Category: Security
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A federal court ruled that a company can be held liable for a data breach at its law firm, permitting a negligence claim against Mondelez Global LLC. This underscores the importance of thorough third-party risk management and data security measures, including evaluations, data minimization, contractual safeguards, continuous monitoring, and robust incident response.
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Ivanti has addressed high-severity vulnerabilities in its Endpoint Manager (EPM) and Endpoint Manager for Mobile (EPMM) products. The most critical is an SQL injection flaw (CVE-2024-37381) affecting the Core server of EPM 2024 flat, allowing authenticated attackers with network access to execute arbitrary code. Hotfixes and updates are available for mitigation.
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On July 1, 2024, the cybersecurity community was made aware of the ‘regreSSHion’ (CVE-2024-6387) vulnerability in OpenSSH, enabling unauthenticated remote code execution on Linux systems. A subsequent related issue, CVE-2024-6409, also poses a risk. It’s crucial to promptly update OpenSSH, adjust configurations, restrict access, and monitor SSH activity to mitigate these high-severity vulnerabilities.
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Hackers Reverse Engineer Ticketmaster Bypassing Anti-Scalping Measures on “Non-Transferable” Tickets
Scalpers are reverse-engineering ticket platforms like Ticketmaster and AXS to create and sell “non-transferable” tickets through their own systems, bypassing anti-scalping measures. They use websites or apps like Secure.Tickets and Amosa App to generate genuine tickets, prompting legal actions against them. The industry needs more secure ecosystems to prevent exploitation by scalpers.
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In today’s digital age, organizations face an ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats that demand robust security measures. To address these challenges, leveraging the Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) has become crucial for conducting comprehensive cybersecurity assessments. ACAS is a powerful suite of tools designed to help organizations identify, assess, and mitigate vulnerabilities within their networks…
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Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a critical security flaw in the RADIUS network authentication protocol, termed BlastRADIUS, which can be exploited to conduct Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks and bypass integrity checks under specific conditions. “The RADIUS protocol allows certain Access-Request messages to lack integrity or authentication checks,” stated Alan DeKok, CEO of InkBridge Networks and creator of…
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In a seemingly light-hearted tweet on July 9, 2024, Jay Phelps (@_jayphelps) pointed to a significant concern in the world of large language models (LLMs) and their input handling. His tweet, suggesting that Amazon product pages could replace ChatGPT subscriptions for AI needs, accompanied by a screenshot showing an Amazon response with a React code…
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A recent investigation by Cybernews has uncovered a staggering leak of nearly 10 billion unique passwords on a cybercrime forum, posing a significant threat to online users worldwide. The leak, described as the largest password compilation ever, was posted by a user named ‘ObamaCare’ on July 4. This user, who joined the forum in late…
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Rogue system detection is vital in cybersecurity for identifying and mitigating threats from unauthorized computer systems. It involves understanding rogue systems, their impact, detection mechanisms, benefits, and challenges. Implementing a multi-layered approach is essential for effective detection, including network access control systems, monitoring tools, handheld analyzers, and defined policies. Netizen offers advanced cybersecurity solutions and…
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Chinese state-backed hackers have exploited a newly patched zero-day vulnerability in Cisco Nexus switches, allowing them to execute arbitrary commands as root. The attackers’ custom malware facilitated remote access to compromised devices. Security measures such as regular patching, strong passwords, restricted admin access, and enhanced monitoring are recommended to mitigate such threats.
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