Author: DEFENDEDGE
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Podcast: IoT Piranhas Are Swarming Industrial Controls
Enormous botnets of IoT devices are going after decades-old legacy systems that are rife in systems that control crucial infrastructure. Read more
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Apple Patches Actively Exploited Zero-Day in iOS, MacOS
Company urges iPhone, iPad and Mac users to install updates to fix a critical memory corruption flaw that can allow for attackers to take over a system. Read more
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Microsoft Rushes Fix for ‘PetitPotam’ Attack PoC
Microsoft releases mitigations for a Windows NT LAN Manager exploit that forces remote Windows systems to reveal password hashes that can be easily cracked. Read more
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Malware Makers Using ‘Exotic’ Programming Languages
Sprechen Sie Rust? Polyglot malware authors are increasingly using obscure programming languages to evade detection. Read more
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Vulnerability Summary for the Week of July 19, 2021
Original release date: July 26, 2021 High Vulnerabilities Primary Vendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source & Patch Info dlink — dir-3040_firmware A hard-coded password vulnerability exists in the Libcli Test Environment functionality of D-LINK DIR-3040 1.13B03. A specially crafted network request can lead to code execution. An attacker can send a sequence… Read more
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Ransomware in the Age of Globalization
Have you ever felt the fear of having your personal information shared in the increasingly volatile virtual space? What would you do to prevent some of this information from leaking? If you are like most people, then chances are you would be willing to pay anything you can afford to avoid embarrassment and exposure that… Read more
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Critical Jira Flaw in Atlassian Could Lead to RCE
The software-engineering platform is urging users to patch the critical flaw ASAP. Read more
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Industrial Networks Exposed Through Cloud-Based Operational Tech
Critical ICS vulnerabilities can be exploited through leading cloud-management platforms. Read more
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Microsoft Issues Windows 10 Workaround Fix for ‘SeriousSAM’ Bug
A privilege elevation bug in Windows 10 opens all systems to attackers to access data and create new accounts on systems. Read more
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Apple Issues Urgent iPhone Updates; None for Pegasus Zero-Day
Update now: The ream of bugs includes some remotely exploitable code execution flaws. Still to come: a fix for what makes iPhones easy prey for Pegasus spyware. Read more