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A threat actor targeted security researchers with fake Windows proof-of-concept exploits that infected devices with the Cobalt Strike backdoor. Whoever is behind these attacks took advantage of recently patched Windows remote code execution vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2022-24500 and CVE-2022-26809. When Read More …
Microsoft has released an out-of-band patch to deal with an authentication issue that was introduced in the May 10 Windows update. Elizabeth Tyler, cyber security consultant on Microsoft’s Detection and Response Team, confirmed the fix to worried administrators early this Read More …
To protect our users, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) routinely hunts for 0-day vulnerabilities exploited in-the-wild. In 2021, we reported nine 0-days affecting Chrome, Android, Apple and Microsoft, leading to patches to protect users from these attacks. This blog is Read More …
Apple has released security updates to address a zero-day vulnerability that threat actors can exploit in attacks targeting Macs and Apple Watch devices. Zero-days are security flaws that the software vendor is unaware of and hasn’t yet patched. In some Read More …
Microsoft is investigating a known issue causing authentication failures for some Windows services after installing updates released during the May 2022 Patch Tuesday. This comes after Windows admins started sharing reports of some policies failing after installing this month’s security Read More …
Microsoft patched 74 security flaws in its May Patch Tuesday batch of updates. That’s seven critical bugs, 66 deemed important, and one ranked low severity. At least one of the vulnerabilities disclosed is under active attack with public exploit code, Read More …
Security researchers are warning F5 BIG-IP admins to immediately install the latest security updates after creating exploits for a recently disclosed critical CVE-2022-1388 remote code execution vulnerability. Last week, F5 disclosed a new critical remote code execution in BIG-IP networking Read More …
Cisco has released patches for a trio of bugs that hit its Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software, and could result in escaping from virtual machines, running commands as root, and leaking system data. Leading the way with a CVSS score of Read More …
F5 has released security advisories on vulnerabilities affecting multiple products, including various versions of BIG-IP. Included in the release is an advisory for CVE-2022-1388, which allows undisclosed requests to bypass the iControl REST authentication in BIG-IP. An attacker could exploit Read More …
Enterprise software giant Oracle has released its April Critical Patch Update (CPU) advisory, which includes 520 fixes for security flaws. Critical Patch Updates are collections of security fixes for Oracle products, published quarterly. This update addresses security flaws in dozens Read More …