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Critical flaws discovered in Cacti framework

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This Cybersecurity Threat Advisory breaks down multiple critical vulnerabilities in the Cacti framework, an open-source network monitoring and fault management tool. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code and compromise network infrastructure.

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Critical GitLab bug

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 A critical vulnerability in GitLab, labeled CVE-2023-7028, is under active attack by threat actors to achieve account takeover, as reported by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

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Apple backports fix for RTKit iOS zero-day to older iPhones

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Apple has backported security patches released in March to older iPhones and iPads, fixing an iOS Kernel zero-day tagged as exploited in attacks.

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Hackers use DNS tunneling for network scanning, tracking victims

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Threat actors are using Domain Name System (DNS) tunneling to track when their targets open phishing emails and click on malicious links, and to scan networks for potential vulnerabilities.

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The Post Millennial hack leaked data impacting 26 million people

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Have I Been Pwned has added the information for 26,818,266 people whose data was leaked in a recent hack of The Post Millennial conservative news website.

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CISA: Black Basta ransomware breached over 500 orgs worldwide

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CISA and the FBI said today that Black Basta ransomware affiliates breached over 500 organizations between April 2022 and May 2024.

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Widely used modems in industrial IoT devices open to SMS attack

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Security flaws in Telit Cinterion cellular modems, widely used in sectors including industrial, healthcare, and telecommunications, could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via SMS.

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Dell API abused to steal 49 million customer records in data breach

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The threat actor behind the recent Dell data breach revealed they scraped information of 49 million customer records using an partner portal API they accessed as a fake company. 

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Ohio Lottery ransomware attack impacts over 538,000 individuals

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The Ohio Lottery is sending data breach notification letters to over 538,000 individuals affected by a cyberattack that hit the organization's systems on Christmas Eve.

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Monday.com removes "Share Update" feature abused for phishing attacks

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Project management platform Monday.com has removed its "Share Update" feature after threat actors abused it in phishing attacks. 

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RCE vulnerabilities in HPE Aruba Networking devices

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HPE Aruba Networking has disclosed that critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities are impacting multiple versions of ArubaOS. Out of the ten vulnerabilities found, four pose critical risks of unauthenticated buffer overflows in various services.

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City of Wichita shuts down IT network after ransomware attack

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The City of Wichita, Kansas, disclosed it was forced to shut down portions of its network after suffering a weekend ransomware attack.

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R Programming Vulnerability

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A critical security flaw known as CVE-2024-27322 with a CVSS score of 8.8, has been discovered within the R programming language. Attackers can craft malicious RDS files or R packages that embed arbitrary R code. 

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Android bug leaks DNS queries even when VPN kill switch is enabled

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A Mullvad VPN user has discovered that Android devices leak DNS queries when switching VPN servers even though the "Always-on VPN" feature was enabled with the "Block connections without VPN" option. 

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CISA urges software devs to weed out path traversal vulnerabilities

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CISA and the FBI urged software companies today to review their products and eliminate path traversal security vulnerabilities before shipping.

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Microsoft warns of "Dirty Stream" attack impacting Android apps

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Microsoft has highlighted a novel attack dubbed "Dirty Stream," which could allow malicious Android apps to overwrite files in another application's home directory, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution and secrets theft.

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Killware: The emerging cyberthreat

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 Given the surge of incidents within the past decade, many people are becoming familiar with ransomware and data breaches. However, a new type of cyberattack known as killware has emerged in recent years. It's now a major security issue for organizations. But what does the term "killware" actually mean? Let's take a look:

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Okta warns of "unprecedented" credential stuffing attacks on customers

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Okta warns of an "unprecedented" spike in credential stuffing attacks targeting its identity and access management solutions, with some customer accounts breached in the attacks.

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Kaiser Permanente: Data breach may impact 13.4 million patients

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Healthcare service provider Kaiser Permanente disclosed a data security incident that may impact 13.4 million people in the United States.

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FBI warns against using unlicensed crypto transfer services

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The FBI has warned today that using unlicensed cryptocurrency transfer services can result in financial loss if law enforcement takes down these platforms.

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