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TP-Link Router Botnet

Schneier on Security

There is a new botnet that is infecting TP-Link routers: The botnet can lead to command injection which then makes remote code execution (RCE) possible so that the malware can spread itself across the internet automatically.

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Hi, robot: Half of all internet traffic now automated

Malwarebytes

If you sometimes feel that the internet isn’t the same vibrant place it used to be, you’re not alone. Bad bots comprised 37% of internet traffic in 2024, up from 32% the year prior. Good bots accounted for just 14% of the internet’s traffic. Bad bots do all kinds of unpleasant things.

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Sudanese Brothers Arrested in ‘AnonSudan’ Takedown

Krebs on Security

Image: FBI Active since at least January 2023, AnonSudan has been described in media reports as a “hacktivist” group motivated by ideological causes. companies, causing a multi-day outage for Microsoft’s cloud services in June 2023. 2023), and OpenAI (Nov. 7, 2023, a wave of rockets was launched into Israel.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, November 2023 Edition

Krebs on Security

The zero-day threats targeting Microsoft this month include CVE-2023-36025 , a weakness that allows malicious content to bypass the Windows SmartScreen Security feature. Microsoft says it is relatively straightforward for attackers to exploit CVE-2023-36036 as a way to elevate their privileges on a compromised PC.

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5 Key Findings From the 2023 FBI Internet Crime Report

The losses companies suffered in 2023 ransomware attacks increased by 74% compared to those of the previous year, according to new data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In this eBook, we will look at the 2023 report and explore the most important cybersecurity stats and how to prevent them.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, February 2023 Edition

Krebs on Security

Redmond flags CVE-2023-23376 as an “Important” elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Common Log File System Driver , which is present in Windows 10 and 11 systems, as well as many server versions of Windows. Microsoft’s security advisories are somewhat sparse with details about the zero-day bugs. Apple on Feb.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, December 2023 Edition

Krebs on Security

The final Patch Tuesday of 2023 is upon us, with Microsoft Corp. Among the critical bugs quashed this month is CVE-2023-35628 , a weakness present in Windows 10 and later versions, as well as Microsoft Server 2008 and later. For example, CVE-2023-35636 , which Microsoft says is an information disclosure vulnerability in Outlook.

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