Apple Patches Actively Exploited WebKit Zero-Day Vulnerability 

Apple has released updates for macOS, iOS and Safari and they all include a WebKit patch for a zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-23529.
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Exploitation of Oracle E-Business Suite Vulnerability Starts After PoC Publication

Critical Oracle E-Business Suite vulnerability exploited in attacks shortly after PoC is published.

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Log4j Forever Changed What (Some) Cyber Pros Think About OSS

In late 2021, the Apache Software Foundation disclosed a vulnerability that set off a panic across the global tech industry. The bug, known as Log4Shell, was found in the ubiquitous open-source logging library Log4j, and it exposed a huge swath of applications and services.  Nearly anything from popular consumer and enterprise platforms to critical infrastructure […]

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Apple Patches iPhone Zero-Day

The most recent iPhone update—to version 16.1.2—patches a zero-day vulnerability that “may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1.”

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Apple said security researchers at Google’s Threat Analysis Group, which investigates nation state-backed spyware, hacking and cyberattacks, discovered and reported the WebKit bug.

WebKit bugs are often exploited when a person visits a malicious domain in their browser (or via the in-app browser). It’s not uncommon for bad actors to find vulnerabilities that target WebKit as a way to break into the device’s operating system and the user’s private data. WebKit bugs can be “chained” to other vulnerabilities to break through multiple layers of a device’s defenses…

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S3 Ep113: Pwning the Windows kernel – the crooks who hoodwinked Microsoft [Audio + Text]

Return o’ the rookit, super-sneaky wireless spyware, credit card skimming, and patches galore. Listen and learn! Continue reading S3 Ep113: Pwning the Windows kernel – the crooks who hoodwinked Microsoft [Audio + Text]