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πŸ“” UK Council Sites Recover Following Russian DDoS Blitz πŸ“”

Several UK council websites are back online after being disrupted by Russian hacktivist DDoS attacks.

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πŸ¦… CISA Warns of Critical Vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation’s FactoryTalk ThinManager πŸ¦…

Overview The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has alerted about new vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk ThinManager. The alert, designated ICSA2430501, outlines serious security risks that could affect users of the software. With a CVSS v4 score of 9.3, these vulnerabilities demand immediate attention from security teams to safeguard industrial control systems. The vulnerabilities identified in Rockwell Automation's FactoryTalk ThinManager include "Missing Authentication for Critical Function" and "OutofBounds Read." These issues can allow remote attackers to manipulate databases or cause denialofservice conditions. The successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities poses a risk to users. Attackers could send specially crafted messages to ...

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πŸ–‹οΈ German Police Disrupt DDoS-for-Hire Platform dstat[.]cc; Suspects Arrested πŸ–‹οΈ

German law enforcement authorities have announced the disruption of a criminal service called dstat.cc that made it possible for other threat actors to easily mount distributed denialofservice DDoS attacks. "The platform made such DDoS attacks accessible to a wide range of users, even those without any indepth technical skills of their own," the Federal Criminal Police Office aka.

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πŸ–‹οΈ THN Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools, and Practices (Oct 28 - Nov 03) πŸ–‹οΈ

This week was a total digital dumpster fire! Hackers were like, "Let's cause some chaos!" and went after everything from our browsers to those fancy cameras that zoom and spin. You know, the ones they use in spy movies? We're talking passwordstealing bots, sneaky extensions that spy on you, and even cloudhacking ninjas! It's enough to make you want to chuck your phone in the ocean.

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πŸ“” Supply Chain Attack Uses Smart Contracts for C2 Ops πŸ“”

Checkmarx has observed a novel npm supply chain attack using Ethereum smart contracts to manage commandandcontrol C2 operations.

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πŸ“’ Warning issued after SharePoint flaw puts entire corporate networks at risk πŸ“’

A threat actor was able to remain undetected on a corporate network for over two weeks after exploiting a highseverity SharePoint vulnerability.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Google: Big Sleep AI Agent Puts SQLite Software Bug to Bed πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

A research tool by the company found a vulnerability in the SQLite open source database, demonstrating the "defensive potential" for using LLMs to find vulnerabilities in applications before they're publicly released.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Name That Edge Toon: Aerialist's Choice πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Feeling creative? Submit your caption and our panel of experts will reward the winner with a 25 Amazon gift card.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Can Automatic Updates for Critical Infrastructure Be Trusted? πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

The true measure of our cybersecurity prowess lies in our capacity to endure.

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🦿 How AI Is Changing the Cloud Security and Risk Equation 🦿

Discover how AI amplifies cloud security risks and how to mitigate them, with insights from Tenables Liat Hayun on managing data sensitivity, misconfigurations, and overprivileged access.

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πŸ›  TOR Virtual Network Tunneling Tool 0.4.8.13 πŸ› 

Tor is a network of virtual tunnels that allows people and groups to improve their privacy and security on the Internet. It also enables software developers to create new communication tools with builtin privacy features. It provides the foundation for a range of applications that allow organizations and individuals to share information over public networks without compromising their privacy. Individuals can use it to keep remote Websites from tracking them and their family members. They can also use it to connect to resources such as news sites or instant messaging services that are blocked by their local Internet service providers ISPs. This is the source code release.

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πŸ–‹οΈ Critical Flaws in Ollama AI Framework Could Enable DoS, Model Theft, and Poisoning πŸ–‹οΈ

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed six security flaws in the Ollama artificial intelligence AI framework that could be exploited by a malicious actor to perform various actions, including denialofservice, model poisoning, and model theft. "Collectively, the vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to carry out a widerange of malicious actions with a single HTTP request, including.

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πŸ“” Columbus Ransomware Attack Exposes Data of 500,000 Residents πŸ“”

The City of Columbus, Ohio, informed the Maine Attorney Generals Office that approximately 55 of its residents were affected by the breach.

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πŸ“” Cybercriminals Exploit DocuSign APIs to Send Fake Invoices πŸ“”

Cybercriminals are exploiting DocuSign APIs to send fake invoices, bypassing security filters and mimicking wellknown brands.

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πŸ“” Nigerian Handed 26-Year Sentence for Real Estate Phishing Scam πŸ“”

A US district court sentenced a Nigerian man for an elaborate maninthemiddle phishing campaign, which resulted in 12m in losses from realestate transactions.

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πŸ“” Google Researchers Claim First Vulnerability Found Using AI πŸ“”

The flaw, an exploitable stack buffer underflow in SQLite, was found by Googles Big Sleep team using a large language model LLM.

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πŸ“” US Says Russia Behind Fake Haitian Voters Video πŸ“”

US government agencies said the video, widely shared on social media, is part of Russias broader strategy of undermining the integrity of the Presidential Election.

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πŸ¦… ICS Vulnerability Intelligence Report: Key Insights and Recommendations πŸ¦…

Overview Cyble Research Intelligence Labs CRIL has investigated key ICS vulnerabilities this week, providing critical insights issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, focusing on multiple flaws in several ICS products. During this reporting period, CISA issued four security advisories targeting vulnerabilities across various Industrial Control Systems, including those from ICONICS, Mitsubishi Electric, VIMESA, iniNet Solutions, and Deep Sea Electronics. These advisories pinpoint ICS vulnerabilities that security teams should prioritize for immediate patching to mitigate potential risks. The recent vulnerability assessment has revealed a highseverity path traversal vulnerability in SpiderControl SCADA. The Deep Sea Electronics DSE855 has also been ...

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Okta Fixes Auth Bypass Bug After 3-Month Lull πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

The bug affected accounts with 52character user names, and had several preconditions that needed to be met in order to be exploited.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ OWASP Beefs Up GenAI Security Guidance Amid Growing Deepfakes πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

As businesses worry over deepfake scams and other AI attacks, organizations are adding guidance for cybersecurity teams on how to detect, and respond to, nextgeneration threats. That includes Exabeam, which was recently targeted by a deepfaked job candidate.

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🦿 Software Makers Encouraged to Stop Using C/C++ by 2026 🦿

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation assert that C, C, and other memoryunsafe languages contribute to potential security breaches.

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