Cybersecurity

Cybercriminals launched ‘Leaksmas’ event in the Dark Web exposing massive volumes of leaked PII and compromised data

Cybercriminals launched “Leaksmas” event in the Dark Web exposing massive volumes of leaked PII and compromised data Pierluigi Paganini December 28, 2023 Leaksmas: On Christmas Eve, multiple threat actors released substantial data leaks, Resecurity experts reported. On Christmas Eve, Resecurity protecting Fortune 100 and government agencies globally, observed multiple actors on the Dark Web releasing […]

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Misconfigurations in Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Lead to a Privilege Escalation Exploit Chain

A recent Unit 42 investigation revealed a dual privilege escalation chain impacting Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). This exploit chain arises from specific misconfigurations in GKE’s FluentBit logging agent and Anthos Service Mesh (ASM). When combined, these issues could provide attackers with existing Kubernetes cluster access an opportunity to escalate privileges. Kubernetes, a widely adopted open-source […]

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New Variant of DLL Search Order Hijacking Bypasses Windows 10 and 11 Protections

Jan 01, 2024NewsroomWindows Security / Vulnerability Security researchers have detailed a new variant of a dynamic link library (DLL) search order hijacking technique that could be used by threat actors to bypass security mechanisms and achieve execution of malicious code on systems running Microsoft Windows 10 and Windows 11. The approach “leverages executables commonly found […]

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New Terrapin Flaw Could Let Attackers Downgrade SSH Protocol Security

Jan 01, 2024NewsroomEncryption / Network Security Security researchers from Ruhr University Bochum have discovered a vulnerability in the Secure Shell (SSH) cryptographic network protocol that could allow an attacker to downgrade the connection’s security by breaking the integrity of the secure channel. Called Terrapin (CVE-2023-48795, CVSS score: 5.9), the exploit has been described as the […]