Progress fixes critical RCE flaw in Telerik Report Server, upgrade ASAP! (CVE-2024-6327)

Progress Software has fixed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-6327) in its Telerik Report Server solution and is urging users to upgrade as soon as possible. About CVE-2024-6327 (and CVE-2024-6096) Telerik Report Server is an enterprise solution for s… Continue reading Progress fixes critical RCE flaw in Telerik Report Server, upgrade ASAP! (CVE-2024-6327)

Docker fixes critical auth bypass flaw, again (CVE-2024-41110)

A critical-severity Docker Engine vulnerability (CVE-2024-41110) may be exploited by attackers to bypass authorization plugins (AuthZ) via specially crafted API request, allowing them to perform unauthorized actions, including privilege escalation. Abo… Continue reading Docker fixes critical auth bypass flaw, again (CVE-2024-41110)

Network of ghost GitHub accounts successfully distributes malware

Check Point researchers have unearthed an extensive network of GitHub accounts that they believe provides malware and phishing link Distribution-as-a-Service. Set up and operated by a threat group the researchers dubbed as Stargazer Goblin, the “… Continue reading Network of ghost GitHub accounts successfully distributes malware

CrowdStrike blames buggy testing software for disastrous update

A bug in the Content Validator – a software element CrowdStrike relies on for testing and validating Rapid Response Content updates for its Falcon Sensors – is (partly) why the faulty update wasn’t caught in time, the company said. In… Continue reading CrowdStrike blames buggy testing software for disastrous update

The changes in the cyber threat landscape in the last 12 months

When it comes to the cyber threat landscape, change is the only constant: the inevitable interplay between cybercriminals and law enforcement agencies makes it inevitable. Europol’s recently released Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IO… Continue reading The changes in the cyber threat landscape in the last 12 months

Microsoft releases tool to speed up recovery of systems borked by CrowdStrike update

By now, most people are aware of – or have been personally affected by – the largest IT outage the world have ever witnessed, courtesy of a defective update for Crowdstrike Falcon Sensors that threw Windows hosts into a blue-screen-of-death… Continue reading Microsoft releases tool to speed up recovery of systems borked by CrowdStrike update

Update: Worldwide IT outage due to buggy Crowdstrike update

The world is 16+ hours into what looks like the biggest IT outage in history, triggered by a defective update for Crowdstrike endpoint security software for Windows machines. The price of both Crowdstrike’s and Microsoft’s shares has tumble… Continue reading Update: Worldwide IT outage due to buggy Crowdstrike update

Faulty CrowdStrike update takes out Windows machines worldwide

Houndreds of housands and possibly millions of Windows computers and servers worldwide have been made inoperable by a faulty update of Crowdstrike Falcon Sensors, and the outage affected transport, broadcast, financial, retail and other organizations i… Continue reading Faulty CrowdStrike update takes out Windows machines worldwide

Critical Splunk flaw can be exploited to grab passwords (CVE-2024-36991)

A recently fixed vulnerability (CVE-2024-36991) affecting Splunk Enterprise on Windows “is more severe than it initially appeared,” according to SonicWall’s threat researchers. Several PoC exploits have been published, including one b… Continue reading Critical Splunk flaw can be exploited to grab passwords (CVE-2024-36991)

FIN7 sells improved EDR killer tool

The cybercrime-focused enterprise known as FIN7 (aka the Carbanak group) has come up with yet another trick to assure the effectiveness of its “EDR killer” tool, dubbed AvNeutralizer (i.e., AuKill) by researchers. By leveraging Windows&#821… Continue reading FIN7 sells improved EDR killer tool