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IoT Cybersecurity: 5 Major Vulnerabilities and How to Tackle Them

Security Affairs

A hacker managed to identify a weak spot in a security camera model. The hacker exploited the vulnerability and used these IoT devices to launch a massive attack on social media platforms. Combinations that people can easily remember, and, sadly, which hackers can guess easily. Malware, phishing, and web. Vicious insider.

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Vulnerability Recap 7/8/24 – Intel, Cisco & More Face Risks

eSecurity Planet

China’s Velvet Ant hackers used this vulnerability to launch custom malware, hack into vulnerable computers, and upload files without generating syslog notifications. Using these hardware components, attackers can defeat existing defenses such as Spectre v2 ( CVE-2017-5715 ) and leak sensitive data through speculative execution.

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Moodle flaw exposed users to account takeover

Security Affairs

Moodle is an open-source educational platform used by 179,000 sites and has 242 million users. It allows teachers to easily communicate with students, organize and post links, documents, assignments, quizzes, and grades. It allows universities to distribute content to students and teachers. Student account takeover.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 266

Security Affairs

NetWalker ransomware gang threatens to release Michigan State University files. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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The CyberWire Daily Podcast EP. 389 With Guest Speaker David Brumley

ForAllSecure

The company's website was defaced with a leering Yoba face, and the attackers claimed to have stolen some 7 1/2 terabytes of data. BGR says the price tag for Pegasus is in the range of millions of dollars. Department of Education warned that there had been active and ongoing exploitation of the Ellucian Banner system.

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The CyberWire Daily Podcast EP. 389 With Guest Speaker David Brumley

ForAllSecure

The company's website was defaced with a leering Yoba face, and the attackers claimed to have stolen some 7 1/2 terabytes of data. BGR says the price tag for Pegasus is in the range of millions of dollars. Department of Education warned that there had been active and ongoing exploitation of the Ellucian Banner system.

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THE CYBERWIRE DAILY PODCAST EP. 389 WITH GUEST SPEAKER DAVID BRUMLEY

ForAllSecure

The company's website was defaced with a leering Yoba face, and the attackers claimed to have stolen some 7 1/2 terabytes of data. BGR says the price tag for Pegasus is in the range of millions of dollars. Department of Education warned that there had been active and ongoing exploitation of the Ellucian Banner system.

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