Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2023

PaperCut has conducted analysis on all customer reports, and the earliest signature of suspicious activity on a customer server potentially linked to this vulnerability is 14th April 01:29 AEST / 13th April 15:29 UTC.” Print management software provider PaperCut confirmed ongoing active exploitation of CVE-2023-27350 vulnerability.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2023

Researchers released Proof-of-concept exploit code for remote code execution flaw CVE-2022-47966 impacting multiple Zoho ManageEngine products. The experts explained that threat actors with elevated privileges could trigger the flaw to steal credentials and use them to conduct lateral movement. reads the advisory.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2023

“We developed a Proof of Concept and began writing and testing a firewall rule immediately. ” According to the analysis conducted by the WordPress security firm Sucuri, the vulnerability resides in a PHP file called “class-platform-checkout-session.php.” The vulnerability impacts plugin versions 4.8.0

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Multiple security researchers have already developed their own proof-of-concept exploits for this flaw. The vulnerability CVE-2023-4911 (CVSS score 7.8), aka Looney Tunables , is a buffer overflow issue that resides in the GNU C Library’s dynamic loader ld.so while processing the GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variable. reads the advisory.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 29, 2022

We first conduct a user study to analyze users’ understanding of the permission model of the mute button. We first conduct a user study to analyze users’ understanding of the permission model of the mute button. New research: “ Are You Really Muted?: We achieved 81.9% The paper will be presented at PETS this year.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

“A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack and perform arbitrary actions on an affected device.” ” reads the advisory. ” reads the advisory.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2021

A security researcher has released a new proof-of-concept exploit that could be adapted to install web shells on Microsoft Exchange servers vulnerable ProxyLogon issues. Last week, the independent security researcher Nguyen Jang published on GitHub a proof-of-concept tool to hack Microsoft Exchange servers.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2022

The researcher created a proof-of-concept (PoC) script that allowed him to obtain root privileges and take complete control of the targeted device and potentially cause significant disruption. A researcher discovered critical flaws that can be exploited by remote attackers to hack a building controller popular in Russia.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2023

Executive Summary In this report we shared some insight that emerged during our exploratory research, and proof of concept, on the application of Large Language Models to malware automation, investigating how a potential new kind of autonomous threats would look like in the near future.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2022

” Leaked chat revealed that the group had already developed a proof-of-concept code for such kind of attacks at least nine months ago. ” Leaked chat revealed that the group had already developed a proof-of-concept code for such kind of attacks at least nine months ago. .

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Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2022

Multiple Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for the CVE-2022-26134 flaw have been released online. Multiple Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for the CVE-2022-26134 flaw have been released online. Further details about the vulnerability are being withheld until a fix is available.” In the Windows attack chain, the checkit2.exe

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2021

A threat actor has put for sale on a popular hacker forum an archive containing data purportedly scraped from 500 million LinkedIn profiles , with another 2 million records leaked as a proof-of-concept sample by the post author. conduct spam campaigns. use the credentials of LinkedIn profiles to conduct bruteforce attacks.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2020

Researchers published proof-of-concept (PoC) code exploits for a recently-patched CVE-2020-0601 flaw in the Windows operating system reported by NSA. An attacker could exploit the flaw to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks and decrypt confidential information on user connections to the affected software.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

” CISA conducted an incident response engagement in the impacted Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) organization between mid-June and mid-July 2022. ” CISA conducted an incident response engagement in the impacted Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) organization between mid-June and mid-July 2022.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2021

A security researcher discovered a flaw in the F5 BIG-IP product that can be exploited to conduct denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. Immediately after the public disclosure of the flaw, that several proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits have been released, some of them are very easy to use. The flaw impacts versions 14.x

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

That second phone actually conducts the transaction on the POS terminal. That second phone is able to convince the POS terminal to conduct the transaction without requiring the normally required PIN. That second phone is able to convince the POS terminal to conduct the transaction without requiring the normally required PIN.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The availability of Proof-of-concept exploit code for this vulnerability caused a spike in attacks attempting to exploit this issue. After October 25, the threat actors halted its campaign, a circumstance that suggets the attackers were conducting a “dry run” experiment. ”reads the analysis published by Sophos.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2023

” The researchers conducted the study in two distinct stages: To identify a vulnerable DLL that possessed a default Read-Write-Execute (RWX) memory section. Mockingjay is a new process injection technique that can be exploited to bypass security solutions to execute malware on compromised systems. ” continues the report.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The vast majority of cybersecurity decision makers – 91 percent, in fact – find it difficult to select security products due to unclear marketing, according to the results of a survey of 800 cybersecurity and IT decision makers released today by email security company Egress. Also read: eSecurity Planet’s 2022 Cybersecurity Product Awards.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The expert also p ublished a Proof of concept code for the vulnerability. Researcher published details about a backdoor mechanism he found in HiSilicon chips, but he did not report it to the vendor due to the lack of trust in it. The backdoor mechanism could allow attackers to gain root shell access and full control of device.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2020

