Recent Security News
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Anonybit Raises $3 Million for Biometric Authentication Platform
October 17, 2023 at 09:30AM Anonybit, a provider of biometric authentication and data protection solutions, has raised $3 million in a seed extension round, bringing its total funding to $8 million. The funding was led by Jam Fintop, with additional investment from Connecticut Innovations. Anonybit’s technology uses distributed storage and processing of biometrics to securely…
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Critical Vulnerabilities Expose Weintek HMIs to Attacks
October 17, 2023 at 09:30AM Weintek’s cMT HMI product has been found to have critical vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers. The vulnerabilities allow anonymous users to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands. If all vulnerabilities are combined, an attacker could gain full control of the HMI system. Weintek has released patches for affected…
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Thousands of Cisco IOS XE devices hacked in widespread attacks
October 17, 2023 at 09:20AM Attackers have exploited a critical zero-day bug to compromise and infect Cisco IOS XE devices with malicious implants. Threat intelligence company VulnCheck found thousands of compromised hosts. Cisco has advised administrators to disable the vulnerable HTTP server feature and look for breach indicators. A patch is not yet available. Key…
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US cybercops urge admins to patch amid ongoing Confluence chaos
October 17, 2023 at 09:06AM US authorities have urged network admins to patch a critical vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server due to ongoing nation-state exploitation. The potential consequences of the exploit are severe, as attackers could create new admin accounts for themselves. The attackers have already demonstrated sophistication by attempting to modify…