Items tagged with Zero-Day
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Alan Velasco - Tue, Jul 22, 2025
CrushFTP, a service that provides users with secure file server software, has recently been targeted by hackers. Unfortunately, it seems as if some customers have been compromised, with thousands of servers still vulnerable to being...
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Victor Awogbemila - Tue, Jul 01, 2025
Google Threat Analysis has uncovered a zero-day vulnerability that impacts Chrome, and Google is aware that it has been exploited in the wild. Google has now patched this vulnerability, and Chrome users should update their browsers...
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Victor Awogbemila - Wed, Mar 12, 2025
This month's Microsoft Patch Tuesday is here and it's a big one. Last month fixed 63 vulnerabilities. This month's update, however, includes patches for another 57 security vulnerabilities, six of which are already being actively exploited...
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Tim Sweezy - Wed, Nov 20, 2024
Apple confirmed it has issued an emergency patch for two actively-exploited zero-day threats on macOS, iPadOS, iOS, visionOS, and its Safari web browser. The Cupertino-based company remarked the emergency patch addresses CVE-2024-44308 and...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Aug 27, 2024
Chrome is by far the most dominant browser on the market with regards to market share, so when there's an alarming security that's being actively exploited in the wild, it's a bit of a big deal. To that end, Google has issued an urgent...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Nov 30, 2023
If you're using a Chrome browser—and chances are high that you are, simply based on Chrome's dominant market share—stop what you're doing and initiate an update to the latest version. Yes, you should be receiving Chrome updates on an...
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Nathan Ord - Sat, Nov 04, 2023
Microsoft Exchange has quite a storied history of security vulnerabilities and breaches given its widespread usage in the corporate world. While there has not been much news regarding Exchange for a while, the Zero Day Initiative has found...
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Nathan Ord - Tue, Jul 11, 2023
Last month, Apple pushed multiple security updates for its products due to vulnerabilities that could lead to the Triangulation spyware being put on your device. Now, the Cupertino-based company has rolled out another Rapid Security...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Jun 06, 2023
Heads up to anyone who's running Google's Chrome browser—and a lot of people are, going by its massive market share—there's another actively-exploited zero-day vulnerability compromising its security. That's a bit of a big deal when you...
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Aaron Leong - Fri, Mar 17, 2023
Dangerous zero-day vulnerabilities found in Samsung Exynos modems have been discovered encompassing Samsung Galaxy phones, Google Pixel 6s and 7s, select wearables, and more. Here's what to expect, the steps to take, and find out if your...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Jul 05, 2022
Chrome is the most popular browser on the planet (in terms of market share) with billions of a users, and the unwanted side effect of that immense popularity in the tech space is it attracts bad actors. Such is the reason for the latest...
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Zak Killian - Mon, Oct 25, 2021
Do you use BQE Software's BillQuick? If you do, go update it—immediately. Huntress ThreatOps identified nine zero-day vulnerabilities in BillQuick Web Suite, a time and billing software that the publisher claims is in use by over 400,000...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Sep 15, 2021
Heads up, Microsoft has issued a patch for what security researchers had dubbed a "highly sophisticated" zero-day vulnerability in Windows that hackers could use to target Office 365 and Office 2019 users. It is available as a standalone...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Sep 14, 2021
Have you updated your Chrome browser lately? Assuming you use Chrome, now would be a good time to force the issue, as the latest update brings with it patches for nearly a dozen security flaws, including a pair of zero-day vulnerabilities...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Sep 08, 2021
Security researchers say they discovered and reported to Microsoft a "highly sophisticated" zero-day attack vector in Windows that targets Office 365 and Office 2019 users. In some cases, simply opening an infected document would be enough...
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Paul Lilly - Sat, Apr 17, 2021
Companies like Microsoft and others are potentially getting more time to fix zero-day vulnerabilities before Google's Project Zero team discloses them to the public, as part of a new policy change for 2021. At the same time, end users can...
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Nathan Ord - Fri, Apr 09, 2021
With everyone using Zoom for both work and school, a vulnerability in the software can be especially concerning. This week, researchers competing in a zero-day hunting competition found a bug in Zoom that allowed them to remotely execute...
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Nathan Ord - Thu, Nov 12, 2020
Google has released a new version of Google Chrome today after tackling two more high-profile, zero-day exploits. Over the last several weeks, Google has found multiple attack vectors and has been squashing them at a rapid pace, so this is...
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Shane McGlaun - Sun, Apr 26, 2020
Sophos has published an emergency security update to patch a zero-day vulnerability in its XG enterprise firewall product. The patch plugs a hole that was being abused in the wild by hackers. Sophos says that it learned of the zero-they...
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Brandon Hill - Fri, Apr 24, 2020
Earlier this week, it was reported that a zero-day exploit has been running in the wild that targets the iOS Mail app. First discovered by the researchers at ZecOps, the vulnerability has been labeled as "zero-click" because it allegedly...
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Brandon Hill - Wed, Apr 22, 2020
If you're an Apple iPhone or iPad owner that uses the native Mail app for emailing purposes (and that probably includes a marjory of iOS users), we have a word of caution for you. The folks over at ZecOps have uncovered a vulnerability in...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Aug 01, 2019
It is big news when a major vulnerability is discovered and exploited in Windows, because there is the potential to do a lot of harm. We saw this when WannaCry crippled UK hospitals for a short time (fortunately, it was mitigated rather...
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