Cybersecurity

Fortinet Warns of Critical FortiWLM Flaw That Could Lead to Admin Access Exploits 

Fortinet Warns of Critical FortiWLM Flaw That Could Lead to Admin Access Exploits 

Fortinet has issued an advisory for a now-patched critical security flaw impacting Wireless LAN Manager (FortiWLM) that could lead to disclosure of sensitive information.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-34990, carries a CVSS score of 9.6 out of a maximum of 10.0.
“A relative path traversal [CWE-23] in FortiWLM may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to read sensitive files,” the

CISA Mandates Cloud Security for Federal Agencies by 2025 Under Binding Directive 25-01 

CISA Mandates Cloud Security for Federal Agencies by 2025 Under Binding Directive 25-01 

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 25-01, ordering federal civilian agencies to secure their cloud environments and abide by Secure Cloud Business Applications (SCuBA) secure configuration baselines.
“Recent cybersecurity incidents highlight the significant risks posed by misconfigurations and weak security controls,

Dutch DPA Fines Netflix €4.75 Million for GDPR Violations Over Data Transparency 

Dutch DPA Fines Netflix €4.75 Million for GDPR Violations Over Data Transparency 

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) on Wednesday fined video on-demand streaming service Netflix €4.75 million ($4.93 million) for not giving consumers enough information about how it used their data between 2018 and 2020.
An investigation launched by the DPA in 2019 found that the tech giant did not inform customers clearly enough in its privacy statement about what it does with the data

UAC-0125 Abuses Cloudflare Workers to Distribute Malware Disguised as Army+ App 

UAC-0125 Abuses Cloudflare Workers to Distribute Malware Disguised as Army+ App 

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed that a threat actor it tracks as UAC-0125 is leveraging Cloudflare Workers service to trick military personnel in the country into downloading malware disguised as Army+, a mobile app that was introduced by the Ministry of Defence back in August 2024 in an effort to make the armed forces go paperless.
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HubPhish Exploits HubSpot Tools to Target 20,000 European Users for Credential Theft 

HubPhish Exploits HubSpot Tools to Target 20,000 European Users for Credential Theft 

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new phishing campaign that has targeted European companies with an aim to harvest account credentials and take control of the victims’ Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure.
The campaign has been codenamed HubPhish by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 owing to the abuse of HubSpot tools in the attack chain. Targets include at least 20,000 automotive, chemical,

How to Lose a Fortune with Just One Bad Click 

How to Lose a Fortune with Just One Bad Click 

Adam Griffin is still in disbelief over how quickly he was robbed of nearly $500,000 in cryptocurrencies. A scammer called using a real Google phone number to warn his Gmail account was being hacked, sent email security alerts directly from google.com, and ultimately seized control over the account by convincing him to click “yes” to a Google prompt on his mobile device.

Not Your Old ActiveState: Introducing our End-to-End OS Platform 

Not Your Old ActiveState: Introducing our End-to-End OS Platform 

Having been at ActiveState for nearly eight years, I’ve seen many iterations of our product. However, one thing has stayed true over the years: Our commitment to the open source community and companies using open source in their code.
ActiveState has been helping enterprises manage open source for over a decade. In the early days, open source was in its infancy. We focused mainly on the

APT29 Hackers Target High-Value Victims Using Rogue RDP Servers and PyRDP 

APT29 Hackers Target High-Value Victims Using Rogue RDP Servers and PyRDP 

The Russia-linked APT29 threat actor has been observed repurposing a legitimate red teaming attack methodology as part of cyber attacks leveraging malicious Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) configuration files.
The activity, which has targeted governments and armed forces, think tanks, academic researchers, and Ukrainian entities, entails adopting a “rogue RDP” technique that was previously

ONLY Cynet Delivers 100% Protection and 100% Detection Visibility in the 2024 MITRE ATT&CK Evaluation 

ONLY Cynet Delivers 100% Protection and 100% Detection Visibility in the 2024 MITRE ATT&CK Evaluation 

Across small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) and managed service providers (MSPs), the top priority for cybersecurity leaders is to keep IT environments up and running. To guard against cyber threats and prevent data breaches, it’s vital to understand the current cybersecurity vendor landscape and continually assess the effectiveness of available solutions. Luckily, the 2024 MITRE ATT&CK

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