The Mirai-based Murdoc botnet has been actively targeting Avtech and Huawei devices for roughly half a year.
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Oracle Patches 200 Vulnerabilities With January 2025 CPU
Oracle has released 318 new security patches to address roughly 200 unique CVEs as part of its January 2025 Critical Patch Update.
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Record-Breaking DDoS Attack Reached 5.6 Tbps
Cloudflare saw a 53% increase in DDoS attack frequency last year, when it blocked a record-breaking 5.6 Tbps attack.
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Researcher Says ABB Building Control Products Affected by 1,000 Vulnerabilities
ABB has patched building control product vulnerabilities that can expose many facilities to remote attacks.
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Book Review: Infected – A Candid Look at VirusTotal’s Birth and Legacy
Part entrepreneurial adventure, part security history, Bernardo Quintero’s ‘Infected’ documents how the VirusTotal side project became a threat-intel cornerstone.
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Discover Hidden Browsing Threats: Free Risk Assessment for GenAI, Identity, Web, and SaaS Risks
As GenAI tools and SaaS platforms become a staple component in the employee toolkit, the risks associated with data exposure, identity vulnerabilities, and unmonitored browsing behavior have skyrocketed. Forward-thinking security teams are looking for security controls and strategies to address these risks, but they do not always know which risks to prioritize. In some cases, they might have
President Trump Pardons Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht After 11 Years in Prison
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday granted a “full and unconditional pardon” to Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the infamous Silk Road drug marketplace, after spending 11 years behind bars.
“I just called the mother of Ross William Ulbricht to let her know that in honor of her and the Libertarian Movement, which supported me so strongly, it was my pleasure to have just signed a full and
“I just called the mother of Ross William Ulbricht to let her know that in honor of her and the Libertarian Movement, which supported me so strongly, it was my pleasure to have just signed a full and
Trump Pardons Founder of Silk Road Website
President Donald Trump has pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, an underground website for selling drugs.
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PlushDaemon APT Targets South Korean VPN Provider in Supply Chain Attack
A previously undocumented China-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) group named PlushDaemon has been linked to a supply chain attack targeting a South Korean virtual private network (VPN) provider in 2023, according to new findings from ESET.
“The attackers replaced the legitimate installer with one that also deployed the group’s signature implant that we have named SlowStepper – a
“The attackers replaced the legitimate installer with one that also deployed the group’s signature implant that we have named SlowStepper – a
Oracle Releases January 2025 Patch to Address 318 Flaws Across Major Products
Oracle is urging customers to apply its January 2025 Critical Patch Update (CPU) to address 318 new security vulnerabilities spanning its products and services.
The most severe of the flaws is a bug in the Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Framework (CVE-2025-21556, CVSS score: 9.9) that could allow an attacker to seize control of susceptible instances.
“Easily exploitable
The most severe of the flaws is a bug in the Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Framework (CVE-2025-21556, CVSS score: 9.9) that could allow an attacker to seize control of susceptible instances.
“Easily exploitable