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Netgear broadband router vulnerable to remote compromise

A new report from Microsoft’s security research team details how the Netgear DGN-2200 broadband router can be compromised remotely, allowing attackers access to the internal network. Microsoft’s 365 Defender Research Team has published a detailed report that explains the flaws they discovered in the firmware of the Netgear DGN-2200v1 ADSL router, that enables a remote […]

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Critical PrintNightmare vulnerability exposes Domain controllers

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Code demonstrating how to exploit an 0day vulnerability in the Windows Print Spooler was accidentally published on GitHub this week. This remote code execution vulnerability can be exploited to take control of a fully patched Windows Domain Controller. In the June 2021 Patch bundle, Microsoft delivered a fix for CVE-2021-1675, an elevation of privilege and

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How Poor Library Hygiene Compromises your Application Security

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Modern software development makes extensive use of open-source libraries that save development time and money. However, 79% of developers fail to keep those libraries up to date leaving their code vulnerable to newly discovered flaws and vulnerabilities. A new report from testing firm Veracode reveals some worrying trends that Security Managers should discuss with their

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iOS WiFi crashes with malicious hotspot name

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iPhone users should beware after a bug is disclosed that can disable the WiFi system simply by connecting to a hotspot with a specially crafted name. The bug in iOS results from a poorly sanitised input string (Improper Input Validation) and in this case it was a failure to remove escape sequences from the input.

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Ransomware is key cyber threat to UK businesses

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The CEO of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, part of GCHQ, says that the main threat facing UK businesses and consumers is ransomware coming from cyber criminals. This week Lindy Cameron delivered the Annual Security Lecture to the Royal United Services Institute where she stated that: For most UK citizens and businesses, and indeed

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Google Chrome 0Day RCE Fixed

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Google is rolling out a new version of their Chrome web browser that fixes a remote code execution vulnerability that is under attack in the wild – the seventh zero day in Chrome so far this year. The new version of Chrome (91.0.4472.114) on Linux, Windows, and Mac resolves four high severity vulnerabilities including CVE-2021-30554

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Windows Containers and Kubernetes under attack

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Microsoft has warned that Kubernetes clusters are being targeted in a cryptomining attack while Palo Alto Networks has identified the first malware that targets Windows Containers – in order to compromise the Kubernetes clusters that host them. Cryptomining on Kubernetes Kubeflow is a popular framework for deploying Machine Learning workloads in a Kubernetes environment. Microsoft

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June Patch Tuesday and Vulnerability Roundup

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The June security updates include 7 zero-day exploits fixed in Microsoft code, 5 high-severity bugs in Intel BIOS firmware and Security Library, and 21 critical vulnerabilities fixed in Adobe products. Microsoft Updates The June 2021 security updates from Microsoft resolves 7 zero-day vulnerabilities- six of them known to be exploited in the wild – and

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HPE patches RCE 0day in SIM software

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise has released a patch to fix a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows version of their System Insight Manager. The bug in the Federated Search and CMS Configuration (CVE-2020-7200) feature of version 7.6.x of HPE SIM, has a critical CVSS score of 9.8. According to the security advisory from HPE,

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Worlds largest beef supplier hit by ransomware

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The world’s largest meat producer had to shut down operations in the USA and Australia for several days after a cyberattack at the weekend. JBS Foods operates in 190 countries with 245,000 employees. According to a company statement: On Sunday, May 30, JBS USA determined that it was the target of an organized cybersecurity attack,

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Netgear broadband router vulnerable to remote compromise

Critical PrintNightmare vulnerability exposes Domain controllers

How Poor Library Hygiene Compromises your Application Security

iOS WiFi crashes with malicious hotspot name

Ransomware is key cyber threat to UK businesses

Google Chrome 0Day RCE Fixed

Windows Containers and Kubernetes under attack

June Patch Tuesday and Vulnerability Roundup

HPE patches RCE 0day in SIM software

Worlds largest beef supplier hit by ransomware

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