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SonicWall Issues Critical Patch for Firewall Vulnerability Allowing Unauthorized Access

SonicWall Issues Critical Patch for Firewall Vulnerability Allowing Unauthorized Access

Aug 26, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Enterprise Security SonicWall has released security updates to address a critical flaw impacting its firewalls that, if successfully exploited, could grant malicious actors unauthorized access to the devices. The vulnerability,… 

Dutch Regulator Fines Uber €290 Million for GDPR Violations in Data Transfers to U.S.

Dutch Regulator Fines Uber €290 Million for GDPR Violations in Data Transfers to U.S.

Aug 26, 2024Ravie LakshmananGDPR / Data Protection The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has fined Uber a record €290 million ($324 million) for allegedly failing to comply with European Union (E.U.) data protection standards when… 

Researchers Identify Over 20 Supply Chain Vulnerabilities in MLOps Platforms

Researchers Identify Over 20 Supply Chain Vulnerabilities in MLOps Platforms

Cybersecurity researchers are warning about the security risks in the machine learning (ML) software supply chain following the discovery of more than 20 vulnerabilities that could be exploited to target MLOps platforms. These vulnerabilities, which… 

Critical Flaws in Traccar GPS System Expose Users to Remote Attacks

Critical Flaws in Traccar GPS System Expose Users to Remote Attacks

Aug 26, 2024Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Vulnerability Two security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the open-source Traccar GPS tracking system that could be potentially exploited by unauthenticated attackers to achieve remote code execution under certain… 

New Android Malware NGate Steals NFC Data to Clone Contactless Payment Cards

New Android Malware NGate Steals NFC Data to Clone Contactless Payment Cards

Aug 26, 2024Ravie LakshmananFinancial Fraud / Mobile Security Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered new Android malware that can relay victims’ contactless payment data from physical credit and debit cards to an attacker-controlled device with the goal… 

Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Arrested in France for Content Moderation Failures

Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Arrested in France for Content Moderation Failures

Aug 25, 2024Ravie LakshmananLaw Enforcement / Digital Privacy Pavel Durov, founder and chief executive of the popular messaging app Telegram, was arrested in France on Saturday, according to French television network TF1. Durov is believed… 

New Linux Malware ‘sedexp’ Hides Credit Card Skimmers Using Udev Rules

New Linux Malware ‘sedexp’ Hides Credit Card Skimmers Using Udev Rules

Aug 25, 2024Ravie LakshmananFinancial Fraud / Cybercrime Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new stealthy piece of Linux malware that leverages an unconventional technique to achieve persistence on infected systems and hide credit card skimmer code.… 

CISA Urges Federal Agencies to Patch Versa Director Vulnerability by September

CISA Urges Federal Agencies to Patch Versa Director Vulnerability by September

Aug 24, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Government Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has placed a security flaw impacting Versa Director to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog based on evidence of active… 

Meta Exposes Iranian Hacker Group Targeting Global Political Figures on WhatsApp

Meta Exposes Iranian Hacker Group Targeting Global Political Figures on WhatsApp

Aug 24, 2024Ravie LakshmananElection Security / Threat Intelligence Meta Platforms on Friday became the latest company after Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI to expose the activities of an Iranian state-sponsored threat actor, who it said used…