Chome plugs its fifth emergency zero-day exploit of 2024
Man, there seem to be a lot of high-profile issues with the Chrome browser lately. Google issued an update yesterday with a security patch for an “in the wild” bug that exploits a use after…
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Hackers make millions of attempts to exploit WordPress plugin vulnerability
Getty Images Hackers are assailing websites using a prominent WordPress plugin with millions of attempts to exploit a high-severity vulnerability that allows complete takeover, researchers said. The vulnerability resides in WordPress Automatic, a plugin with…
Nation-state hackers exploit Cisco firewall 0-days to backdoor government networks
Hackers backed by a powerful nation-state have been exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities in Cisco firewalls in a five-month-long campaign that breaks into government networks around the world, researchers reported Wednesday. The attacks against Cisco’s Adaptive…
Kremlin-backed hackers exploit critical Windows vulnerability reported by the NSA
Getty Images Kremlin-backed hackers have been exploiting a critical Microsoft vulnerability for four years in attacks that targeted a vast array of organizations with a previously undocumented backdoor, the software maker disclosed Monday. When Microsoft…
Apex Legends hacker says game developers patched exploit used on streamers
Last month, a hacker wreaked havoc during an esports tournament of the popular shooter game Apex Legends, hacking two well-known streamers mid-game to make it look like they were using cheats. A month later, it…
Hackers actively exploit critical remote takeover vulnerabilities in D-Link devices
Getty Images Hackers are actively exploiting a pair of recently discovered vulnerabilities to remotely commandeer network-attached storage devices manufactured by D-Link, researchers said Monday. Roughly 92,000 devices are vulnerable to the remote takeover exploits, which…
Apple’s unfixable CPU exploit: 3 practical security takeaways
All systems can be exploited. Whether that’s a freebie giveaway or computer hardware, humans will often find the weaknesses. Back in in 2018, Intel first swallowed this bitter pill when the widespread Spectre vulnerability came…
Researchers warn high-risk ConnectWise flaw under attack is ’embarrassingly easy’ to exploit
“I can’t sugarcoat it — this shit is bad,” said Huntress’ CEO Security experts are warning that a high-risk vulnerability in a widely used remote access tool is “trivial and embarrassingly easy” to exploit, as…
As if two Ivanti vulnerabilities under exploit weren’t bad enough, now there are 3
Mass exploitation began over the weekend for yet another critical vulnerability in widely used VPN software sold by Ivanti, as hackers already targeting two previous vulnerabilities diversified, researchers said Monday. The new vulnerability, tracked as…
Apple fixes zero-day bug in Apple Vision Pro that ‘may have been exploited’
A day after reporters published their first hands-on review of Apple’s Vision Pro, the technology giant released its first security patch for the mixed reality headset to fix a vulnerability that “may have been exploited”…
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