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Critical MikroTik RouterOS Vulnerability Exposes Over Half a Million Devices to Hacking


                                                     LATEST CYBER HACKS 

 
 
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Israel's largest oil refinery website offline after DDoS attack

Website of Israel's largest oil refinery operator, BAZAN Group is inaccessible from most parts of the world as threat actors claim to have hacked the Group's cyber systems. The Haifa Bay-based BAZAN Group, formerly Oil Refineries Ltd., generates over $13.5 billion in annual revenue and employs more than 1,800 people.

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CardioComm Takes Systems Offline Following Cyberattack

Canadian heart monitoring and medical electrocardiogram solutions provider CardioComm this week announced it has taken systems offline following a cyberattack.

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School Accreditation Organization Data Breach Exposed Sensitive Information on Students, Parents, and Teachers Online

Cybersecurity Researcher, Jeremiah Fowler, discovered and reported to  WebbsitePlanet a non-password protected database that contained 680k records. Upon further investigation, it was identified that these records were related to educational institutions. Documents inside the database suggested that it belonged to the Southern Association of Independent Schools, Inc (SAIS).


                                                      VULNERABILITIES

 
 
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Multiple Flaws Found in Ninja Forms Plugin Leave 800,000 Sites Vulnerable

Multiple security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the Ninja Forms plugin for WordPress that could be exploited by threat actors to escalate privileges and steal sensitive data. The flaws, tracked as CVE-2023-37979, CVE-2023-38386, and CVE-2023-38393, impact versions 3.6.25 and below, Patchstack said in a report last week. Ninja Forms is installed on over 800,000 sites.

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Hackers exploit BleedingPipe RCE to target Minecraft servers, players

Hackers are actively exploiting a 'BleedingPipe' remote code execution vulnerability in Minecraft mods to run malicious commands on servers and clients, allowing them to take control of the devices. BleedingPipe is a vulnerability found in many Minecraft mods caused by the incorrect use of deserialization in the 'ObjectInputStream' class in Java to exchange network packets between servers and clients.


                                     MALWARES

 
 
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New P2PInfect Worm Targets Redis Servers with Undocumented Breach Methods

The P2PInfect peer-to-peer (P2) worm has been observed employing previously undocumented initial access methods to breach susceptible Redis servers and rope them into a botnet.

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VMware ESXi Servers Face New Threat from Abyss Locker

MalwareHunterTeam recently uncovered a new variant of Abyss Locker ransomware specifically designed to target Linux-based VMware ESXi servers. This variant is a part of the larger Abyss ransomware family, which has been active since 2019, targeting various platforms and systems.

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AVRecon Botnet Leveraging Compromised Routers to Fuel Illegal Proxy Service

More details have emerged about a botnet called AVRecon, which has been observed making use of compromised small office/home office (SOHO) routers as part of a multi-year campaign active since at least May 2021.


                               GENERAL NEWS

 
 
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Apple iphone 15 rumoured to get slick design with thinner bezels, titanium frame; may also have USB-C charging

The rumour mill for the upcoming iPhone 15 series is swirling fast as new leaks have shed light on some exciting changes coming to the upcoming flagship, ranging from reduced bezel size to a new charging port.

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NASA Plus Streaming Service Is Coming Soon

The service, called NASA Plus, will livestream NASA missions. It will also feature original video series, including new shows being produced for the streaming service.