A high-severity security flaw has been disclosed in the Python URL parsing function that could be exploited to bypass domain or protocol filtering methods implemented with a blocklist, ultimately resulting in arbitrary file reads and command execution. “urlparse has a parsing problem when the entire URL starts with blank characters,” the CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) said in
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European and U.S. law enforcement agencies have announced the dismantling of a bulletproof hosting service provider called Lolek Hosted, which cybercriminals have used to launch cyber-attacks across the globe. “Five of its administrators were arrested, and all of its servers seized, rendering LolekHosted.net no longer available,” Europol said in a statement. “The service facilitated the distribution of information-stealing
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Multiple security vulnerabilities impacting CyberPower’s PowerPanel Enterprise Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) platform and Dataprobe’s iBoot Power Distribution Unit (PDU) could be potentially exploited to gain unauthenticated access to these systems and inflict catastrophic damage in target environments. The nine vulnerabilities, from CVE-2023-3259 through CVE-2023-3267, carry severity scores ranging from 6.7 to 9.8, enabling threat
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Google has announced plans to add support for quantum-resistant encryption algorithms in its Chrome browser, starting with version 116. “Chrome will begin supporting X25519Kyber768 for establishing symmetric secrets in TLS, starting in Chrome 116, and available behind a flag in Chrome 115,” Devon O’Brien said in a post published Thursday. Kyber was chosen by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of
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