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2024-04-06 Post a Comment

Hackers Hijacked Notepad++ Plugin To Execute Malicious Code

ByGuru Baran: The AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) has detected a sophisticated cyberattack targeting users of the popular text and code editor, Notepad++. Hackers have successfully manipulated a default plugin within the Notepad++ package, potentially compromising the security of countless systems. The plugin in question, “mimeTools.dll,” is a standard component of Notepad++ that provides encoding functionalities, such as Base64. It is automatically included and loaded when Notepad++ is run, which the […]

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2024-03-28 Post a Comment

CISA publishes 447-page draft of cyber incident reporting rule

By-Jonathan Greig: The nation’s top cybersecurity agency has unveiled the initial draft of a new rule detailing how critical infrastructure organizations need to report cyberattacks to the federal government. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) posted the 447-page set of regulations under the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act to the Federal Register, allowing the public to comment on it. The law mandating the rules was passed in 2022 and is intended […]

Cyber security

2024-03-13 Post a Comment

Hackers exploit WordPress plugin flaw to infect 3,300 sites with malware

By Bill Toulas: Hackers are breaching WordPress sites by exploiting a vulnerability in outdated versions of the Popup Builder plugin, infecting over 3,300 websites with malicious code. The flaw leveraged in the attacks is tracked as CVE-2023-6000, a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability impacting Popup Builder versions 4.2.3 and older, which was initially disclosed in November 2023. A Balada Injector campaign uncovered at the start of the year exploited the particular […]

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2024-02-05 Post a Comment

URGENT: AnyDesk Servers Hacked, Customers Urged to Reset Passwords

It has been confirmed that AnyDesk, a renowned remote access software company headquartered in Germany, which boasts a staggering 170,000 customers worldwide, including big names such as Comcast and Thales, has fallen prey to a security breach that has compromised its production systems. “We have revoked all security-related certificates, and systems have been remediated or replaced where company’s,” the company said. According to recent media reports, AnyDesk has been targeted by attackers […]

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