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Cybersecurity Alert: Citrix Urges Patching While Researchers Release Exploit

Morgan Sarah1 year ago08 mins

Critical Citrix NetScaler Vulnerability Exposes Users to Exploitation This week, Citrix customers have been grappling with a high-profile security vulnerability affecting their NetScaler application delivery controller (ADC) and Gateway products. On September 23, Citrix released an urgent patch for CVE-2023-4966, a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability. Unfortunately, this critical security update comes alongside the release of…

Egyptian Opposition Leader Under Attack: Targeted by Spyware, Researchers Reveal

Reynolds Alex1 year ago08 mins

Leading Egyptian Opposition Politician Targeted with Spyware, Researchers Find Introduction In a concerning development, security researchers have discovered that a leading Egyptian opposition politician, Ahmed Altantawy, was targeted with spyware multiple times after announcing his presidential bid. The researchers believe that Egyptian authorities were likely behind these attempted hacks. The discovery of this malware has…

Beware: Researchers Sound Alarm on Privacy-Invasive Chrome Extensions

Patel Maya1 year ago07 mins

Researchers Issue Warning over Chrome Extensions that Access Private Data Introduction Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-M) have discovered that Google Chrome browser extensions pose a significant threat to users’ private data. These extensions can easily tap into sensitive information such as social security numbers, passwords, and banking details. The researchers also found vulnerabilities…

The Battle Royale: Security Researchers Challenge AI in an Epic Hacker Showdown at DEF CON

Reynolds Alex1 year ago01 mins

[object Object] Cybersecurity–wordpress,security,researchers,AI,hacker,showdown,DEFCON > The image is for illustrative purposes only and does not depict the actual situation. You might want to read ! Intel Tackles the Challenges of 80 Firmware and Software Vulnerabilities Cybersecurity Fail: U.K. Electoral Commission’s Breach Puts 40 Million Britons’ Voter Data at Risk Interpol Takes Down Phishing-as-a-Service Platform ’16Shop,’ Resulting…

Replying to the question: “Planting ideas in a computer’s head: Researchers find new attack on AMD computer chips” Title: Unleashing the Mindscape: Unveiling a Novel Attack on AMD Computer Chips

Nguyen Michael1 year ago09 mins

Planting ideas in a computer’s head: Researchers find new attack on AMD computer chips Introduction In a world that often feels like science fiction is becoming reality, researchers at ETH Zurich have achieved something akin to planting ideas in a computer’s head. In a paper published at the USENIX Security 2023 conference, Kaveh Razavi and…

Unveiling the Vulnerability: Researchers Create Exploit Code for Critical Fortinet VPN Bug

Emma Thompson2 years ago07 mins

Exploit Code for Critical Fortinet VPN Vulnerability Highlights Internet Security Concerns Introduction Researchers at Bishop Fox have developed exploit code for a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Fortinet‘s FortiGate SSL VPNs. Despite Fortinet disclosing and patching the flaw in June 2023, an estimated 340,000 unpatched devices remain vulnerable to attack. The severity of…

Revolutionizing Cybersecurity Assessment: Researchers Unveil Innovative Evaluation Framework

Emma Thompson2 years ago08 mins

Researchers Devise New Way to Evaluate Cybersecurity Methods Advancements in Evaluating Obfuscation Schemes to Protect Against Side-Channel Attacks By In an increasingly interconnected world, cybersecurity remains a critical concern. As technology advances, so do the methods used by attackers to compromise sensitive information. To combat this, engineers and scientists are constantly striving to develop and…

Easily Exploitable Spoofing Bug in Visual Studio Raises Alarm among Researchers

Patel Maya2 years ago06 mins

Security Researchers Warn About Spoofing Bug in Microsoft Visual Studio Installer Security researchers from Varonis have discovered a spoofing vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio installer that enables cyberattackers to create and distribute malicious extensions to application developers, posing as legitimate software publishers. The bug provides attackers with the ability to infiltrate development environments, take control,…

Researchers Criticize PyPI’s 2FA Requirements as Inadequate

Morgan Sarah2 years ago09 mins

Python’s PyPI Requires 2FA for All Users by 2023 The official open source code repository for the Python programming language, the Python Package Index (PyPI), has announced that all user accounts will require two-factor authentication (2FA) by the end of 2023. This security move is expected to prevent cyber attackers from compromising maintainer accounts and…

Year-long Cyber Campaign Unveils Sophisticated Backdoor and Custom Implant, Find Researchers.

Reynolds Alex2 years ago05 mins

Internet Security: The Need for Efficient and Effective Network Security Platforms As our reliance on technology continues to grow, so does the need for strong and effective network security. The increase in cyber-attacks and data breaches has prompted businesses and individuals alike to prioritize their online security measures. But with the growing number of threats…