Hacktivist Attacks Show Ease of Hacking Industrial Control Systems

Hacktivists might not know a lot about industrial control systems (ICS), but they’re well aware of the potential implications of these devices getting compromised. That is why some groups have been targeting these systems — which are often unprotected … Continue reading Hacktivist Attacks Show Ease of Hacking Industrial Control Systems

Microsoft Issues Out-of-Band Patch for Flaw Allowing Lateral Movement, Ransomware Attacks

Microsoft this week released an out-of-band security update for its Endpoint Configuration Manager solution to patch a vulnerability that could be useful to malicious actors for moving around in a targeted organization’s network.
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Twitter Logs Out Some Users Due to Security Issue Related to Password Resets

Twitter said on Wednesday that some users have been logged out of their active sessions in response to a bug that posed a security risk.
The issue was related to password resets — when users reset their password, their active sessions on Android and iO… Continue reading Twitter Logs Out Some Users Due to Security Issue Related to Password Resets

15-Year-Old Python Vulnerability Present in 350,000 Projects Resurrected

Researchers at threat detection and response company Trellix have resurrected a 15-year-old Python vulnerability, showing that it’s more serious than initially believed and that it could affect hundreds of thousands of applications.
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