Hackers Breached Okta`s Customer Support System via Stolen Credentials

Okta announced that threat actors breached their customer support system and accessed some of their clients` files. Hackers used stolen credentials to intrude into the system. GitHub, Apple, Hewlett Packard, Zoom, FedEx, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, etc. use Okta`s identity and access management services. This makes Okta a very interesting target for attackers, who could use […]

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CVE-2023-4966 Detection: Critical Citrix NetScaler Vulnerability Actively Exploited In the Wild

Adding to the list of critical Citrix NetScaler zero-days, security researchers warn of a new dangerous vulnerability (CVE0-2023-4966) continuously exploited in the wild despite a patch issued in October. Marked as an information-disclosure flaw, CVE-2023-4966 enables threat actors to hijack existing authenticated sessions and potentially result in a multifactor authentication (MFA) bypass. According to security […]

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Citrix warns admins to patch NetScaler CVE-2023-4966 bug immediately

Citrix warned of attacks actively exploiting the vulnerability CVE-2023-4966 in NetScaler ADC and Gateway appliances. Citrix is urging administrators to secure all NetScaler ADC and Gateway appliances against the CVE-2023-4966 vulnerability, which is actively exploited in attacks. On October 10, Citrix published a security bulletin related to a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-4966, in Citrix NetScaler ADC/Gateway devices. … Read more

US Energy Company Reveals How Akira Ransomware Compromised its Systems

BHI Energy, a US energy services company linked to Westinghouse Electric Company, has revealed specifics about a cyberattack on their systems. The Akira ransomware group is responsible for the breach that took place on May 30, 2023. As a division of Westinghouse Electric Company, BHI Energy provides specialized engineering services and staffing solutions to oil […]

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New England Biolabs leak sensitive data

On September 18th, the Cybernews research team discovered two publicly hosted environment files (.env) attributed to New England Biolabs. Leaving environment files open to the public is one of the simplest mistakes that web admins can make, but it can have disastrous consequences. Despite leaving some of its sensitive credentials exposed, New England Biolabs seems … Read more

Former NSA employee pleads guilty to attempted selling classified documents to Russia

A former NSA employee has pleaded guilty to charges of attempting to transmit classified defense information to Russia. Jareh Sebastian Dalke (31), a former NSA employee has admitted to attempting to convey classified defense information to Russia, pleading guilty to the charges. The man pleaded guilty today to six counts of attempting to transmit classified … Read more