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Zerodium Spikes Payout for Zero-Click Outlook Zero-Days
The sweetened deal came on the same day that Trustwave SpiderLabs published a new way to bypass Outlook security to deliver malicious links to victims. Read more
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FBI Releases PIN on Iranian Cyber Group Emennet Pasargad
Original release date: January 27, 2022 The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released a Private Industry Notification (PIN) that provides a historical overview of Iran-based cyber company Emennet Pasargad’s tactics, techniques, and procedures to enable readers to identify and defend against the group’s malicious cyber activities. CISA encourages users and administrators to review FBI… Read more
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Apple Fixes 2 Zero-Day Security Bugs, One Exploited in the Wild
iOS 15.3 & iPadOS 15.3 fix the Safari browser flaw that could have spilled users’ browsing data, plus a zero day IOMobileFrameBuffer bug exploited in the wild. Read more
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New Year, New Threats: 4 Tips to Activate Your Best Cyber-Defense
Need a blueprint for architecting a formidable cyber-defense? Kerry Mandiant, senior director at Mandiant, shares hers in this detailed breakdown. Read more
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Linux Bug in All Major Distros: ‘An Attacker’s Dream Come True’
The 12-year-old flaw in the sudo-like polkit’s pkexec tool, found in all major Linux distributions, is likely to be exploited in the wild within days. Read more
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Segway Hit by Magecart Attack Hiding in a Favicon
Visitors who shopped on the company’s eCommerce website in January will likely find their payment-card data heisted, researchers warned. Read more
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New MacOS Malware ‘DazzleSpy’ Used in Watering-Hole Attacks
A pro-democracy Hong Kong site was used to launch watering-hole attacks that planted a powerful macOS backdoor that researchers dubbed DazzleSpy. Read more
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AdSanity, AccessPress Plugins Open Scads of WordPress Sites to Takeover
A critical security bug and a months-long, ongoing supply-chain attack spell trouble for WordPress users. Read more
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Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 17, 2022
Original release date: January 24, 2022 High Vulnerabilities Primary Vendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source & Patch Info adobe — acrobat_dc Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of Format event actions that could result in… Read more
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Linux Servers at Risk of RCE Due to Critical CWP Bugs
The two flaws in Control Web Panel – a popular web hosting management software used by 200K+ servers – allow code execution as root on Linux servers. Read more