Category: Cybersecurity News
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Apple Issues Security Patches for Devices, Including Three Critical Vulnerabilities
Apple has rolled out essential security updates for its suite of devices, including iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple TVs, and the forthcoming Vision Pro. These updates serve to protect users from potential vulnerabilities and are part of Apple’s ongoing commitment to maintaining device security. Here’s what you need to know about the latest updates released between…
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Growing WordPress Hidden Threats in Plugin Directory Handling
WordPress is one of the most popular platforms for building websites, but it’s also a prime target for cybercriminals looking to exploit vulnerabilities. Recently, a new trend has emerged: hackers are hiding malicious code in a specific folder within WordPress, known as the “mu-plugins” directory, to maintain remote access to sites and redirect unsuspecting visitors…
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FreeType Font Rendering Library Exposure Found by Meta
In the continuously evolving world of technology, security vulnerabilities can pop up when we least expect them. That’s especially true with the recent security flaw found in FreeType, a widely used open-source library for font rendering. Security researches at Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, posted an advisory on the vulnerability on their…
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Vulnerability in Popular WordPress Backup Plugin, All in One WP Migration, Affects Millions of Websites
A vulnerability in a popular WordPress backup and migration plugin has been discovered, and it puts over 5 million WordPress based websites at risk. Researches at Wordfence discovered that the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-10942 with a severity score of 7.5 (out of 10), in the All in One WP Migration and Backup plugin occurs in…
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New AI-Powered Scam Detection Tool from Norton May Protect You from Spam Calls, Texts, Social, Email Messages
These days, robo and spam calls and texts have been getting out of control. Whether it’s a message about unknown subscriptions with suspicious links, or a spam call from a scammer hoping to trick you into buying something or handing over your personal information. A robocall is a call made with an automated or prerecorded…
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SpyLend Android Malware App Found on Play Store, Downloaded Over 100K Times
A new application disguised as malware has been making rounds in the Google Play Store, being downloaded over 100,000 times in less than 2 weeks. Researchers at Cyfirma have analyzed this new “SpyLend” malware, part of the SpyLoan group of applications which are disguised as applications for financial services such as management or lending targeting…
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New Updates for OpenSSH Security Vulnerabilities (DOS, MITM)
New updates have been released for OpenSSH, the widely used Secure Shell protocol commonly used for connecting to and logging in to remote machines, which a vulnerability recently discovered allowed the possibility for machine-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks and denial of service (DOS) attacks. Researches with Qualysis’ Threat Research Unit recently reported the vulnerabilities affecting both a…
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