and personal device breaches. This frees teams for strategic efforts like risk management.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the Fortinet FortiManager missing authentication vulnerability CVE-2024-47575 (CVSS v4 score: 9.8) Fortinet confirmed that the vulnerability CVE-2024-47575 has been exploited in the wild “Reports have shown this vulnerability to be exploited in the wild,” continues the advisory.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the Microsoft SharePoint Deserialization Vulnerability CVE-2024-38094 (CVSS v4 score: 7.2) CISA orders federal agencies to fix this vulnerability by November 12, 2024. to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. ” reads the advisory published by Microsoft.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Ramachandran Vivek Ramachandran , Founder & CEO of SquareX , warned about the mounting risks: “Browser extensions are a blind spot for EDR/XDR and SWGs have no way to infer their presence. Singapore, Oct. Singapore, Oct. SquareX’s research team publicly demonstrated rogue extensions built on MV3.

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