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SonicWall Confirms Patched Vulnerability Behind Recent VPN Attacks, Not a Zero-Day

SonicWall Confirms Patched Vulnerability Behind Recent VPN Attacks, Not a Zero-Day

SonicWall has revealed that the recent spike in activity targeting its Gen 7 and newer firewalls with SSL VPN enabled is related to an older, now-patched bug and password reuse. “We now have high confidence that the recent SSL VPN activity is not connected to a zero-day vulnerability,” the company said. “Instead, there is a significant correlation with

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Hackers Exploit Apache HTTP Server Flaw to Deploy Linuxsys Cryptocurrency Miner

Hackers Exploit Apache HTTP Server Flaw to Deploy Linuxsys Cryptocurrency Miner

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign that exploits a known security flaw impacting Apache HTTP Server to deliver a cryptocurrency miner called Linuxsys. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2021-41773 (CVSS score: 7.5), a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server version 2.4.49 that could result in remote code execution. “The attacker leverages compromised legitimate websites to distribute malware,

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CBI Shuts Down £390K U.K. Tech Support Scam, Arrests Key Operatives in Noida Call Center

CBI Shuts Down £390K U.K. Tech Support Scam, Arrests Key Operatives in Noida Call Center

India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has announced that it has taken steps to dismantle what it said was a transnational cybercrime syndicate that carried out “sophisticated” tech support scams targeting citizens of Australia and the United Kingdom. The fraudulent scheme is estimated to have led to losses worth more than £390,000 ($525,000) in the

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Iranian-Backed Pay2Key Ransomware Resurfaces with 80% Profit Share for Cybercriminals

Iranian-Backed Pay2Key Ransomware Resurfaces with 80% Profit Share for Cybercriminals

An Iranian-backed ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) named Pay2Key has resurfaced in the wake of the Israel-Iran-U.S. conflict last month, offering bigger payouts to cybercriminals who launch attacks against Israel and the U.S. The financially motivated scheme, now operating under the moniker Pay2Key.I2P, is assessed to be linked to a hacking group tracked as Fox Kitten (aka Lemon

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