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Category: Firewall Security

Urgent: Critical WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exposes Over 4 Million Sites

Urgent: Critical WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exposes Over 4 Million Sites

A critical authentication bypass vulnerability has been disclosed in the Really Simple Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) plugin for WordPress that, if successfully exploited, could grant an attacker to remotely gain full administrative access to a susceptible site. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-10924 (CVSS score: 9.8), impacts both free and premium versions of the plugin.

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PAN-OS Firewall Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation – IoCs and Patch Released

PAN-OS Firewall Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation – IoCs and Patch Released

Palo Alto Networks has released new indicators of compromise (IoCs) a day after the network security vendor confirmed that a zero-day vulnerability impacting its PAN-OS firewall management interface has been actively exploited in the wild. To that end, the company said it observed malicious activity originating from below IP addresses and targeting PAN-OS management web interface IP

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INTERPOL Disrupts Over 22,000 Malicious Servers in Global Crackdown on Cybercrime

INTERPOL Disrupts Over 22,000 Malicious Servers in Global Crackdown on Cybercrime

INTERPOL on Tuesday said it took down more than 22,000 malicious servers linked to various cyber threats as part of a global operation. Dubbed Operation Synergia II, the coordinated effort ran from April 1 to August 31, 2024, targeting phishing, ransomware, and information stealer infrastructure. “Of the approximately 30,000 suspicious IP addresses identified, 76 per

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New LightSpy Spyware Version Targets iPhones with Increased Surveillance Tactics

New LightSpy Spyware Version Targets iPhones with Increased Surveillance Tactics

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an improved version of an Apple iOS spyware called LightSpy that not only expands on its functionality, but also incorporates destructive capabilities to prevent the compromised device from booting up. “While the iOS implant delivery method closely mirrors that of the macOS version, the post-exploitation and privilege escalation stages differ significantly

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