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Balada Injector Compromises More Than 7,100 WordPress Sites via Plugin Vulnerability

A significant cybersecurity incident has come to light involving the Popup Builder plugin used in WordPress, which has been compromised by a malware strain known as Balada Injector. This issue endangers thousands of WordPress websites operating on vulnerable versions of the plugin. Initially documented by Doctor Web at the beginning…

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Critical Vulnerabilities Discovered in Bosch Thermostats and Smart Nutrunners

Security experts have identified multiple vulnerabilities within Bosch BCC100 thermostats and Rexroth NXA015S-36V-B smart nutrunners, which could allow cyber attackers to execute arbitrary code on these devices. The potential risks include unauthorized access and manipulation of device firmware, putting users at risk of significant operational disruptions. Bitdefender, a Romanian cybersecurity…

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Opera MyFlaw Vulnerability Could Allow Hackers to Execute Any File on Your Mac or Windows Device

Security Flaw Discovered in Opera Browser Exposes Vulnerability for Remote Code Execution Recent revelations from cybersecurity experts have brought to light a significant vulnerability in the Opera web browser that has since been patched. This flaw, known as MyFlaw, could allow malicious actors to execute code on Microsoft Windows and…

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Urgent: Over 178,000 SonicWall Firewalls May Be at Risk of Exploits – Take Action Immediately

SonicWall Firewalls Expose Critical Vulnerabilities, Affecting Over 178,000 Devices Recent findings reveal that over 178,000 SonicWall firewalls, currently accessible online, are vulnerable to at least two significant security flaws. These vulnerabilities could allow malicious actors to execute attacks leading to denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and potentially enable remote code execution (RCE)…

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Citrix, VMware, and Atlassian Expose Critical Vulnerabilities — Urgent Patching Required!

Citrix Alerts on Critical Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Citrix has issued a significant warning regarding two zero-day vulnerabilities affecting its NetScaler ADC (formerly Citrix ADC) and NetScaler Gateway (formerly Citrix Gateway). These vulnerabilities are reportedly being actively exploited, raising alarms among organizations relying on these services. The first identified flaw, CVE-2023-6548, has…

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GitHub Changes Keys Following Serious Vulnerability That Exposed Credentials

GitHub has confirmed the rotation of specific cryptographic keys following the identification of a significant security vulnerability. This issue poses the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive credentials within production containers. The subsidiary of Microsoft announced that it first learned of the problem on December 26, 2023, and took immediate…

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PixieFail UEFI Vulnerabilities Put Millions of Computers at Risk of RCE, DoS, and Data Theft

Recent vulnerabilities have emerged in the TCP/IP network protocol stack of the open-source reference implementation of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), which plays a critical role in modern computing systems. Dubbed PixieFail by researchers at Quarkslab, these vulnerabilities involve nine distinct security issues found in the TianoCore EFI Development…

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MavenGate Attack: A Vulnerability That Allows Hackers to Take Control of Java and Android through Unmaintained Libraries

New Supply Chain Attack Method Poses Risks to Java and Android Applications Recent discoveries have exposed vulnerabilities in several abandoned yet widely used libraries within Java and Android applications, particularly through a new supply chain attack method known as MavenGate. This technique allows attackers to exploit domain name purchases, potentially…

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