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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VulnerabilityCheck Point Research·3 days ago
BTR Reforged: Weaponizing Defender’s Remediation Driver as a Kernel Operation Primitive
Check Point Research demonstrates how Microsoft Defender's remediation driver can be weaponized as a kernel-level primitive to execute arbitrary file and registry operations with Ring 0 privileges, bypassing the need for traditional exploits or memory corruption vulnerabilities. This technique leverages a signed, trusted security component to grant attackers powerful kernel capabilities without requiring vulnerability exploitation, presenting a novel attack surface within Windows Defender itself.
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VulnerabilityThe Register·2 days ago
Homeland security cybercops say patch TrueConf (Russia's Zoom) if you're using it
Ukrainian hacktivists exploiting the bugs, but TrueConf's reach stretches well beyond home turf
VulnerabilityCybersecurity Dive·2 days ago
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
Researchers have identified a new attack technique called Cryptographic Context Injection that encrypts malicious instructions to evade safety guardrails in AI models including Grok and Gemini. The method works by concealing harmful prompts until they are decrypted within a trusted execution environment, effectively bypassing existing content filtering mechanisms. This vulnerability highlights a novel attack vector against popular large language models that defenders should monitor.