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GitHub comments abused to push malware via Microsoft repo URLs

The Forminator WordPress plugin, utilized in over 500,000 sites, contains a critical flaw enabling unrestricted file uploads, putting sensitive information at risk and potentially causing denial-of-service conditions. Three vulnerabilities, including insufficient file validation, SQL injection, and cross-site scripting, affect various plugin versions. Site admins should update to version 1.29.3 immediately. Despite a security update, 320,000…

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Palo Alto Networks Discloses More Details on Critical PAN-OS Flaw Under Attack

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Palo Alto Networks discloses a critical vulnerability, CVE-2024-3400, in PAN-OS actively exploited by threat actors. This intricate flaw combines two bugs in PAN-OS versions 10.2, 11.0, and 11.1, enabling unauthenticated remote shell command execution when chained together. Threat actor UTA0218 conducted a two-stage attack, known as Operation MidnightEclipse, utilizing a backdoor called UPSTYLE. Despite initial…

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CrushFTP warns users to patch exploited zero-day “immediately”

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CrushFTP Urges Immediate Patching for Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability CrushFTP has issued a warning to its users regarding an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability, urging immediate patching. The flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to access system files beyond the user’s virtual file system. However, those using a DMZ perimeter network are partially shielded. Users are advised to update…

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FBI Director Wray Issues Dire Warning on China’s Cybersecurity Threat

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FBI Director Christopher Wray issued a stark warning about the severe threat posed by China-backed hackers to US national and economic security. Speaking at a Vanderbilt University summit, Wray emphasized the urgent need for both private industry and government to fortify networks against imminent attacks. China’s aggressive cyber operations aim to disrupt critical infrastructure, including…

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Is this the future of coffee? Kaffa Roastery releases AI-conic blend

Kaffa Roastery, a Helsinki-based coffee company, has collaborated with AI consultancy Elev to create a new coffee blend called AI-conic. The blend was determined by feeding data on Kaffa’s coffee beans into an AI model, which selected the bean varieties and their proportions. Kaffa’s roasters then determined the roasting profile. The resulting blend, consisting of…

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GitHub comments abused to push malware via Microsoft repo URLs

Palo Alto Networks Discloses More Details on Critical PAN-OS Flaw Under Attack

CrushFTP warns users to patch exploited zero-day “immediately”

FBI Director Wray Issues Dire Warning on China’s Cybersecurity Threat

Is this the future of coffee? Kaffa Roastery releases AI-conic blend

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