Computer Security News

Vim Command Line Text Editor Vulnerability Tiggers Potential Crash

A segmentation fault vulnerability has been identified in the popular command-line text editor Vim, affecting versions before 9.1.1043.  This flaw,…

8 months ago

PoC Exploit Released For QNAP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

A critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability designated as CVE-2024-53691 has been identified in the QNAP QTS/QuTS hero operating system.…

8 months ago

Hackers Abusing Microsoft VSCode Remote Tunnels To Bypass Security Tools

VSCode Remote Tunnels, a legitimate feature of the popular development environment, are increasingly being used by malicious actors. This feature…

8 months ago

Active Directory Group Policy Bypassed To Allow NTLMv1 Authentications

Silverfort's cybersecurity research team has uncovered a significant flaw in Microsoft's Active Directory Group Policy that allows NTLMv1 authentication to…

8 months ago

Let’s Encrypt Announces 6-day Validity Certificates

Let’s Encrypt, the non-profit certificate authority, has introduced six-day validity certificates, commonly referred to as short-lived certificates. This new offering,…

8 months ago

US Treasury Breach – Chinese Hackers Accessed Secretary Janet Yellen’s Computer

Chinese state-sponsored hackers have successfully breached the computer systems of the U.S. Treasury Department, gaining access to Secretary Janet Yellen's…

8 months ago

FTC Warns GoDaddy for Inadequate Security Practices in Website Hosting Services

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken significant action against GoDaddy, one of the world’s largest web hosting companies, for…

8 months ago

Windows 11 Security Features Bypassed to Obtain Arbitrary Code Execution in Kernel Mode

Security researchers have discovered vulnerabilities in Windows 11's core security features that could allow attackers to bypass multiple protection mechanisms…

8 months ago

Linux Rsync File Transfer Tool Vulnerability Let Attackers Execute Arbitrary Code

Security researchers have uncovered six critical vulnerabilities in rsync, a widely used file synchronization and transfer tool for Linux systems.…

8 months ago

Chrome 132 Released with Fixes for 16 Vulnerabilities, Including Remote Code Execution

Google has officially released Chrome 132 to the stable channel, bringing critical security updates and feature enhancements to users on…

8 months ago