Researchers reveal exploitable flaws in corporate VPN clients

Researchers have discovered vulnerabilities in the update process of Palo Alto Networks (CVE-2024-5921) and SonicWall (CVE-2024-29014) corporate VPN clients that could be exploited to remotely execute code on users’ devices. CVE-2024-5921 CVE-202… Continue reading Researchers reveal exploitable flaws in corporate VPN clients→

Black Friday shoppers targeted with thousands of fraudulent online stores

Building fake, fraudulent online stores has never been easier: fraudsters are registering domain names for a pittance, using the SHOPYY e-commerce platform to build the websites, and leveraging large language models (LLMs) to rewrite existing product l… Continue reading Black Friday shoppers targeted with thousands of fraudulent online stores→

RomCom hackers chained Firefox and Windows zero-days to deliver backdoor

Russia-aligned APT group RomCom was behind attacks that leveraged CVE-2024-9680, a remote code execution flaw in Firefox, and CVE-2024-49039, an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Task Scheduler, as zero-days earlier this year. “Chai… Continue reading RomCom hackers chained Firefox and Windows zero-days to deliver backdoor→

Faraway Russian hackers breached US organization via Wi-Fi

Forest Blizzard, a threat group associated with Russia’s GRU military intelligence service, repeatedly breached a US-based organization via compromised computer systems of nearby firms, which they leveraged to authenticate to the target’s e… Continue reading Faraway Russian hackers breached US organization via Wi-Fi→

Microsoft asks Windows Insiders to try out the controversial Recall feature

Participants of the Windows Insider Program that have a Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PC can now try out Recall, the infamous snapshot-taking, AI-powered feature that was met with much criticism when it was unveiled earlier this year. “We … Continue reading Microsoft asks Windows Insiders to try out the controversial Recall feature→

Active network of North Korean IT front companies exposed

An analysis of the websites belonging to companies that served as a front for getting North Korean IT workers remote jobs with businesses worldwide has revealed an active network of such companies originating in China. Unearthing North Korean IT front … Continue reading Active network of North Korean IT front companies exposed→

2,000 Palo Alto Networks devices compromised in latest attacks

Attackers have compromised around 2,000 Palo Alto Networks firewalls by leveraging the two recently patched zero-days (CVE-2024-0012 and CVE-2024-9474), Shadowserver Foundation’s internet-wide scanning has revealed. Compromised devices are predom… Continue reading 2,000 Palo Alto Networks devices compromised in latest attacks→

GitHub Secure Open Source Fund: Project maintainers, apply now!

GitHub is calling on maintainers of open source projects to apply for the newly opened Secure Open Source Fund, to get funding and knowledge to improve the security and sustainability of their software. The program is funded by companies (AmEx Chaingua… Continue reading GitHub Secure Open Source Fund: Project maintainers, apply now!→

Apple fixes 2 zero-days exploited to breach macOS systems (CVE-2024-44309, CVE-2024-44308)

Apple has released emergency security updates for macOS Sequoia that fix two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-44309, CVE-2024-44308) that “may have been actively exploited on Intel-based Mac systems”. About CVE-2024-44309 and CVE-2024-443… Continue reading Apple fixes 2 zero-days exploited to breach macOS systems (CVE-2024-44309, CVE-2024-44308)→

Microsoft announces new and improved Windows 11 security features

Microsoft has implemented some and is working on delivering several other security-related features and improvements for Windows 11. Administrator protection will allow users to make system changes on their PCs without having administrator rights (that… Continue reading Microsoft announces new and improved Windows 11 security features→