A flaw in the W3 Total Cache plugin exposes hundreds of thousands of WordPress sites to attacks

A WordPress W3 Total Cache plugin vulnerability could allow attackers to access information from internal services, including metadata on cloud-based apps. A severe vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-12365 (CVSS score... Read more »

U.S. Treasury Sanctions Chinese cybersecurity firm and actor over federal agency breach tied to Salt Typhoon

The U.S. Treasury’s OFAC sanctioned a Chinese cybersecurity firm and a Shanghai cyber actor for ties to Salt Typhoon and a federal agency breach. The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office... Read more »

EU privacy non-profit group filed complaints against TikTok, SHEIN, AliExpress, and other Chinese companies

noyb files complaints against TikTok, AliExpress, and other Chinese companies for illegal EU user data transfers to China, violating data protection laws. Austrian privacy non-profit group None of Your... Read more »

U.S. CISA adds Aviatrix Controllers vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Aviatrix Controllers vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a critical Aviatrix Controllers... Read more »

ESET detailed a flaw that could allow a bypass of the Secure Boot in UEFI systems

Researchers detailed a now-patched vulnerability that could allow a bypass of the Secure Boot mechanism in UEFI systems. ESET disclosed details of a now-patched vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-7344 (CVSS score:... Read more »

Russia-linked APT Star Blizzard targets WhatsApp accounts

The Russian group Star Blizzard targets WhatsApp accounts in a new spear-phishing campaign, shifting tactics to avoid detection. In November 2024, Microsoft researchers observed the Russia-linked APT group Star... Read more »

Prominent US law firm Wolf Haldenstein disclosed a data breach

The law firm Wolf Haldenstein disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 3.5 million individuals. The law firm Wolf Haldenstein disclosed a 2023 data breach... Read more »

Clop Ransomware exploits Cleo File Transfer flaw: dozens of claims, disputed breaches

The Clop ransomware gang claims dozens of victims from a Cleo file transfer vulnerability, though several companies dispute the breaches. The Clop ransomware group added 59 new companies to... Read more »

MikroTik botnet relies on DNS misconfiguration to spread malware

Researchers discovered a 13,000-device MikroTik botnet exploiting DNS flaws to spoof 20,000 domains and deliver malware. Infoblox researchers discovered a botnet of 13,000 MikroTik devices that exploits DNS misconfigurations... Read more »

Threat actor leaked config files and VPN passwords for over Fortinet Fortigate devices

A previously unknown threat actor released config files and VPN passwords for Fortinet FortiGate devices on a popular cybercrime forum. A previously unknown threat actor named Belsen Group published... Read more »
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