SASE improves networks but lacks in defending against phishing and takeovers.

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🛡️ A now-patched vulnerability (CVE-2024-21388) in Microsoft Edge could have allowed attackers to covertly install browser extensions without user consent.

Find details here: https://thehackernews.com/2024/03/microsoft-edge-bug-could-have-allowed.html

If you use Edge, make sure you've updated to the latest version.

🚨 CISA alerts on a security flaw in Microsoft SharePoint Server now part of the KEV catalog due to active exploitation.

Vulnerability CVE-2023-24955 allows remote code execution for Site Owners.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2024/03/cisa-warns-hackers-actively-attacking.html

Users urged to patch following May 2023 updates.

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🕵️‍♂️ Indian government entities & energy companies targeted by cyber espionage using "HackBrowserData" malware to steal sensitive info.

Details: https://thehackernews.com/2024/03/hackers-target-indian-defense-and.html

Attack campaign named OperationFlightNight leverages Slack for data exfiltration.

Telegram's new Peer-to-Peer Login (P2PL) feature offers free premium membership but in exchange for using your phone number as a relay to send OTP SMS messages to others—potentially exposing their phone numbers to strangers.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2024/03/telegram-offers-premium-subscription-in.html

⚠️ Researchers have cracked AMD's defenses with a new attack called "ZenHammer"—a variant of the RowHammer attack—targeting Zen 2 & Zen 3 systems equipped with DDR5 chips.

Find details here: https://thehackernews.com/2024/03/new-zenhammer-attack-bypasses-rowhammer.html

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🛡️ Mishandled API keys & passwords are a ticking time bomb 💣 in your software.

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A sneaky new service called "Darcula" is helping cybercriminals steal your info. They're impersonating postal services, airlines, even the IRS and using iMessage and Google Messages to slip past firewalls.

Learn more ➟ https://thehackernews.com/2024/03/darcula-phishing-network-leveraging-rcs.html

Finland's Poliisi has accused APT31, a Chinese nation-state actor, of a cyber attack on the country's Parliament in 2020-2021.

Learn more ➟ https://thehackernews.com/2024/03/finland-blames-chinese-hacking-group.html

⚠️ 🐧 Linux users, beware! A nasty piece of malware named DinodasRAT is on the loose, targeting China, Taiwan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. It's a C++ juggernaut capable of stealing a treasure trove of sensitive data.

Read details ➟ https://thehackernews.com/2024/03/linux-version-of-dinodasrat-spotted-in.html

⚠️ 👩‍💻 PyPI under attack...again.

🐍 Python's Package Index temporarily shut down new user sign-ups and project creation due to a surge of malicious typosquatting attempts.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2024/03/pypi-halts-sign-ups-amid-surge-of.html

Malware aimed to snag cryptocurrency wallets and more.

💻 A new vulnerability, CVE-2024-28085, dubbed "WallEscape," impacts the "wall" command in util-linux, potentially exposing passwords or altering clipboards on Linux distros like Ubuntu & Debian.

Read more ➟ https://thehackernews.com/2024/03/new-linux-bug-could-lead-to-user.html

🚨 ALERT: TheMoon botnet, previously thought to be inactive, is back.

Over 40,000 hijacked routers & IoT devices power Faceless, a criminal proxy service used to steal data, attack financial systems, & spread malware like SolarMarker & IcedID.

Read ➟ https://thehackernews.com/2024/03/themoon-botnet-resurfaces-exploiting.html

⚠️ New security flaws found in Dormakaba's Saflok RFID locks could allow attackers to easily forge keycards and access any room, affecting MILLIONS of hotel locks worldwide.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2024/03/dormakaba-locks-used-in-millions-of.html

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🛑URGENT SECURITY ALERT!

Secret backdoor found in XZ Utils compression library used by major Linux distros, like Fedora, Kali Linux, and openSUSE. Attackers could breach SSH and take control of systems.

https://thehackernews.com/2024/03/urgent-secret-backdoor-found-in-xz.html

Update and review your systems immediately.

⚠️ Mac users, beware! Malicious ads and fake websites are spreading dangerous malware like Atomic Stealer, which can steal your passwords, cryptocurrency, and other sensitive data.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2024/03/hackers-target-macos-users-with.html

🚨 Android users beware! Vultur, the notorious banking trojan, is back with upgraded new remote control features, encrypted communication, and stealthy techniques.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2024/04/vultur-android-banking-trojan-returns.html