VulnerabilityDark Reading·1 day ago
How an Emerging Industrial Protocol Family Could Put OT at Risk
New research shows how attacks against some unprotected TSN protocols could allow attackers to disrupt or manipulate physical processes
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VulnerabilitySANS Internet Storm Center·4 days ago
Simple Scans for Cloud Metadata Service, (Wed, Aug 19th)
Attackers can exploit the cloud metadata service accessible at 169.254.169.254 to retrieve sensitive credentials and IAM role tokens from virtual machines, beyond just benign instance information like region and IP addresses. Cloud providers expose this REST API by design to allow running code access to machine-specific data, but the credential exposure risk makes it an attractive target for adversaries seeking to escalate privileges or move laterally within cloud environments.
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Homeland security cybercops say patch TrueConf (Russia's Zoom) if you're using it
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Microsoft confirms maximum severity flaw in Entra ID targeted for exploitation
Microsoft has confirmed a maximum severity remote-code execution vulnerability in Entra ID that is being actively exploited in the wild. The company states the flaw has been fully mitigated and requires no further action from customers.
VulnerabilitySecurityWeek·2 days ago
Encrypted Prompts Bypass AI Safety Guardrails in Grok and Gemini
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