Emergency update! Apple patches three zero-days

Apple has released security updates for several products to address a handful of zero-day vulnerabilities that may already have been used by criminals. Updates are available for: iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7 iOS 17.0.1 and iPadOS 17.0.1 watchOS 9.6.3 watchOS 10.0.1 macOS Ventura 13.6 macOS Monterey...

Apple Rushes to Patch 3 New Zero-Day Flaws: iOS, macOS, Safari, and More Vulnerable

Apple has released yet another round of security patches to address three actively exploited zero-day flaws impacting iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and Safari, taking the total tally of zero-day bugs discovered in its software this year to 16. The list of security vulnerabilities is as follows -...

ZeroDay vulnerabilities fixed in Apple iOS and iPadOS

Apple has fixed vulnerabilities in iOS and iPadOS. A malicious party can exploit the vulnerabilities to circumvent a security measure in order to bypass it, grant themselves elevated privileges granted and execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system Apple has reports that the vulnerabilities...

Overview of IoT threats in 2023

IoT devices routers, cameras, NAS boxes, and smart home components multiply every year. Statista portal predicts their number will exceed 29 billion by 2030. As connected device numbers increase, so does the need for protection against various threats. The first-ever large-scale malware attacks o...

Trend Micro Addresses Zero-Day Flaws Exploited in the Wild

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A critical zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-41179, has been identified in the third-party AV uninstaller module contained in Trend Micro Apex One, Worry-Free Business Security, and...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 11 September to 17 September 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries related to cybersecurity threats. Over the past week, a total of eight attacks were executed, along with eleven vulnerabilities discovered, and two different adversaries...

Apple Addresses Two Zero-Day Flaws Exploited by Attackers

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Apples two zero-day vulnerabilities CVE-2023-41064 and CVE-2023-41061 enable arbitrary code execution and system crashes. As these vulnerabilities are actively exploited, they pose severe risks,...

Adobe Acrobat Zero-Day Exploited in Wild

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The zero-day vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-26369, poses a critical security risk as it allows remote attackers to compromise vulnerable systems. This vulnerability affects Acrobat on both...

Malware Scanning: An Essential Layer of Website Security

Wordfence recently launched Wordfence CLI, a high performance command line malware scanner, which makes use of our extensive set of malware detection signatures to rapidly scan file systems for infections. In recent years, the WordPress community has seen a shift in emphasis towards prevention,...

Microsoft Releases Patch for Two New Actively Exploited Zero-Days Flaws

Microsoft has released software fixes to remediate 59 bugs spanning its product portfolio, including two zero-day flaws that have been actively exploited by malicious cyber actors. Of the 59 vulnerabilities, five are rated Critical, 55 are rated Important, and one is rated Moderate in severity. T...

Mozilla Rushes to Patch WebP Critical Zero-Day Exploit in Firefox and Thunderbird

Mozilla on Tuesday released security updates to resolve a critical zero-day vulnerability in Firefox and Thunderbird that has been actively exploited in the wild, a day after Google released a fix for the issue in its Chrome browser. The shortcoming, assigned the identifier CVE-2023-4863, is a he...

Patch Tuesday - September 2023

Microsoft is addressing 65 vulnerabilities this September Patch Tuesday, including two zero-day vulnerabilities, as well as four critical remote code execution RCE vulnerabilities, and six republished third-party vulnerabilities. Word: zero-day NTLM hash disclosure Microsoft Word receives a patch...

Microsoft and Adobe Patch Tuesday, September 2023 Security Update Review

Microsoft has released the Patch Tuesday edition for September. This months updates have addressed 66 security vulnerabilities including Edge Chromium-based in multiple products, features, and roles. Microsoft Patch Tuesday for September 2023 Microsoft has addressed two zero-day publicly exploite...

Ransomware review: September 2023

This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes' ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web sites. In this report, "known attacks" are those where the victim did not pay a ransom. This provides the best overall picture of...

Google Addresses Fourth Zero-Day Flaw Exploited by Attackers Wildly

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The zero-day vulnerability CVE-2023-4863 in Google Chrome enables arbitrary code execution and system crashes. Actively exploited "in the wild," it poses severe risks, including data exposure and...

Google Rushes to Patch Critical Chrome Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild - Update Now

Google on Monday rolled out out-of-band security patches to address a critical security flaw in its Chrome web browser that it said has been exploited in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2023-4863, the issue has been described as a case of heap buffer overflow that resides in the WebP image format that...

Zeroday vulnerability fixed in Google Chrome

Google has fixed a Zeroday vulnerability in Chrome. A malicious party can exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary code execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system with permissions from the victim. If the victim's privileges are high enough are high enough, this allows the...

Apple Rushes to Patch Zero-Day Flaws Exploited for Pegasus Spyware on iPhones

Apple on Thursday released emergency security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS to address two zero-day flaws that have been exploited in the wild to deliver NSO Group's Pegasus mercenary spyware. The issues are described as below - CVE-2023-41061 - A validation issue in Wallet that...

North Korean Hackers Exploit Zero-Day Bug to Target Cybersecurity Researchers

Threat actors associated with North Korea are continuing to target the cybersecurity community using a zero-day bug in an unspecified software over the past several weeks to infiltrate their machines. The findings come from Google's Threat Analysis Group TAG, which found the adversary setting up...

ZeroDay vulnerability fixed in Apple macOS

Apple has fixed a ZeroDay vulnerability in macOS. A malicious party can exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary code execute arbitrary code as a user. For successful exploitation, the malicious party must trick the victim into opening a rogue image. Apple reports having reports that the...