Recent Security News
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3 Ransomware Group Newcomers to Watch in 2024
January 15, 2024 at 11:44AM The ransomware industry witnessed a significant 55.5% surge in victims worldwide in 2023, totaling 4,368 cases. Groups like LockBit 3.0, AlphV, and Cl0p were notable contributors. Emerging groups like 3AM, Rhysida, and Akira also made an impact. Cyberint expects these new players to further establish themselves alongside veteran groups in…
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High-Severity Flaws Uncovered in Bosch Thermostats and Smart Nutrunners
January 15, 2024 at 11:44AM Multiple security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Bosch BCC100 thermostats and Rexroth NXA015S-36V-B smart nutrunners, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code. Bitdefender discovered the BCC100 thermostat flaw, which Bosch addressed in November 2023. Additionally, Rexroth nutrunners have over two dozen vulnerabilities, with patches expected by January 2024. These vulnerabilities could…
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Balada Injector Infects Over 7,100 WordPress Sites Using Plugin Vulnerability
January 15, 2024 at 11:44AM Thousands of WordPress sites are affected by the Balada Injector malware, exploiting a vulnerability in the Popup Builder plugin. The campaign, active since 2017, aims to redirect visitors to fraudulent pages and push notification scams. The attackers establish persistent control by adding backdoors and malicious plugins. The issue was addressed…
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DDoS Attacks on the Environmental Services Industry Surge by 61,839% in 2023
January 15, 2024 at 11:44AM The environmental services sector experienced a significant increase in HTTP-based DDoS attacks, with a 61,839% surge year-over-year, coinciding with global environmental events. Cybersecurity experts emphasized the growing intersection of environmental issues and cybersecurity. Cryptocurrency remains the primary target, with the U.S. and China being the main sources of attack traffic.…
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Latest Adblock update causes massive YouTube performance hit
January 15, 2024 at 11:19AM The Adblock and Adblock Plus ad blockers caused performance issues on YouTube, initially blamed on Google but later identified to be an issue with the extensions themselves. The extensions slowed video buffering, impacting navigation and video loading. The developers are investigating but are unable to reproduce the problem yet. Other…