Neither security issue requires user interaction; and one of the vulnerabilities was used to unlock a student activist’s device in an attempt to install spyware.

Threat actors have been observed distributing malicious payloads such as cryptocurrency miner and clipper malware via SourceForge, a popular software hosting service, under the guise of cracked versions of legitimate applications like Microsoft Office. “One such project, officepackage, on the main website sourceforge.net, appears harmless enough, containing Microsoft Office add-ins copied from a

Say hello to great new features and enhancements in v21.5.

The malware’s creators insist a new open source version of Neptune is for educational use by pen testers, but a raft of sophisticated backdoor and evasion capabilities says otherwise.

No-code and low-code platforms offer undeniable benefits. But when security is an afterthought, organizations risk deploying vulnerable applications that expose sensitive data and critical systems.

Security Operations Centers (SOCs) today face unprecedented alert volumes and increasingly sophisticated threats. Triaging and investigating these alerts are costly, cumbersome, and increases analyst fatigue, burnout, and attrition. While artificial intelligence has emerged as a go-to solution, the term “AI” often blurs crucial distinctions. Not all AI is built equal, especially in the SOC. Many

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has revealed a new set of cyber attacks targeting Ukrainian institutions with information-stealing malware. The activity is aimed at military formations, law enforcement agencies, and local self-government bodies, particularly those located near Ukraine’s eastern border, the agency said. The attacks involve distributing phishing emails

A recently disclosed critical security flaw impacting CrushFTP has been added by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog after reports emerged of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability is a case of authentication bypass that could permit an unauthenticated attacker to take over susceptible instances….

Google has shipped patches for 62 vulnerabilities, two of which it said have been exploited in the wild. The two high-severity vulnerabilities are listed below – CVE-2024-53150 (CVSS score: 7.8) – An out-of-bounds flaw in the USB sub-component of Kernel that could result in information disclosure CVE-2024-53197 (CVSS score: 7.8) – A privilege escalation flaw…

Secure by Design is an important step to reduce the number of vulnerabilities present originally, but is it progressing fast enough? Security experts Chris Wysopal and Jason Healey say things are improving for the better.