Google on Monday shipped emergency fixes to address a new zero-day flaw in the Chrome web browser that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-4761, is an out-of-bounds write bug impacting the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine. It was reported anonymously on May 9, 2024. Out-of-bounds write bugs […]
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The maintainers of the Cacti open-source network monitoring and fault management framework have addressed a dozen security flaws, including two critical issues that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code. The most severe of the vulnerabilities are listed below – CVE-2024-25641 (CVSS score: 9.1) – An arbitrary file write vulnerability in the “Package Import” […]
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Google has patched another Chrome zero-day: On Thursday, Google said an anonymous source notified it of the vulnerability. The vulnerability carries a severity rating of 8.8 out of 10. In response, Google said, it would be releasing versions 124.0.6367.201/.202 for macOS and Windows and 124.0.6367.201 for Linux in subsequent days. “Google is aware that an […]
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Deploying advanced authentication measures is key to helping organizations address their weakest cybersecurity link: their human users. Having some form of 2-factor authentication in place is a great start, but many organizations may not yet be in that spot or have the needed level of authentication sophistication to adequately safeguard organizational data. When deploying advanced […]
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Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered an ongoing social engineering campaign that bombards enterprises with spam emails with the goal of obtaining initial access to their environments for follow-on exploitation. “The incident involves a threat actor overwhelming a user’s email with junk and calling the user, offering assistance,” Rapid7 researchers Tyler McGraw, Thomas Elkins, and Evan McCann […]
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Sales: 0845 470 4001 | Support: 0845 230 6001 | Contact Form | NPS Company Cyber Security Ransomware 524 Hits Security agencies in the United States have issued a new warning about the Black Basta ransomware group, in the wake of a high-profile attack against the healthcare giant Ascension. The cyber attack last week forced […]
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Apple and Google on Monday officially announced the rollout of a new feature that notifies users across both iOS and Android if a Bluetooth tracking device is being used to stealthily keep tabs on them without their knowledge or consent. “This will help mitigate the misuse of devices designed to help keep track of belongings,” […]
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Microsoft Links Executive Fate to Cybersecurity Performance Could This Be An Ominous New Trendsetter? In a bold move, Microsoft has declared that the paychecks of its top brass will now be tied directly to their cybersecurity performance. This strategic pivot, revealed in a dramatic blog post by executive VP Charlie Bell earlier this month, is […]
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Graham CLULEY May 13, 2024 Promo Protect all your devices, without slowing them down. Free 30-day trial A Korean cybersecurity expert has been sentenced to prison for illegally accessing and distributing private videos from vulnerable “wallpad” cameras in 400,000 private households. The 41-year-old man, who has not been officially named, succeeded in remotely accessing 638 […]
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