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OpenSSL
Incoming OpenSSL critical fix: Organizations, users, get ready!

UPDATE (November 1, 2022, 01:55 p.m. ET): OpenSSL version 3.0.7 is out, and the severity of the vulnerability has been downgraded. Check out what you should be doing next. The …

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Medibank data breach: More customers affected, attacker got in via stolen credentials

Australian private health insurance provider Medibank has revealed that the hack and data breach it discovered over two weeks ago has affected more customers than initially …

zero
Apple fixes exploited iOS, iPadOS zero-day (CVE-2022-42827)

For the ninth time this year, Apple has released fixes for a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2022-42827) exploited by attackers to compromise iPhones. About CVE-2022-42827 …

Cisco
Vulnerabilities in Cisco Identity Services Engine require your attention (CVE-2022-20822, CVE-2022-20959)

Cisco has published a heads-up for admins of Cisco Identity Services Engine solutions, about two vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-20822, CVE-2022-20959) that could be exploited to …

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Medibank hack turned into a data breach: The attackers are demanding money

Medibank, Australia’s largest private health insurance provider, has confirmed that last week’s “cyber incident” has resulted in a data breach. …

Apache
Apache Commons Text flaw is not a repeat of Log4Shell (CVE-2022-42889)

A freshly fixed vulnerability (CVE-2022-42889) in the Apache Commons Text library has been getting attention from security researchers these last few days, worrying it could …

car
Police breaks up criminal ring that hacked keyless systems to steal cars

A car theft ring that used fraudulent software to “hack” and steal vehicles with remote keyless entry and ignition systems has been dismantled by the French …

Fortinet
Researchers release PoC for Fortinet firewall flaw, exploitation attempts mount

Horizon3.ai researchers have released a PoC exploit for CVE-2022-40684, the authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Fortinet‘s firewalls and secure web gateways, …

Patch Tuesday
Microsoft patches Windows flaw exploited in the wild (CVE-2022-41033)

October 2022 Patch Tuesday is here, with fixes for 85 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities, including CVE-2022-41033, a vulnerability in Windows COM+ Event System Service that has …

Fortinet
Auth bypass bug in FortiOS, FortiProxy is exploited in the wild (CVE-2022-40684)

After privately warning customers last week that they need to patch or mitigate CVE-2022-40684, a critical vulnerability affecting FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager, …

Zimbra
Unpatched Zimbra RCE bug exploited by attackers (CVE-2022-41352)

A still unpatched vulnerability (CVE-2022-41352) in Zimbra Collaboration is being exploited by attackers to achieve remote code execution on vulnerable servers. About the …

Uber
Former Uber CSO convicted for concealing data breach, theft from the authorities

Joe Sullivan, the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Uber, has been convicted of obstruction of proceedings of the Federal Trade Commission and misprision of felony in …

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