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'Trial' DDoS Attacks on French Sites Portend Greater Olympics Threats

Russian hacktivists claim DDoS attacks against basic tourist websites. Is it real, or just smoke and mirrors?

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, July 2024 Edition

Microsoft Corp. today issued software updates to plug 139 security holes in various flavors of Windows and other Microsoft products. Redmond says attackers are already exploiting at least two of the vulnerabilities in active attacks against Windows users.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-4352-03

Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-4352-03 - An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Issues addressed include double free, memory leak, null pointer, spoofing, and use-after-free vulnerabilities.

Sharp Multi-Function Printer 18 Vulnerabilities

308 different models of Sharp Multi-Function Printers (MFP) are vulnerable to 18 different vulnerabilities including remote code execution, local file inclusion, credential disclosure, and more.

Chinese Hackers Exploiting Cisco Switches Zero-Day to Deliver Malware

A China-nexus cyber espionage group named Velvet Ant has been observed exploiting a zero-day flaw in Cisco NX-OS Software used in its switches to deliver malware. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-20399 (CVSS score: 6.0), concerns a case of command injection that allows an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system of an affected

Australian Man Charged for Fake Wi-Fi Scam on Domestic Flights

An Australian man has been charged with running a fake Wi-Fi access point during a domestic flight with an aim to steal user credentials and data. The unnamed 42-year-old "allegedly established fake free Wi-Fi access points, which mimicked legitimate networks, to capture personal data from unsuspecting victims who mistakenly connected to them," the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said in a press

New SnailLoad Attack Exploits Network Latency to Spy on Users' Web Activities

A group of security researchers from the Graz University of Technology have demonstrated a new side-channel attack known as SnailLoad that could be used to remotely infer a user's web activity. "SnailLoad exploits a bottleneck present on all Internet connections," the researchers said in a study released this week. "This bottleneck influences the latency of network packets, allowing an attacker

New FCC Pilot Shores Up Security for K-12, Libraries

Data-rich and resource-poor, schools and libraries around the country make attractive targets for cybercriminals looking for an easy score, but a new federal program is looking to aid their defenses by providing much-needed financial support.