Author: Modernizing Tech
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Avoid Amazon Scams and Phishing Attacks Appearing Around Prime Day
As Amazon Prime Day 2025 approaches on July 8th, shoppers worldwide are eagerly preparing their wish lists for the big savings event. But this busy shopping period also attracts hackers. Cybercriminals are actively deploying phishing attacks and creating fake domains designed to deceive consumers. Security researches at Check Point Research in a recent report found…
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Cisco Talos Unconvers Brand Impersonation Phishing Attacks via PDF Files
As cyber threats continue to evolve, attackers are exploiting even the most trusted file formats for nefarious purposes. In its latest research, Cisco Talos Intelligence Group highlights how PDF files are increasingly being used as delivery mechanisms for brand impersonation and callback phishing campaigns. The findings stem from recent enhancements to Cisco’s brand impersonation detection…
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Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Discovered in WingFTP
Researchers at RCE Security have identified a severe security flaw affecting WingFTP, a popular cross-platform FTP server software. This vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-47812, has been assigned a maximum CVSS score of 10, indicating its high severity. Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems, potentially leading to full system compromise.…
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Critical Sudo Vulnerability in Linux Systems Enables Privilege Escalation via chroot Feature
The Stratascale Cyber Research Unit has recently identified a significant security flaw in the Linux sudo utility on a security report on their website. This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-32463, allows unprivileged users to escalate their privileges to root by exploiting the chroot feature—used to restrict a process’s view of the filesystem—even if no sudo rules…
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Security Update for ModSecurity XML Parsing Vulnerability
Recently, a security vulnerability was identified in ModSecurity, a popular web application firewall by OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) used to protect websites and applications. The issue involves how ModSecurity handles empty XML tags when the xml to arguments feature is enabled, potentially causing a segmentation fault that could disrupt service. In ModSecurity versions…
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Browser AI Agents and Digital Helpers: What They Are and How They Work
Imagine having a helpful assistant right inside your web browser—someone who can handle the repetitive, time-consuming tasks online so you don’t have to. Whether it’s filling out forms, navigating complex websites, or gathering information, browser AI agents are transforming the way we interact with the internet. These smart tools use artificial intelligence to understand what…
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Cisco Issues Critical Security Updates for Unified Communications Manager
In a recent security advisory, Cisco has released an update patching a serious vulnerability affecting its Unified Communications Manager (UCM) platform. The issue centers around static SSH credentials embedded within certain versions of Cisco UCM and Session Management Edition (SME). These default root account credentials are meant solely for development purposes and can’t be modified…
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