Bleeping Computer
SEPTEMBER 2, 2023
A team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has uploaded to the Chrome Web Store a proof-of-concept extension that can steal plaintext passwords from a website's source code. [.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 2, 2023
Identity services provider Okta warned customers of social engineering attacks carried out by threat actors to obtain elevated administrator permissions. Okta is warning customers of social engineering attacks carried out in recent weeks by threat actors to obtain elevated administrator permissions. The attacks targeted IT service desk staff to trick them into resetting all multi-factor authentication (MFA) factors enrolled by highly privileged users.
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The Hacker News
SEPTEMBER 2, 2023
Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code has been made available for a recently disclosed and patched critical flaw impacting VMware Aria Operations for Networks (formerly vRealize Network Insight). The flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-34039, is rated 9.8 out of a maximum of 10 for severity and has been described as a case of authentication bypass due to a lack of unique cryptographic key generation.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 2, 2023
The LockBit ransomware gang claims to have breached the Commission des services electriques de Montréal (CSEM). The LockBit ransomware group continues to be one of the most active extortion gangs in the threat landscape. This week the gang claimed to have hacked the Commission des services electriques de Montréal (CSEM). The Commission des services électriques de Montréal (CSEM) is a public agency responsible for the undergrounding of electrical wires in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Graham Cluley
SEPTEMBER 2, 2023
Freecycle, an online community that encourages sharing unwanted items with eachother than chucking them in the bin or taking them to landfill, has told users to change their passwords after it suffered a data breach.
Bleeping Computer
SEPTEMBER 2, 2023
Strangely named npm packages like -, @!-!/-, @(-.-)/env, and --hepl continue to exist on the internet's largest software registry. While not all of these may necessarily pose an obvious security risk, some were named before npm enforced naming guidelines and could potentially break tooling. [.
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Security Boulevard
SEPTEMBER 2, 2023
Labor Day 2023 - Three Day Weekend Edition! The post Happy United States Labor Day 2023 / Feliz DÃa del Trabajo de Estados Unidos 2023 / Bonne Fête du Travail aux États-Unis 2023 appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Bleeping Computer
SEPTEMBER 2, 2023
A new sextortion scam is making the rounds that pretends to be an email from the adult site YouPorn, warning that a sexually explicit video of you was uploaded to the site and suggesting you pay to have it taken down. [.
Security Boulevard
SEPTEMBER 2, 2023
MSP v MSSP – is there a distinction anymore? Well, yes and no. Yes there’s a distinction because if you look at any established MSSP today, you will see things in their stacks The post MSP Vs MSSP is there a distinction anymore? appeared first on Seceon. The post MSP Vs MSSP is there a distinction anymore? appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Security Boulevard
SEPTEMBER 2, 2023
Welcome to the 7th post in our weekly series on the new 2023 OWASP API Security Top-10 list, with a particular focus on security practitioners. This post will focus on API6:2023 Unrestricted Access to Sensitive Business Flows. In this series we are taking an in-depth look at each category – the details, the impact and [.] The post 2023 OWASP Top-10 Series: API6:2023 Unrestricted Access to Sensitive Business Flows appeared first on Wallarm.
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Security Boulevard
SEPTEMBER 2, 2023
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