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Audio-visual data offers invaluable insights into human behavior and communication but raises significant privacy concerns, which proposes MaskAnyone, a toolkit for de-identifying individuals in audio-visual data while preserving data utility.  By combining face-swapping, auditory masking, and real-time bulk processing, MaskAnyone addresses the ethical and legal challenges associated with human subject data. The toolkit is designed […]

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The threat actors often exploit fake websites to trick users into revealing their personal data. Not only that, but these fake websites are also used to distribute malware, steal identities, and facilitate phishing attacks. Cybersecurity researchers at SonicWall discovered a deceptive WinRar lookalike website that employs typosquatting to distribute malware.  This initial infection triggers the […]

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A critical vulnerability in Cisco’s Smart Software Manager On-Prem (SSM On-Prem) has surfaced, allowing unauthenticated, remote attackers to change user passwords, including those of administrative users. This flaw, rooted in improperly implementing the password-change process, has raised significant security concerns among Cisco users and IT professionals worldwide. CVE-2024-20419 – Vulnerability Details The vulnerability enables attackers […]

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The United States has intensified its efforts to combat cyber threats by offering a substantial reward for information leading to identifying or locating individuals involved in malicious cyber activities against U.S. critical infrastructure. The move comes as part of a broader strategy to counter cyber threats from foreign entities. Reward for Justice Program According to […]

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Three potential vulnerabilities in Secure Encrypted Virtualization – Secure Nested Paging (SEV-SNP) could allow an attacker to read or corrupt the memory of a guest VM. To establish an isolated execution environment, (SEV-SNP) adds robust memory integrity protection to prevent malicious hypervisor-based attacks, including data replay, memory remapping, and more. AMD fixes multiple memory flaws […]

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Security researchers have uncovered vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) dubbed “UnOAuthorized,” which could allow unauthorized actions beyond expected controls. The findings, centered on the OAuth 2.0 scope permissions, could have enabled attackers to elevate privileges and persist within Microsoft environments. The most alarming discovery involved the ability to add and remove […]

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Akamai Technologies effectively countered one of the most extensive and advanced distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks it has faced to date. The attack, targeting a major financial services company in Israel, lasted for nearly 24 hours and resulted in Akamai blocking approximately 419 terabytes of malicious traffic. The DDoS campaign began at 8:05 UTC on July […]

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Researchers at Oligo Security have discovered an 18-year-old critical vulnerability, dubbed “0.0.0.0 Day,” that affects all major web browsers, including Chromium, Firefox, and Safari. This vulnerability allows malicious websites to bypass browser security and interact with services running on an organization’s local network, potentially leading to unauthorized access and remote code execution on local services […]

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Cisco has disclosed multiple critical vulnerabilities affecting its Small Business SPA300 and SPA500 Series IP Phones, potentially allowing attackers to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges or cause denial of service conditions. The flaws, which have been assigned CVE identifiers CVE-2024-20450, CVE-2024-20451, CVE-2024-20452, CVE-2024-20453, and CVE-2024-20454, exist in the web-based management interface of these devices. […]

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A pair of security vulnerabilities have been discovered in Jenkins, a popular open-source automation server, that could allow attackers to read arbitrary files from the Jenkins controller file system and potentially lead to remote code execution (RCE). Jenkins is a popular open-source automation server that automates the software development lifecycle, including building, testing, and deploying […]

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A group of cybersecurity researchers at CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security recently identified three major security vulnerabilities in five commercial RISC-V CPUs, including GhostWrite, which allows an attacker to write arbitrary data from unprivileged states into any physical memory location. GhostWrite is an unprivileged instruction sequence that allows attackers to write to chosen physical […]

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Every software and operating system vendor has been implementing security measures to protect their products. This is because threat actors require a lot of time to find a zero-day but less time to find a readily available exploit for vulnerable software. This led them to the thought that they should Downgrade the latest versions to […]

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In one of the largest data breaches in history, the personal information of nearly 3 billion individuals has been stolen from National Public Data, a background check and fraud prevention service provider. The breach, which came to light through a class action lawsuit filed in Florida, has sent shockwaves through the cybersecurity community and raised […]

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Attackers, including nation-state actors, increasingly leverage legitimate cloud services for espionage operations, exploiting their low-profile and cost-effective nature.  The services, such as Microsoft OneDrive and Google Drive, evade detection by masquerading as trusted entities, thereby enabling covert data exfiltration and tool development.  Researchers discovered a novel Go-based backdoor, GoGra, deployed against a South Asian media […]

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A critical vulnerability, designated as CVE-2024-42219, has been identified in 1Password 8 for Mac. This flaw allows malicious actors to exfiltrate vault items by bypassing the app’s platform security protections. Robinhood’s Red Team responsibly disclosed the issue following an independent security assessment of 1Password for Mac. CVE-2024-42219 – The Vulnerability The vulnerability affects the inter-process […]

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A newly surfaced cybercampaign targeting Israeli users has thrust the sophisticated RHADAMANTHYS information stealer into the spotlight. Originating from Russian-speaking cybercriminals and offered as a Malware-as-a-Service, RHADAMANTHYS excels at data exfiltration.  Recent samples and in-depth analysis reveal a complex infection chain and extensive payload capabilities, highlighting the evolving threat landscape and underscoring the need for […]

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The Apache CloudStack project has announced the release of long-term support (LTS) security updates, versions 4.18.2.3 and 4.19.1.1, which address two critical vulnerabilities, CVE-2024-42062 and CVE-2024-42222. These vulnerabilities pose significant risks to the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of CloudStack-managed infrastructure. CVE-2024-42062: User Key Exposure to Domain Admins CVE-2024-42062 is a critical vulnerability that affects Apache […]

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Mozilla has released Firefox 129, addressing multiple high-severity vulnerabilities. These patches are critical for enhancing the browser’s security and protecting users from potential exploits. Detailed Vulnerability Table The latest Firefox update patches several critical vulnerabilities, each significantly impacting user security. Below is a summary of the most notable issues: How to Build a Security Framework […]

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Phishing is the most effective method for an attacker to infiltrate an organization. Several attack methods and techniques are available for an attacker to send a phishing email. On the other hand, email clients such as Outlook or Gmail also have security measures to warn users whenever they receive an unknown email. One such security […]

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Kibana, a popular open-source data visualization and exploration tool, has identified a critical security flaw that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-37287, has a CVSSv3 severity rating of 9.9, indicating its critical nature. CVE-2024-37287 – Vulnerability Details The flaw arises from a prototype pollution vulnerability that can be exploited […]

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