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  • The Register: Microsoft fixes under-attack privilege-escalation holes in Hyper-V

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/15/patch_tuesday_january_2025/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft fixes under-attack privilege-escalation holes in Hyper-V Feedly Summary: Plus: Excel hell, angst for Adobe fans, and life’s too Snort for Cisco Patch Tuesday The first Patch Tuesday of 2025 has seen Microsoft address three under-attack privilege-escalation flaws in its Hyper-V hypervisor, plus plenty more problems that deserve…

  • Krebs on Security: Microsoft: Happy 2025. Here’s 161 Security Updates

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/01/microsoft-happy-2025-heres-161-security-updates/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Microsoft: Happy 2025. Here’s 161 Security Updates Feedly Summary: Microsoft today unleashed updates to plug a whopping 161 security vulnerabilities in Windows and related software, including three “zero-day" weaknesses that are already under active attack. Redmond’s inaugural Patch Tuesday of 2025 bundles more fixes than the company…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Microsoft Patch Tuesday for January 2025 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/january-patch-tuesday-release/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Microsoft Patch Tuesday for January 2025 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities Feedly Summary: Microsoft has released its monthly security update for January of 2025 which includes 159 vulnerabilities, including 10 that Microsoft marked as “critical.” The remaining vulnerabilities listed are classified as “important.”  AI Summary and…

  • The Register: Cryptojacking, backdoors abound as attackers abuse Aviatrix Controller bug

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/13/severe_aviatrix_controller_vulnerability/ Source: The Register Title: Cryptojacking, backdoors abound as attackers abuse Aviatrix Controller bug Feedly Summary: This is what happens when you publish PoCs immediately “Several cloud deployments" are already compromised following the disclosure of the maximum-severity vulnerability in Aviatrix Controller, researchers say.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a…

  • Hacker News: WorstFit: Unveiling Hidden Transformers in Windows ANSI

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    Source URL: https://blog.orange.tw/posts/2025-01-worstfit-unveiling-hidden-transformers-in-windows-ansi/ Source: Hacker News Title: WorstFit: Unveiling Hidden Transformers in Windows ANSI Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a novel security vulnerability termed “WorstFit” that exploits Microsoft Windows’ character encoding and conversion mechanisms, particularly its Best-Fit behavior, leading to various forms of attacks including Remote Code Execution…

  • The Register: Zero-day exploits plague Ivanti Connect Secure appliances for second year running

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/09/zeroday_exploits_ivanti/ Source: The Register Title: Zero-day exploits plague Ivanti Connect Secure appliances for second year running Feedly Summary: Factory resets and apply patches is the advice amid fortnight delay for other appliances The cybersecurity industry is urging those in charge of defending their orgs to take mitigation efforts “seriously" as Ivanti battles two…

  • The Register: Mitel 0-day, 5-year-old Oracle RCE bugs under active exploit

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/08/mitel_0_day_oracle_rce_under_exploit/ Source: The Register Title: Mitel 0-day, 5-year-old Oracle RCE bugs under active exploit Feedly Summary: 3 CVEs added to CISA’s catalog Cybercriminals are actively exploiting two vulnerabilities in Mitel MiCollab, including a zero-day flaw, alongside a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic Server that has been exploited for at least…

  • The Register: MediaTek rings in the new year with a parade of chipset vulns

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/06/mediatek_chipset_vulnerabilities/ Source: The Register Title: MediaTek rings in the new year with a parade of chipset vulns Feedly Summary: Manufacturers should have had ample time to apply the fixes MediaTek kicked off the first full working week of the new year by disclosing a bevy of security vulnerabilities, including a critical remote code…

  • Hacker News: GPON FTTH networks (in)security (2016)

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    Source URL: https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2016-11-01-gpon-ftth-networks-insecurity.html#introduction Source: Hacker News Title: GPON FTTH networks (in)security (2016) Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text delves into the (in)security of GPON FTTH networks, particularly focusing on vulnerabilities inherent in devices like the Optical Network Terminal (ONT) used by major ISPs in France. It uncovers significant threats, including…