Critical 'BatBadBut' Rust Vulnerability Exposes Windows Systems to Attacks

A critical security flaw in the Rust standard library could be exploited to target Windows users and stage command injection attacks.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-24576, has a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating maximum severity. That said, it only impacts scenarios where batch files are invoked on Windows with untrusted arguments.
"The Rust standard library did not properly escape


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GitHub Launches AI-Powered Autofix Tool to Assist Devs in Patching Security Flaws

GitHub on Wednesday announced that it's making available a feature called code scanning autofix in public beta for all Advanced Security customers to provide targeted recommendations in an effort to avoid introducing new security issues.
"Powered by GitHub Copilot and CodeQL, code scanning autofix covers more than 90% of alert types in JavaScript, Typescript, Java, and


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New GitHub AI-Powered Tool Can Automatically Fix Code Vulnerabilities

In a groundbreaking move to enhance code security, GitHub has announced the launch of a new feature called “code scanning autofix,” which leverages the power of GitHub Copilot and CodeQL to resolve code vulnerabilities automatically. This innovative tool is designed to streamline the process of identifying and fixing security issues within codebases, marking a significant […]


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How to defend against phishing as a service and phishing kits

This post doesn’t have text content, please click on the link below to view the original article. This article has been indexed from Security Resources and Information from TechTarget Read the original article: How to defend against phishing as a…

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Introducing Cisco U. Spotlight

Registration is open: Cisco U. Spotlight, a free live-streaming event on April 24, 2024. Ahead of the new virtual tech learning event’s debut, explore this year’s theme, “Connect. Secure. Observe.” and start planning your learning experience. This article has been…

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New 'Loop DoS' Attack Impacts Hundreds of Thousands of Systems

A novel denial-of-service (DoS) attack vector has been found to target application-layer protocols based on User Datagram Protocol (UDP), putting hundreds of thousands of hosts likely at risk.
Called Loop DoS attacks, the approach pairs "servers of these protocols in such a way that they communicate with each other indefinitely," researchers from the CISPA Helmholtz-Center for


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Researchers Detailed Red Teaming Malicious Use Cases For AI

Researchers investigated potential malicious uses of AI by threat actors and experimented with various AI models, including large language models, multimodal image models, and text-to-speech models.  Importantly, they did not fine-tune or provide additional training to the models, simulating the resources threat actors might have access to and suggesting that in 2024, the most likely […]


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U.S. EPA Forms Task Force to Protect Water Systems from Cyberattacks

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it's forming a new "Water Sector Cybersecurity Task Force" to devise methods to counter the threats faced by the water sector in the country.
"In addition to considering the prevalent vulnerabilities of water systems to cyberattacks and the challenges experienced by some systems in adopting best practices, this Task Force in its deliberations


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Crypto scams more costly to the US than ransomware, Feds say

Latest figures paint grim picture of how viciously the elderly are targeted The FBI says investment fraud was the form of cybercrime that incurred the greatest financial loss for Americans last year.… This article has been indexed from The Register…

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Beijing-backed cyberspies attacked 70+ orgs across 23 countries

Plus potential links to I-Soon, researchers say Chinese cyberspies have compromised at least 70 organizations, mostly government entities, and targeted more than 116 victims across the globe, according to security researchers.… This article has been indexed from The Register –…

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