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Adversary in the middle (AiTM) is a phishing attack technique in which a proxy server is deployed between the victim and the website they are attempting to access. This allows for the attacker to be placed ‘in the middle’ of the victim and the target website, allowing the attacker to intercept and steal the victim’sRead more

Proof of concept (PoC) code has been released for a cross-platform exploit that can be performed on unpatched Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) software. Veeam are a data security organisation whose backup and recovery software is used as both on-premises and cloud-based data protection solutions. Security updates to patch the exploitable vulnerability were released earlierRead more

Security updates for macOS Ventura, macOS Monterey, and macOS Big Sur have been released to address the security vulnerabilities found in these systems. Four critical severity vulnerabilities are included in these updates, all with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. Not a lot of information is currently available about these flaws, as Apple doesn’t discloseRead more

A vulnerability in the Google Pixel Markup tool can be used to recover redacted and edited screenshots, leading to sensitive information disclosure. Security researchers Simon Aarons and David Buchanan who discovered the exploit for this vulnerability dubbed it the aCropalypse flaw which signifies the ability to restore cropped and edited images to their original stateRead more

A critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability is being actively exploited in unpatched Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018 and 2021. A security bulletin was released by Adobe to inform users of this actively exploited vulnerability, along with two other vulnerabilities patched in the same update, a critical severity deserialisation flaw and a memory leak path traversal vulnerability.Read more

A total of 83 vulnerabilities have been addressed in this month’s patch Tuesday security updates from Microsoft, including two zero-day flaws, and nine vulnerabilities rated as critical severity. Four of these critical severity vulnerabilities specifically affecting Windows 11, and one affecting Microsoft Office, have been included in Microsoft Defender’s default new vulnerabilities notifications sent toRead more

A zero-day flaw in FortiOS has been found to be exploited in attacks against governmental and other large organisations, resulting in file corruption and data loss. This vulnerability was only considered medium severity, with a CVSS base score of 6.5, however it has been exploited to take down multiple FortiGate firewall devices in a complexRead more

Two out-of-bounds buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been found in the TPM 2.0 system hardware used across all Windows 11 devices. A TPM (Trusted Platform Module) is a processor used for hardware-based cryptographic operations, to secure encryption keys, and protect the boot process by defending against malicious tampering. Microsoft made it a requirement for PCs toRead more

LastPass suffered two large-scale and public data breaches last year, the first in August to steal source code, and the second in November where partially encrypted password vault data and customer information was stolen. Information from the first breach was used to carry out the second attack, and a keylogger was installed on a seniorRead more

A new security update has been released for Android devices, patching a total of 60 vulnerabilities across two security patch levels, including 4 critical severity flaws. The March Android Security Bulletin lists each vulnerability, it’s type, and the severity, however detailed information about each flaw has not yet been released to allow users to applyRead more