Atlassian Finds Public Exploit for Critical Bug

[ad_1] Software vendor Atlassian has discovered “publicly posted critical information” about a recently published critical vulnerability, increasing the likelihood it will be exploited in the wild. A brief update by the Australian developer on Thursday said its discovery had come during “ongoing monitoring” of the vulnerability in the popular Confluence workspace tool. “There are still no reports …

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ZDI discloses four zero-day flaws in Microsoft Exchange

[ad_1] ZDI discloses four zero-day flaws in Microsoft Exchange Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2023 Researchers disclosed four zero-day flaws in Microsoft Exchange that can be remotely exploited to execute arbitrary code or disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installs. Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) disclosed four zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange that can be remotely …

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Microsoft Takes on Cyber-Threats with New Secure Future Initiative

[ad_1] Microsoft has announced a major new cybersecurity initiative designed to help the company better respond to the increasing speed, scale and sophistication of today’s cyber-threats. The Secure Future Initiative has been driven in part by the growing sophistication of state-sponsored actors, in particular the Volt Typhoon campaign targeting US critical infrastructure and the more …

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Multiple WhatsApp mods spotted containing the CanesSpy Spyware

[ad_1] Multiple WhatsApp mods spotted containing the CanesSpy Spyware Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2023 Kaspersky researchers are warning of multiple WhatsApp mods that embed a spyware module dubbed CanesSpy. Kaspersky researchers discovered multiple WhatsApp mods that embed a spyware module dubbed CanesSpy. mods are modifications or alterations made to an application, often by third-party developers or users. …

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Healthcare Data Breaches Impact 88 Million Americans This Year

[ad_1] Threat actors have compromised sensitive health data on tens of millions of US patients so far this year, according to new figures released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The HHS said that there had been a 239% increase in “large breaches” reported to its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in …

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Russian FSB arrested Russian hackers who supported Ukrainian cyber operations

[ad_1] Russian FSB arrested Russian hackers who supported Ukrainian cyber operations Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2023 The FSB arrested two Russian hackers who are accused of having helped Ukrainian entities carry out cyberattacks on critical infrastructure targets. The Russian intelligence agency Federal Security Service (FSB) arrested two individuals who are suspected of supporting Ukrainian entities …

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UK AI Safety Institute: A Blueprint for the Future of AI?

[ad_1] The UK Frontier AI Taskforce, a government-funded initiative launched in April 2023 as the Foundation Model Taskforce, is evolving to become the UK AI Safety Institute. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the creation of the Institute during his closing speech at the AI Safety Summit, held in Bletchley Park, England, on November 2, …

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MuddyWater has been spotted targeting two Israeli entities

[ad_1] MuddyWater has been spotted targeting two Israeli entities Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2023 Iran-linked cyberespionage group MuddyWater is targeting Israeli entities in a new spear-phishing campaign. Iran-linked APT group MuddyWater (aka SeedWorm, TEMP.Zagros, and Static Kitten) is targeting Israeli entities in a new spear-phishing campaign, Deep Instinct’s Threat Research team reported. The phishing messages were aimed at deploying a legitimate …

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AI Safety Summit: Biden Administration Launches US AI Safety Institute

[ad_1] The US Department of Commerce has created a new government body to lead the US government’s efforts on AI safety and trust, the US Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (USAISI). US Vice-President Kamala Harris made the announcement during her speech at the UK’s AI Safety Summit in Bletchley Park on November 1. How will the …

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Suspected exploitation of Apache ActiveMQ flaw CVE-2023-46604 to install HelloKitty ransomware

[ad_1] Suspected exploitation of Apache ActiveMQ flaw CVE-2023-46604 to install HelloKitty ransomware Pierluigi Paganini November 02, 2023 Rapid7 researchers warn of the suspected exploitation of a recently disclosed critical security flaw (CVE-2023-46604) in the Apache ActiveMQ. Cybersecurity researchers at Rapid7 are warning of the suspected exploitation of the recently disclosed critical vulnerability CVE-2023-46604 in the …

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