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Exim Vulnerability Affecting 1.5M Servers Lets Attackers Attach Malicious Files

Security researchers have identified a critical vulnerability affecting over 1.5 million Exim email servers, making them vulnerable to attacks that can deliver executable attachments to user accounts.

384,000 sites pull code from sketchy code library recently bought by Chinese firm

Over 384,000 websites, including those of major companies and government entities, are still linking to the polyfill[.]io code library that was recently acquired by a Chinese firm and used to perform a supply chain attack.

Critical Severity Bug With Very Simple Exploit Hits PHP Just in Time for the Weekend

Attackers can use this vulnerability to bypass the protection provided by a previous critical code execution vulnerability and remotely execute arbitrary code on vulnerable machines.

Dangerous Scammers From the Yahoo Boys Group Operate Openly on Social Media

The Yahoo Boys, a group of scammers primarily based in West Africa, openly operate on various social media platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, and Telegram, engaging in fraudulent activities that range from romance fraud to business email compromise.

Novel TunnelVision Attack Against Impacts Virtually All VPN Apps Through DHCP Server Manipulation

The TunnelVision attack is a newly discovered method that can compromise the security of most Virtual Private Network (VPN) applications by diverting traffic away from the encrypted tunnel, exposing it to potential interception.

Missouri County Declares State of Emergency Amid Suspected Ransomware Attack

The systems confirmed inoperable include tax and online property payments, issuance of marriage licenses, and inmate searches. In response, the Assessment, Collection and Recorder of Deeds offices at all county locations were closed.

GitHub Besieged by Millions of Malicious Repositories in Ongoing Attack

The attack involves the automated forking of legitimate repositories, resulting in millions of malicious forks with names identical to the original ones, making detection and removal challenging for GitHub.

OpenAI Says Mysterious Chat Histories Resulted From Account Takeover

ChatGPT users' private conversations were leaked due to unauthorized logins from a different location, highlighting the need for better security measures such as 2FA and IP tracking.

Update: In Major Lapse, Hacked Microsoft Test Account was Assigned Admin Privileges

The hackers who recently broke into Microsoft’s network and monitored top executives’ email for two months did so by gaining access to an aging test account with administrative privileges, a major lapse on the company's part, a researcher said.

Researcher Uncovers Massive Password Dump Containing 71 Million Unique Credentials

A massive data tranch containing nearly 71 million unique credentials, including 25 million previously unseen passwords, has been circulating on the internet for at least four months.

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