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Mirai Botnet Launches Record 5.6 Tbps DDoS Attack with 13,000+ IoT Devices

Web infrastructure and security company Cloudflare on Tuesday said it detected and blocked a 5.6 Terabit per second (Tbps) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)…

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Essential Steps for Addressing Nvidia's Latest GPU Driver Security Vulns

Nvidia's recent announcement regarding multiple significant vulnerabilities in their GPU display drivers and VGPU software has presented admins relying on thes…

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AlmaLinux 10: Empowering Security Admins with Advanced Tools and Simplified Management

AlmaLinux 10 beta has arrived with exciting features designed to increase system security and streamline configuration management. This latest release introduc…

Linux

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13,000 MikroTik Routers Hijacked by Botnet for Malspam and Cyberattacks

A global network of about 13,000 hijacked Mikrotik routers has been employed as a botnet to propagate malware via spam campaigns, the latest addition to a list…

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PNGPlug Loader Delivers ValleyRAT Malware Through Fake Software Installers

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a series of cyber attacks that have targeted Chinese-speaking regions like Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mainland C…

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CERT-UA Warns of Cyber Scams Using Fake AnyDesk Requests for Fraudulent Security Audits

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) is warning of ongoing attempts by unknown threat actors to impersonate the cybersecurity agency by se…

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DoNot Team Linked to New Tanzeem Android Malware Targeting Intelligence Collection

The Threat actor known as DoNot Team has been linked to a new Android malware as part of highly targeted cyber attacks.The artifacts in question, named Tanzeem…

Android

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Linux Mint 22.1 'Xia': A New Era of Stability and Security Until 2029

Linux Mint 22.1 "Xia" has just been released, packed with updates and long-term support designed to make life easier for security admins managing Linux systems…

Linux

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Rsync Under Siege: Essential Steps to Protect Against Recent RCE Vulnerabilities

Are you using rsync to synchronize files on your Ubuntu-based Linux systems? If so, s everal severe remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities recently found …

Linux

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⚡ THN Weekly Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips [20 January]

As the digital world becomes more complicated, the lines between national security and cybersecurity are starting to fade. Recent cyber sanctions and intellige…

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Hackers Deploy Malicious npm Packages to Steal Solana Wallet Keys via Gmail SMTP

Cybersecurity researchers have identified three sets of malicious packages across the npm and Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that come with capabilitie…

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U.S. Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm Over Treasury Hack Tied to Silk Typhoon

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions against a Chinese cybersecurity company and a Shanghai-based cyber…

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U.S. Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm Over Treasury Hack Tied to Salt Typhoon

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions against a Chinese cybersecurity company and a Shanghai-based cyber…

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Lessons from Bootkitty: Securing Linux Systems Against UEFI Intrusions

New Linux security threats mark critical junctures that challenge existing policies and test security protocols to their limit. One such milestone was the rece…

Linux Windows

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Migrating from .NET Framework to .NET Core: Security and Open Source Benefits

As organizations look to modernize their applications and increase performance, .NET Core can be a pivotal shift from the .NET Framework. It is the perfect pla…

Linux

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How to Bring Zero Trust to Wi-Fi Security with a Cloud-based Captive Portal?

Recent data breaches have highlighted the critical need to improve guest Wi-Fi infrastructure security in modern business environments. Organizations face incr…

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Guarding Against CVE-2024-7344: Ensuring UEFI Secure Boot Integrity

A significant security vulnerability, CVE-2024-7344 , has recently been identified , posing a serious risk to Linux systems that leverage UEFI Secure Boot. Thi…

Linux

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The $10 Cyber Threat Responsible for the Biggest Breaches of 2024

You can tell the story of the current state of stolen credential-based attacks in three numbers:Stolen credentials were the #1 attacker action in 2023/24, and …

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New UEFI Secure Boot Vulnerability Could Allow Attackers to Load Malicious Bootkits

Details have emerged about a now-patched security vulnerability that could allow a bypass of the Secure Boot mechanism in Unified Extensible Firmware Interface…

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Hackers Hide Malware in Images to Deploy VIP Keylogger and 0bj3ctivity Stealer

Threat actors have been observed concealing malicious code in images to deliver malware such as VIP Keylogger and 0bj3ctivity Stealer as part of separate campa…

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Python-Based Malware Powers RansomHub Ransomware to Exploit Network Flaws

Cybersecurity researchers have detailed an attack that involved a threat actor utilizing a Python-based backdoor to maintain persistent access to compromised e…

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OpenSSF & OpenJS Warn of Social Engineering Threats to Open-Source Projects

As the backbone of much of the world's technological infrastructure, the open-source community prides itself on transparency, collaboration, and innovation . H…

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MX Linux 23.5 Brings Xfce 4.20 and Updated Kernel Options to the Linux Desktop

MX Linux 23.5 has officially landed, bringing many updates that admins and users will appreciate. Based on the robust Debian 12.9 "Bookworm," this release inco…

Linux

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Google Cloud Researchers Uncover Flaws in Rsync File Synchronization Tool

As many as six security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the popular Rsync file-synchronizing tool for Unix systems, some of which could be exploited to …

Google Cloud