Cisco has decided to modify its vulnerability disclosure policy and give software vendors more time to patch the flaws discovered by the Talos security intelligence and research group before disclosing their details.
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German ISP Confirms Malware Attacks Caused Disruptions
Users Around the World Vulnerable to Attacks on Port 7547
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Managed Security Services Firm Proficio Raises $12 Million
Proficio, a provider of managed detection and response services, announced on Monday that it has closed a $12 million round of funding from private equity firm Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors and Singapore-based telecommunications provider M1.
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Europol Closes 4,500 Websites Peddling Fake Brands
In a massive crackdown, police and law enforcement agencies across Europe have seized more than 4,500 website domains trading in counterfeit goods, often via social networks, officials said on Monday.
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Hacking Away at Holiday Cheer
Threat Intelligence That Combines External and Internal Data Will Help You Determine What You Need to Care About in Your Environment
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Ransomware Attack Disrupts San Francisco Rail System
A ransomware attack that began on November 25 forced the San Francisco Municipal Transport Authority (SFMTA, or 'Muni') to progressively close ticketing machines and open the gates to its railway system.
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Mirai-Based Worm Targets Devices via New Attack Vector
A Mirai-based worm leverages a recently disclosed attack vector to hijack routers and modems. Researchers determined that a large number of devices around the world could be vulnerable to attacks.
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‘Likely Hacker Attack’ Hits Almost 1 Million German Homes
Internet service for almost one million households in Germany was disrupted by likely deliberate hacking, provider Deutsche Telekom said Monday.
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cURL Security Audit Reveals Several Vulnerabilities
The latest version of cURL patches nearly a dozen vulnerabilities, more than half of which were discovered as a result of an audit conducted recently by security experts.
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Microsoft Azure Flaws Exposed RHEL Instances
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform could have been exploited by attackers to gain administrator access to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) instances and storage accounts, according to a software engineer.
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