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Critical Vulnerabilities in DrayTek Vigor Routers: Over 700,000 Devices Exposed to Remote Exploits…
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Published in · 4 min read · 3 days ago A series of critical vulnerabilities have been discovered in DrayTek Vigor routers, potentially affecting over 700,000 devices globally. These vulnerabilities include remote code execution (RCE), XSS, Information disclosure ,privilege escalation, and authentication bypass etc, which could allow attackers to take full control of the affected…
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Security researchers have uncovered 14 vulnerabilities in DrayTek routers that left hundreds of thousands of devices exposed.
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14 New DrayTek routers’ flaws impacts over 700,000 devices in 168 countries
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DrayTek has released security updates for multiple router models to address 14 vulnerabilities of varying severity, including a remote code execution flaw that received the maximum CVSS score of 10.
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Hackers who seized control of the official Instagram account of McDonald’s claim that they managed to steal US $700,000 from unsuspecting investors by promoting a fake cryptocurrency.
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Fast-food giant McDonald’s Instagram account was hacked on Thursday, which cost fans dearly. The McDonald’s Instagram hack was orchestrated on August 22, 2024, when crypto scammers exploited the platform to promote a fraudulent crypto scheme named “GRIMACE”, McDonald’s iconic purple mascot. The hackers claimed to have netted $700,000 after the hack.
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A 43-year-old Jordanian national, Hashem Younis Hashem Hnaihen, was arrested in Orlando, Florida, and charged with threatening to use explosives and destroying a solar power facility. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the charges could result in up to 60 years in prison. Gizmodo reports: Hashem Younis Hashem Hnaihen allegedly smashed windows at local…
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Labeled as CVE-2024-6387, the recently discovered vulnerability in OpenSSH has become a serious cause for concern among Linux servers. OpenSSH is a collection of networking tools built on the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol. It is widely utilized to secure remote logins, manage and administer remote servers, and transfer files through SCP and SFTP.
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Atraf, a popular Israeli LGBTQ dating app, has suffered a major data breach exposing personal information of over half a million users – Leaked data includes clear text password and payment card data – Atraf users are advised to change their passwords immediately!
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UNITED NATIONS, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 25th Feb, 2024) The world is watching in silence as the Palestinians are dying of hunger amid escalating Israeli war against Gaza, a civil defence spokesperson in the besieged enclave said on Saturday.
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The FBI and the US DoJ dismantled the Qakbot botnet, which is one of the largest and most sophisticated botnets in the world. The botnet was used to carry out financial fraud, ransomware attacks, and other cybercrimes, resulting in losses of hundreds of millions of dollars to businesses and individuals across the US and abroad.…
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A coordinated law enforcement effort codenamed Operation Duck Hunt has felled QakBot, a notorious Windows malware family that’s estimated to have compromised over 700,000 computers globally and facilitated financial fraud as well as ransomware.
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On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s security news. They cover:
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The US government just helped dismantle a massive network of computers infected with one of the world’s most notorious pieces of malware. According to the FBI, a multinational effort led by the US took down Qakbot, a malware that made its way into over 700,000 computers around the globe.
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The infrastructure behind the infamous Qakbot malware, a favorite tool of cybercriminals far and wide, has been taken down by the Feds in an operation code-named “Duck Hunt.”
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The Qakbot botnet has been crippled by the US Department of Justice (DOJ): 52 of its servers have been seized and the popular malware loader has been removed from over 700,000 victim computers around the world.