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AUGUST 14, 2024

Patch Tuesday security updates for August 2024 addressed 90 vulnerabilities in Microsoft products including Windows and Windows Components; Office and Office Components; NET and Visual Studio; Azure; Co-Pilot; Microsoft Dynamics; Teams; and Secure Boot and others, bringing the total to 102 when including third-party bugs.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for September 2024 addressed 79 flaws, including four actively exploited zero-day flaws. CVE-2024-38217 – Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability. CVE-2024-38226 – Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Artificial intelligence enhances data security by identifying risks and protecting sensitive cloud data, helping organizations stay ahead of evolving threats. With over 90% of enterprises storing at least some of their data in the cloud, AIs ability to enhance security across complex, distributed environments is more vital than ever.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Canada ordered ByteDance to shut down TikTok operations over security concerns but did not issue a full ban on the platform. The government is taking action to address the specific national security risks related to ByteDance Ltd.’s The Canadian government ordered ByteDance to wind up TikTok Technology Canada, Inc.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Adobe Patch Tuesday security updates addressed multiple vulnerabilities in its products, including critical flaws that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on Windows and macOS systems. Adobe addressed tens of vulnerabilities, including critical issues that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on Windows and macOS.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

To protect against attacks like Credential Flusher, it is essential to adopt a series of security measures: Use updated antivirus software: Ensure that your security software is always up to date to detect and block the latest threats. He is also the author of the book “La Gestione della Cyber Security nella Pubblica Amministrazione”.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Belgian authorities are investigating Chinese hackers for breaching its State Security Service (VSSE), stealing 10% of emails from 2021 to May 2023. The Belgian federal prosecutor’s office is probing a possible security breach on its State Security Service (VSSE) by China-linked threat actors. ” reported Reuters.

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JULY 25, 2024

The CVE-2024-21412 is an Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker can trigger the flaw by sending the victim a specially crafted file that is designed to bypass displayed security checks. The attacker has to trick the victims into clicking the file link. with booby-trapped files.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

A spokesperson for Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) confirmed that Kimsuky (aka APT43 ) is conducting a broader cyber campaign targeting Germany. The server hosted realistic, German-language login pages mimicking Telekom and GMX, likely aiming to steal login credentials from German users.

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JUNE 19, 2024

Google has issued a Chrome 126 security update, addressing six vulnerabilities, including a flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-6100 which was demonstrated during the SSD Secure Disclosure’s TyphoonPWN 2024. TyphoonPWN is a live hacking competition held annually at TyphoonCon, an Offensive Security Conference in Seoul, South Korea.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

ESET addressed two local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in security products for Windows and macOS operating systems. Cybersecurity firm ESET released security patches for two local privilege escalation vulnerabilities impacting Windows and macOS products. The company released Cyber Security version 7.5.74.0

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

According to the Wall Street Journal, which reported the news exclusively, the security breach poses a major national security risk. The WSJ states that the compromise remained undisclosed due to possible impact on national security. Experts believe that threat actors are aimed at gathering intelligence.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Apple iOS supports a new feature that reboots locked devices after extended inactivity, aiming to enhance data security for users. Apple ‘quietly’ implemented a new security feature that automatically reboots a locked device if it has not been used for several days. at the end of October. reported 404 Media.

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

kzoldyck, the Threat Actor behind the alleged Interbank breach/leak posted the following on BreachForums [link] pic.twitter.com/A8SYASxmsT — Dark Web Informer (@DarkWebInformer) October 30, 2024 “We have identified that some data of a group of clients has been exposed by a third party without our authorization.

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DECEMBER 5, 2024

Security Operations Center (SOC) analyst burnout is a very real problem. The two key problems are: Alert Overload Modern security environments generate an extraordinary number of alerts. Gathering information from the huge number of sources inherent in modern IT environments is laborious, mundane, and mentally exhausting.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Ukraine’s NCCC banned the Telegram app for government agencies, military, and critical infrastructure, due to national security concerns. ” reads the announcement published by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. The ban does not affect Ukrainian citizens. ” continues the announcement.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions are a great way to achieve this. What is SIEM (Security Information and Event Management)? They allow security teams to view all their security data from a single point of view, meaning they can identify any unusual behavior patterns.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

. “Robert Westbrook, 39, of London, United Kingdom, was arrested in the United Kingdom this week with a view towards extradition to the United States so that he can face an indictment charging him with securities fraud, wire fraud, and five counts of computer fraud.” ” reads the press release published by SEC.

