Evasive malware increasing, evading signature-based antivirus solutions
Evasive malware has grown to record high levels, with over two-thirds of malware detected by WatchGuard in Q4 2019 evading signature-based antivirus solutions. This is a …
SQL injection
WordPress and Apache Struts weaponized vulnerabilities on the rise
Vulnerabilities in leading web and application frameworks, if exploited, can have devastating effects like the Equifax breach which affected 147 million people, according to …
Most credential abuse attacks against the financial sector targeted APIs
From May 2019 and continuing on until the end of the year, there was a dramatic shift by criminals who started targeting APIs, in an effort to bypass security controls. …
Cyber risk increases at all layers of the corporate network
Organizations will face a growing risk from their cloud and the supply chain, according to Trend Micro. Cyber risk increases at all levels The growing popularity of cloud and …
Researchers uncover 125 vulnerabilities across 13 routers and NAS devices
In a cybersecurity study of network attached storage (NAS) systems and routers, Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) found 125 vulnerabilities in 13 IoT devices, reaffirming …
Data from 316 million real-world attacks in AWS and Azure environments
In evaluating 316 million incidents, tCell found it clear that attacks against the application are growing in volume and sophistication, and as such, continue to be a major …
Same web-based vulnerabilities still prevalent after nine years
Analysis of vulnerabilities discovered by NCC Group researchers over the last nine years found that instances of common web-based vulnerabilities have largely refused to fall …
WordPress site admins: Update immediately!
If you’re running your website on WordPress and you haven’t yet upgraded to version 4.8.3, you should do so without delay. The advice comes from the WordPress …
Unpatched SQLi vulnerability in SmartVista e-commerce suite
Companies using SmartVista, the popular e-commerce/payment management product suite developed by Swiss company BPC Banking Technologies, are urged to put limit access to its …
Telegram-based Katyusha SQL injection scanner sold on hacker forums
Despite regularly achieving one of the top spots on the OWASP Top 10 list of the most critical web application security risks, injection vulnerabilities continue to plague …
Joomla users: Update immediately to kill severe SQLi vulnerability
Version 3.7 of Joomla, pushed out less than a month ago, opens websites to SQL injection attacks, Sucury Security researchers have found. As explained by researcher …
Hacker breached 60+ unis, govt agencies via SQL injection
A hacker tied to the November 2016 penetration of the US Election Assistance Commission and subsequent database sale has successfully targeted 60+ government agencies and …
