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Microsoft blocks Windows 11 24H2 on some Intel PCs over BSOD issues

​Microsoft is blocking Windows 24H2 upgrades on systems with incompatible Intel Smart Sound Technology (SST) audio drivers due to blue screen of death (BSOD) issues. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-blocks-windows-11-24h2-on-some-intel-pcs-over-bsod-issues/
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DrayTek fixed critical flaws in over 700,000 exposed routers

DrayTek has released security updates for multiple router models to address 14 vulnerabilities of varying severity, including a remote code execution flaw that received the maximum CVSS score of 10. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/draytek-fixed-critical-flaws-in-over-700-000-exposed-routers/
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Critical Zimbra RCE flaw exploited to backdoor servers using emails

Hackers are actively exploiting a recently disclosed RCE vulnerability in Zimbra email servers that can be triggered simply by sending specially crafted emails to the SMTP server. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-zimbra-rce-flaw-exploited-to-backdoor-servers-using-emails/
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CISA: Network switch RCE flaw impacts critical infrastructure

U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA is warning about two critical vulnerabilities that allow authentication bypass and remote code execution in Optigo Networks ONS-S8 Aggregation Switch products used in critical infrastructure. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-network-switch-rce-flaw-impacts-critical-infrastructure/
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Fake browser updates spread updated WarmCookie malware

A new 'FakeUpdate' campaign targeting users in France leverages compromised websites to show fake browser and application updates that spread a new version of the WarmCookie malware. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-browser-updates-spread-updated-warmcookie-malware/
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Critical Ivanti RCE flaw with public exploit now used in attacks

CISA warned today that a critical Ivanti vulnerability that can let threat actors gain remote code execution on vulnerable Endpoint Manager (EPM) appliances is now actively exploited in attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-ivanti-rce-flaw-with-public-exploit-now-used-in-attacks/
Linux malware “perfctl” behind years-long cryptomining campaign

A Linux malware named "perfctl" has been targeting Linux servers and workstations for at least three years, remaining largely undetected through high levels of evasion and the use of rootkits. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linux-malware-perfctl-behind-years-long-cryptomining-campaign/
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Cloudflare blocks largest recorded DDoS attack peaking at 3.8Tbps

During a distributed denial-of-service campaign targeting organizations in the financial services, internet, and telecommunications sectors, volumetric attacks peaked at 3.8 terabits per second, the largest publicly recorded to date. The assault consisted of a "month-long" barrage of more than 100 hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks flood. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cloudflare-blocks-largest-recorded-ddos-attack-peaking-at-38tbps/
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Microsoft and DOJ disrupt Russian FSB hackers' attack infrastructure

Microsoft and the Justice Department have seized over 100 domains used by the Russian ColdRiver hacking group to target United States government employees and nonprofit organizations from Russia and worldwide in spear-phishing attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-and-doj-seize-spear-phishing-domains-used-by-star-blizzard-russian-hackers/
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Recently patched CUPS flaw can be used to amplify DDoS attacks

A recently disclosed vulnerability in the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) open-source printing system can be exploited by threat actors to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks with a 600x amplification factor. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/recently-patched-cups-flaw-can-be-used-to-amplify-ddos-attacks/
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UK nuclear site Sellafield fined $440,000 for cybersecurity shortfalls

Nuclear waste processing facility Sellafield has been fined £332,500 ($440k) by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) for failing to adhere to cybersecurity standards and putting sensitive nuclear information at risk over four years, from 2019 to 2023. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-nuclear-site-sellafield-fined-440-000-for-cybersecurity-shortfalls/
Outlast game development delayed after Red Barrels cyberattack

Canadian video game developer Red Barrels is warning that the development of its Outlast games will likely be delayed after the company suffered a cyberattack impacting its internal IT systems and data. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/outlast-game-development-delayed-after-red-barrels-cyberattack/
Russia arrests US-sanctioned Cryptex founder, 95 other linked suspects

​Russian law enforcement detained almost 100 suspects linked to the Cryptex cryptocurrency exchange, the UAPS anonymous payment service, and 33 other online services and platforms used to make illegal payments and sell stolen credentials. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russia-arrests-us-sanctioned-cryptex-founder-95-other-linked-suspects/
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