Recent Security News
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Bad Bots Account for 73% of Internet Traffic: Analysis
November 16, 2023 at 11:45AM Arkose Labs has analyzed bot attacks from January to September 2023 and found that 73% of internet traffic is comprised of Bad Bots and related fraud farm traffic. The top five categories of Bad Bot attacks are fake account creation, account takeovers, scraping, account management, and in-product abuse. The industries…
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Windows Server 2022 update gave ESXi host VMs the blue screen blues
November 16, 2023 at 10:52AM Microsoft’s Ignite event will likely not address the problematic Windows Server 2022 Virtual Machines caused by the KB5031364 October update. The update caused issues with starting VMs on VMware ESXi hosts. Microsoft released a fix in November’s update, KB5032198. Administrators had workarounds before the fix, and users expressed disappointment in…
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FBI Warns: Five Weeks In, Gaza Email Scams Still Thriving
November 16, 2023 at 10:25AM The FBI has issued a warning about fraudsters using the conflict in Gaza to scam people into donating cryptocurrencies. These cybercriminals pretend to be fundraisers or charities and use various methods, such as emails, social media, cold calls, and crowdfunding sites, to convince victims that their money will go to…
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Fortinet warns of critical command injection bug in FortiSIEM
November 16, 2023 at 10:22AM Fortinet has warned customers about a critical OS command injection vulnerability in its FortiSIEM report server. The flaw can be exploited by remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute unauthorized commands through specially crafted API requests. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-36553, is a variant of a previous vulnerability (CVE-2023-34992). Fortinet advises affected…
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How DDoS attacks are taking down even the largest tech companies
November 16, 2023 at 10:22AM DDoS attacks have been increasing, particularly targeting major cloud platforms like Microsoft. These attacks aim to disrupt online services by overwhelming them with excessive traffic. The recent attacks on Microsoft employed Layer 7 DDoS attacks, which can cause significant damage with fewer resources. Anonymous Sudan, a cyber threat group, was…