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AUGUST 17, 2024

Background check service National Public Data confirms a data breach that exploded millions of social security numbers and other sensitive information. The company states that the security incident may have occurred in late December 2023, with potential leaks of certain data in April 2024 and summer 2024.

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JULY 18, 2024

The cybercrime group FIN7 is advertising a security evasion tool in multiple underground forums, cybersecurity company SentinelOne warns. SentinelOne researchers warn that the financially motivated group FIN7 is using multiple pseudonyms to advertise a security evasion tool in several criminal underground forums.

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JULY 31, 2024

Apple has issued security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities across iOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS, and Safari. Apple released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in iOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS, and Safari. The IT giant released iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6 “Once you update to iOS 18.1,

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JUNE 30, 2024

“A comprehensive taskforce consisting of TeamViewer’s security team together with globally leading cyber security experts has worked 24/7 on investigating the incident with all means available. We are in constant exchange with additional threat intelligence providers and relevant authorities to inform the investigation.”

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JULY 5, 2024

The internal security team quickly launched an investigation into the security breach. The team is notifying users via X and email and secured the infrastructure to prevent similar attacks in the future. annual percentage yield (APY) on staked Ethereum. Confirming we managed to send out an update.

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AUGUST 19, 2024

Microsoft addressed the vulnerability with Path Tuesday security updates released in August 2024 , the IT giant also warned that the flaw was exploited in attacks in the wild. “Gen Threat Labs recently uncovered and reported a major security flaw known as a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-38193), which Microsoft has now fixed. .

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

However, the TfL stated that there is no evidence that customer information was compromised during the incident. “We are currently dealing with an ongoing cyber security incident. — TfL (@TfL) September 2, 2024 “We have introduced a number of measures to our internal systems to deal with an ongoing cyber security incident.”

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JULY 18, 2024

Researchers discovered security flaws in SAP AI Core cloud-based platform that could expose customers’ data. Cybersecurity researchers at Wiz uncovered five security flaws, collectively tracked as SAPwned, in the SAP AI Core cloud-based platform. An attacker can exploit the flaws to obtain access tokens and customer data.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

“Threat actor dubbedCodefingeruses compromised AWS keys to encrypt S3 bucket data via SSE-C, leveraging AWSs secure encryption infrastructure in a way that prevents recovery without their generated key.” We encourage all customers to follow security, identity, and compliance best practices.

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AUGUST 30, 2024

which no longer receives backported fixes in accordance with our Security Bug Fix Policy. A second threat actor used a shell script to execute cryptocurrency mining activities across all accessible endpoints in the customer environment using Secure Shell (SSH). 5, 2023 as well as 8.4.5 Data Center only), and 8.7.1 Data Center only).

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

DLP is key in cybersecurity; a risk assessment identifies data risks, helping turn findings into real-world security improvements. They typically include an evaluation of data handling practices, security policies, and DLP solutions to identify and remediate any vulnerabilities that could result in a data breach.

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JULY 2, 2024

The company did not share details of the cyber attack, however, the Alphv/BlackCat ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the security breach. The company initially announced in March that the security incident had impacted more than 36,000 individuals.

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JULY 11, 2024

Multiple threat actors exploit a recently disclosed security PHP flaw CVE-2024-4577 to deliver multiple malware families. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the the vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. ” reported Akamai. In June, the U.S. continues the advisory.

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AUGUST 13, 2024

CERT-UA warned that Russia-linked actor is impersonating the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) in a new phishing campaign to distribute malware. Threat actors sent out emails attempting to impersonate Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and contains a link to download a file named “Documents.zip.”

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

.” Palo Alto Networks recommends reviewing best practices for securing management access to its devices. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Palo Alto Expedition Missing Authentication Vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-5910 , to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

AFP is investigating the security event in collaboration with France’s cybersecurity agency, ANSSI. AFP’s technical teams are working on the incident with the support of the French National Agency for IT Systems Security (ANSSI). They urged partners to change passwords and secure their reception systems.

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

Universal Music Group notified hundreds of individuals about a data breach compromising their personal information. Universal Music Group is notifying 680 individuals about a data breach that compromised their personal information, including their Social Security number.

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AUGUST 1, 2024

The company released patches for security vulnerabilities affecting ESXi 8.0 Users of the unsupported versions are recommended to upgrade to newer versions to receive security updates and support. reads the advisory published by the virtualization giant. and VMware Cloud Foundation 5.x. and VMware Cloud Foundation 4.x.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Citrix released security updates to address a high-severity security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-12284 (CVSS score of 8.8) Citrix addressed a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability impacting NetScaler Console and NetScaler Agent under certain conditions. ” reads the advisory.

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