A researcher has publicly released some proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits and technical details for flaws in Cisco’s Data Center Network Manager (DCNM). “The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is aware that proof-of-concept exploit code is available for the vulnerabilities that are described in this advisory.”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The CVE-2021-44228 flaw made the headlines last week, after Chinese security researcher p0rz9 publicly disclosed a Proof-of-concept exploit for the critical remote code execution zero-day vulnerability ( aka Log4Shell ) that affects the Apache Log4j Java-based logging library. beta9 to 2.14.1. 3⃣Install a?web and above.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2020

Tenabl e also published a denial of service proof of concept for this issue on GitHub. The flaws affect the REST API and could be exploited by a remote, unauthenticated attacker to bypass authentication or conduct directory traversal attacks. ” reads the advisory published by Cisco.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 29, 2020

New privacy developments continue to come from California, with a new proposed modifications to CCPA regulations, continuing CCPA litigation, and voting beginning on Proposition 24, an initiative to overhaul the CCPA. We provide insight into each below. Proposed Third Modified CCPA Regulations. in privacy policy). in privacy policy).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

This attack can be leveraged by attackers on the same WiFi network and manifests as applications on the target device suddenly launching, without the users’ permission, and conducting activities allowed by the intent.” The vulnerability resides in the implementation of Simple Service Discovery Protocol in Firefox.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 9, 2020

Query our API for "tags=CVE-2020-0688" to locate hosts conducting scans. Since the disclosure of the flaw, at least three of proof-of-concept exploit codes were released online [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] and nation-state actors started using them in the wild. reads the advisory published by Microsoft. wrote Zuckerbraun.

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2020

Immediately after a researcher released a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for the RECON vulnerability, hackers started the scanning activity. Unfortunately, it’s not possible to determine if the scans are conducted by security experts searching for vulnerable SAP installs of by bad actors. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2020

The issue could be exploited by unauthenticated, remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and then read or delete sensitive files on a vulnerable system. Cisco addresses tens of flaws in multiple products, including 12 high severity issues in Adaptive Security Appliance and Firepower Threat Defense.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2021

These threats may also have regulatory compliance implications for organizations that have not properly secured their SAP applications processing regulated data” Threat actors conduct sophisticated attacks aimed at mission-critical SAP applications directly targeting sensitive data and critical processes.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The expert published the proof-of-concept code on GitHub. The expert published the proof-of-concept code on GitHub. Researchers at ZDNet conducted some tests to verify which systems are affected by the bug. — Sabri (@pwnsdx) September 23, 2018. ” states ZDNet. .

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2023

Security researchers have identified a new sophisticated hacking technique, dubbed “Mockingjay,” that can bypass enterprise detection and response (EDR) tools by injecting malicious code into trusted memory space. This stealthy approach allows attackers to operate undetected within an organization’s network for extended periods. The msys-2.0

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The expert devised two attacks dubbed Meltdown (CVE-2017-5754) and Spectre (CVE-2017-5753 and CVE-2017-5715) , which could be conducted to sensitive data processed by the CPU. Researchers who devised the original Meltdown and Spectre attacks disclosed seven new variants that leverage on a technique known as transient execution.

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Info Source

JULY 18, 2023

first introduced in 2018, has broadened the scope by adding more types of electronic trust services and introducing the concept of qualified trust service providers, adding detailed guidelines to ensure consistency in the EU and address growing security concerns. The initial Regulation (EU) No. BROADENS THE SCOPE CONSIDERABLY eIDAS 2.0,

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2019

The second issue tracked as CVE-2019-11220 can be exploited by an attacker to intercept connections to vulnerable devices and conduct man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks. Experts discovered security flaws in the iLnkP2P peer-to-peer (P2P) system that exposes millions of IoT devices to remote attacks. ” reported Brian Krebs.

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CGI

JANUARY 31, 2017

Certainly, in our discussions with our clients—including comprehensive in-person interviews we conduct each year with 1,000 business and IT leaders—we see that digital technology has evolved from an enabler to a driver of change. Looking more closely, a new innovation model emerges from all of these concepts—the startup studio.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 21, 2022

There are multiple POCs (proofs of concept) available publicly like this python script that work on a “fully patched Domain Controller.” Hackers gained initial access by brute-forcing an existing account via “a simple, predictable password” to enroll a new device in the MFA procedures, the agencies said.

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IT Governance

MARCH 7, 2023

Welcome to our March 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. AI is widely used in many business processes, helping organisations analyse data and automate tasks. Cyber security is no exception.

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