Tor Browser and Firefox users should update to fix actively exploited vulnerability

Mozilla has announced a security fix for its Firefox browser which also impacts the closely related Tor Browser. The new version fixes one critical security vulnerability which is reportedly under active exploitation. To address the flaw, both Mozilla and Tor Read More …

Exploited Vulnerability in Multiple Fortinet Products

Fortinet has released a security advisory to address a critical vulnerability in the FortiOS fgfmd daemon. CVE-2024-23113 is a ‘use of externally-controlled format string’ vulnerability with a CVSSv3 score of 9.8. A remote unauthenticated attacker could send specially crafted requests Read More …

Malware exploits braille characters to breach Windows security flaws

The Windows operating system (OS) had a vulnerability that allowed people to hide a file’s true extension, which hackers were able to use and distribute files that looked like .PDF documents, but were in fact weaponized .HTA files. In the Read More …

New Windows Cyber Attacks Confirmed – CISA Says Update By September 3

Microsoft has released the monthly round of Patch Tuesday security updates, with fixes for a total of 90 vulnerabilities across the Windows ecosystem. Of these, the Microsoft Security Response Center warns that five Windows vulnerabilities have confirmed and active cyber Read More …

July Patch Tuesday Unleashes a Torrent of Updates

With the information security industry’s two largest conferences (Black Hat Briefings and Def Con) set to happen in less than a month, Microsoft pulled out all the stops and, for July, nearly tripled the number of patches they released in Read More …

High-Risk Path Traversal in SolarWinds Serv-U

The SonicWall Capture Labs threat research team became aware of a path traversal vulnerability in SolarWinds Serv-U, assessed its impact and developed mitigation measures. Serv-U server is a solution that provides a secure file transfer facility and control inside and Read More …

Progress Software Releases Critical Security Updates for MOVEit Transfer and MOVEit Gateway

Progress (formerly Ipswitch) has released a security update for two critical vulnerabilities found in the SFTP module of the MOVEit Transfer (CVE-2024-5806) and MOVEit Gateway (CVE-2024-5805) applications. MOVEit is a managed secure file transfer tool. The improper authentication vulnerability known Read More …