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Researchers warn of 100,000 industrial control systems exposed online

About 100,000 industrial control systems (ICS) were found on the public web, exposed to attackers probing them for vulnerabilities and at risk of unauthorized access. Among them are power grids, traffic light systems, security and water systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researchers-warn-of-100-000-industrial-control-systems-exposed-online/
Atlassian patches critical Confluence zero-day exploited in attacks

Australian software company Atlassian released emergency security updates to fix a maximum severity zero-day vulnerability in its Confluence Data Center and Server software, which has been exploited in attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/atlassian-patches-critical-confluence-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks/
Hundreds of malicious Python packages found stealing sensitive data

A malicious campaign that researchers observed growing more complex over the past half year, has been planting on open-source platforms hundreds of info-stealing packages that counted about 75,000 downloads. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hundreds-of-malicious-python-packages-found-stealing-sensitive-data/
Amazon to make MFA mandatory for 'root' AWS accounts by mid-2024

Amazon will require all privileged AWS (Amazon Web Services) accounts to use multi-factor authentication (MFA) for stronger protection against account hijacks leading to data breaches, starting in mid-2024. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-to-make-mfa-mandatory-for-root-aws-accounts-by-mid-2024/
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NSA and CISA reveal top 10 cybersecurity misconfigurations

The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) revealed today the top ten most common cybersecurity misconfigurations discovered by their red and blue teams in the networks of large organizations. [...]
NSA and CISA reveal top 10 cybersecurity misconfigurations

The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) revealed today the top ten most common cybersecurity misconfigurations discovered by their red and blue teams in the networks of large organizations. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nsa-and-cisa-reveal-top-10-cybersecurity-misconfigurations/
Exploits released for Linux flaw giving root on major distros

Proof-of-concept exploits have already surfaced online for a high-severity flaw in GNU C Library's dynamic loader, allowing local attackers to gain root privileges on major Linux distributions. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/exploits-released-for-linux-flaw-giving-root-on-major-distros/
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