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Cybersecurity M&A Roundup for December 1-15, 2022
Glupteba Botnet Still Active Despite Google’s Disruption Efforts
An analysis conducted by OT and IoT cybersecurity firm Nozomi Networks shows that the Glupteba botnet is still active following Google’s efforts to disrupt the cybercrime operation.
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Microsoft Reclassifies Windows Flaw After IBM Researcher Proves Remote Code Execution
Microsoft has reclassified a Windows vulnerability after an IBM security researcher demonstrated that it can be exploited for remote code execution.
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Social Blade Confirms Breach After Hacker Offers to Sell User Data
Social media analytics service Social Blade has confirmed a security breach after a hacker offered to sell a database allegedly stolen from the company’s systems.
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US Charges Six in Operation Targeting 48 DDoS-for-Hire Websites
CISA Warns Veeam Backup & Replication Vulnerabilities Exploited in Attacks
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two flaws affecting Veeam’s Backup & Replication product to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.
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Security Firms Warn Microsoft of Signed Drivers Used to Kill EDR, AV Processes
Several cybersecurity firms have warned Microsoft that cybercriminals have been using signed malicious drivers to kill processes associated with antivirus (AV) and endpoint detection and response (EDR) products.
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Apple Patches Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited Against iPhones
Apple on Tuesday published 10 new advisories describing vulnerabilities affecting its products, including a zero-day that has been exploited against iPhone users.
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ICS Patch Tuesday: Siemens Fixes 80 OpenSSL, OpenSSH Flaws in Switches
Industrial giants Siemens and Schneider Electric have addressed over 140 vulnerabilities with their December 2022 Patch Tuesday updates.
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