Recent Security News
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Tens of Thousands of Cisco Devices Hacked via Zero-Day Vulnerability
October 18, 2023 at 07:00AM Tens of thousands of Cisco devices have been hacked through a newly disclosed zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2023-20198. Cisco is working on a patch, but in the meantime, customers are advised to implement mitigations. The vulnerability allows attackers to gain elevated privileges and complete control over targeted systems. Cybersecurity companies have observed…
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Jupyter Notebook Ripe for Cloud Credential Theft, Researchers Warn
October 18, 2023 at 06:04AM Researchers have discovered a Tunisian hacker using Jupyter Notebook and malware to engage in cryptomining and compromise cloud systems. The incident highlights the importance of prioritizing cloud security as advanced productivity tools are increasingly adopted. Jupyter Notebook is an open-source platform for creating notebook documents that is used in data…
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Twitter testing annual subscriptions for tweeting and retweeting
October 18, 2023 at 05:53AM Twitter, now called X, is testing $1 annual subscriptions for unverified accounts to access core features like tweeting and retweeting. The beta program, called “Not A Bot,” is live for users in New Zealand and the Philippines. The subscription provides unverified accounts with writing privileges. Existing users are not affected,…
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TetrisPhantom: Cyber Espionage via Secure USBs Targets APAC Governments
October 18, 2023 at 05:33AM The Asia-Pacific region is experiencing a cyber espionage campaign called TetrisPhantom, in which government entities are the primary targets. The attackers exploit secure USB drives with hardware encryption to gather sensitive data. The campaign is sophisticated and likely the work of a nation-state group. In addition, a new APT actor…
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Microsoft disables bad spam rule flagging all sent emails as junk
October 18, 2023 at 04:13AM Microsoft resolved an issue where admins were receiving an excessive number of blind carbon copies (BCC) of outbound emails flagged as spam. The problem caused legitimate emails sent to external addresses to be marked as spam. Microsoft disabled the rule causing the problem and confirmed that it has been resolved.…