Recent Security News
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Netskope Delivers the Next Gen SASE Branch, Powered by Borderless SD-WAN
November 14, 2023 at 09:38PM Netskope has launched the Next Gen SASE Branch, an infrastructure solution that combines SD-WAN and security capabilities to optimize enterprise branches. It addresses challenges in current branch infrastructure such as legacy technologies, lack of scalability, and inadequate security controls. The solution features a unified SD-WAN and security appliance, a context-aware…
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Another month, another bunch of fixes for Microsoft security bugs exploited in the wild
November 14, 2023 at 07:42PM Microsoft’s November Patch Tuesday fixes around 60 vulnerabilities, including three that have already been exploited. These include privilege-escalation vulnerabilities in Windows Desktop Manager and Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver, as well as a security feature bypass flaw in Windows Defender SmartScreen. Additionally, Adobe patched 76 vulnerabilities across its products,…
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IPStorm botnet with 23,000 proxies for malicious traffic dismantled
November 14, 2023 at 07:10PM The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the takedown of a botnet proxy service called IPStorm. The service allowed cybercriminals to run malicious traffic anonymously through various devices worldwide. A Russian-Moldovan national named Sergei Makinin pleaded guilty to computer fraud charges in connection to the case. Makinin profited from selling…
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WP Fastest Cache plugin bug exposes 600K WordPress sites to attacks
November 14, 2023 at 06:34PM The WordPress plugin WP Fastest Cache has an SQL injection vulnerability that could allow attackers to access the site’s database. Over 600,000 websites are still using a vulnerable version of the plugin. The vulnerability affects all versions before 1.2.2. An exploit will be released on November 27, 2023, and users…
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Russian national pleads guilty to building now-dismantled IPStorm proxy botnet
November 14, 2023 at 06:31PM Russian and Moldovan national Sergei Makinin has been arrested in Florida for operating a botnet called IPStorm. Makinin admitted to violating US law by intentionally causing damage to protected systems. The botnet used the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) to hide its activities and allow infected machines to be used as…