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Cisco Uncovers New Zero-Day Exploit Amidst Decline in Hacked Devices

Nguyen Michael1 year ago09 mins

Malware & Threats: Cisco Finds Second Zero-Day as Number of Hacked Devices Apparently Drops Introduction In recent news, networking giant Cisco has discovered a second zero-day vulnerability that has been actively exploited in attacks. This discovery comes at a time when the number of hacked devices appears to be dropping. The critical flaw, tracked as…

The Truth Behind the Widespread Cisco Zero-Day Exploit: Uncovering the Malicious Lua Backdoor Scheme

Morgan Sarah1 year ago011 mins

The IT Professional’s Blueprint for Compliance Introduction With the rapid advancement of technology in the digital age, ensuring the security and privacy of data has become a paramount concern for individuals and organizations alike. As cyber threats continue to evolve and increase in sophistication, IT professionals are faced with the daunting task of aligning their…

Why the Citrix Zero-Day Exploit Calls for More Than Just Patching

Emma Thompson1 year ago06 mins

Report: Critical Vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler Under Active Attack Since August Introduction A critical security vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler, which was patched last week, has been under active attack since at least August. The bug, known as CVE-2023-4966 and rated with a CVSS score of 9.4, poses a significant threat to organizations. What makes the…

Signal Debunks Zero-Day Exploit Claims

Emma Thompson1 year ago08 mins

Signal Pours Cold Water on Zero-Day Exploit Rumors Rumors of a Zero-Day Exploit in Signal‘s Encrypted Chat App Privacy-focused messaging firm Signal is dispelling rumors of a zero-day exploit in its popular encrypted chat app. The rumors began circulating over the weekend, claiming that a “generate link preview” feature could be exploited to gain full…

The Urgent Patch That Protects Against Confluence Zero-Day Exploit

Morgan Sarah1 year ago09 mins

Atlassian Ships Urgent Patch for Exploited Confluence Zero-Day In a recent security advisory, Atlassian, the Australian business software maker, disclosed a major security flaw in its Confluence Data Center and Server products, warning that the vulnerability has already been exploited in the wild as a zero-day attack. The company confirmed that a small number of…

Google Chrome Vulnerability Discovers Another Zero-Day Exploit Linked to Surveillance Activities

Patel Maya1 year ago011 mins

Google Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Used for Spyware Attacks Overview Google has recently fixed a zero-day vulnerability in its Chrome browser that had been actively exploited by a commercial surveillance vendor. This is the third zero-day bug related to spying activity that Google has disclosed in recent days. The vulnerability, labeled CVE-2023-5217, is a buffer overflow…

The Rising Threat: A Deep Dive into the Citrix Zero-Day Exploit Targeting Critical Infrastructure

Reynolds Alex2 years ago010 mins

Vulnerability Exploited Against Critical Infrastructure Organization Background The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has recently disclosed that a new zero-day vulnerability in Citrix, tracked as CVE-2023-3519, has been exploited against a critical infrastructure organization. While the agency has not attributed the attack to any known threat actor, it has shared tactics, techniques, and…

Rampant Cyber Espionage: Chinese Hackers Target Guest VMs through ESXi Zero-Day Exploit

Nguyen Michael2 years ago07 mins

Chinese Hackers Exploit Zero-Day Flaw in VMware ESXi Technology A Chinese cyber-espionage group called UNC3886, which has been previously spotted targeting VMware ESXi hosts, has been exploiting a zero-day authentication bypass flaw in the virtualization technology to execute privileged commands on the guest virtual machines (VMs). The vulnerability was discovered by researchers from Mandiant, who…

The Continuing Threat of Chinese Cyberspies: Latest Exploit Targets VMware ESXi Zero-Day

Emma Thompson2 years ago06 mins

Cyberespionage Group Exploits Zero-Day Vulnerability in VMware ESXi Chinese cyberespionage group UNC3886 has been caught exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in VMware ESXi for privilege escalation purposes, according to the cybersecurity firm, Mandiant. The group has been installing backdoors on ESXi hypervisors to gain command execution, reverse shell capabilities, and file manipulation. Using malicious vSphere Installation…

“Barracuda’s Blind Spot: A Zero-Day Exploit That Went Undetected for Months”

Emma Thompson2 years ago07 mins

Barracuda Zero-Day Flaw Exploited for Months before Discovery The zero-day vulnerability tracking as CVE-2023-2868, which affected Barracuda Networks’ email security appliances, remained exploited for several months before Barracuda became aware of the attacks. The security flaw allowed cybercriminals to deliver malware and access valuable data from organizations. It affected Email Security Gateway appliances running versions…