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Microsoft Addresses 61 Vulnerabilities, Including Two Actively Exploited Zero-Day Threats

Microsoft Addresses 61 Security Vulnerabilities in May Patch Update In its latest Patch Tuesday update for May 2024, Microsoft has resolved 61 newly identified security vulnerabilities across its software products, amongst them two zero-day flaws that have been actively exploited in the wild. These updates follow a proactive security strategy…

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Windows Downgrade Attack: Risks of Exposing Updated Systems to Legacy Vulnerabilities

Microsoft has announced that it is actively working on security updates to rectify two significant vulnerabilities that could potentially be exploited to conduct downgrade attacks against its Windows update system. These vulnerabilities may allow malicious actors to replace the current versions of operating system files with outdated ones, undermining the…

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Microsoft Uncovers Four OpenVPN Vulnerabilities Paving the Way for Potential RCE and LPE Attacks

OpenVPN Vulnerabilities Disclosed by Microsoft: A Potential Attack Vector Microsoft recently announced the discovery of four medium-severity security vulnerabilities within the open-source OpenVPN software, which could be exploited in conjunction to enable remote code execution (RCE) and local privilege escalation (LPE). The implications of these flaws are significant, as they…

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Microsoft Alerts Users to Unresolved Office Vulnerability Posing Data Exposure Risks

Microsoft Reports Unpatched Zero-Day Vulnerability in Office Suite Microsoft has recently revealed a serious unpatched vulnerability in its Office suite, identified as CVE-2024-38200. This zero-day flaw presents the risk of unauthorized exposure of sensitive information to malicious entities if successfully exploited. The vulnerability, which has a CVSS score of 7.5,…

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Researchers Discover Vulnerabilities in Azure Health Bot Service Powered by AI

Cybersecurity researchers have identified significant vulnerabilities within Microsoft’s Azure Health Bot Service that could allow malicious actors to traverse customer environments, potentially accessing sensitive patient data. These vulnerabilities were recently reported by Tenable, emphasizing the critical nature of the flaws now patched by Microsoft. Tenable’s investigation highlights that the vulnerabilities…

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Celebrity TikTok Accounts Hacked with Zero-Click Attack Through DMs

TikTok Confirms Security Breach Targeting High-Profile Accounts TikTok has recently acknowledged a significant security vulnerability that has allowed threat actors to take control of prominent accounts on its platform. This incident, which has raised serious concerns about user safety and data security, was initially reported by Semafor and Forbes, highlighting…

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Microsoft Releases Fixes for 90 Vulnerabilities, Featuring 10 Critical Zero-Day Flaws

On Tuesday, Microsoft released a set of critical updates addressing a total of 90 security vulnerabilities within its software, including ten zero-day exploits. Notably, six of these zero-days are actively being leveraged in real-world attacks, raising significant concerns regarding the potential for widespread exploitation in the wild. The vulnerabilities span…

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GitHub Vulnerability ‘ArtiPACKED’ Poses Risk of Repository Takeover

A recently identified vulnerability in GitHub Actions artifacts, referred to as ArtiPACKED, poses significant risks to repository security and organizational cloud operations. This attack vector could allow malicious entities to gain unauthorized control over repositories and infiltrate cloud environments associated with these repositories. The vulnerability results from a mix of…

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The Overlooked Vulnerability of Executives: Non-Human Identities

For years, the focus of corporate cybersecurity has been on protecting the perimeter of systems, creating a clear division between secured internal environments and the threatening outside world. Organizations invested in robust firewalls and advanced detection systems, banking on the belief that preventing unauthorized access from external sources was sufficient…

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