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SecurityWeek is publishing a weekly cybersecurity roundup that provides a concise compilation of noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar. We provide a valuable summary of stories that may not warrant an entire article, but are nonetheless important for a comprehensive understanding of the cybersecurity landscape. Each week, we will curate and present a collection of noteworthy developments, ranging from the latest vulnerability discoveries and emerging attack techniques to significant policy changes and…

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A class action lawsuit has been filed against Intel over its handling of speculative execution vulnerabilities found in its CPUs, particularly the recently disclosed attack method named Downfall.  A 112-page class action complaint was filed this week by plaintiffs represented by Bathaee Dunne. News of a Bathaee Dunne-led lawsuit against Intel over the Downfall vulnerability emerged in late August, when the law firm announced that it was preparing to file a complaint. The plaintiffs say…

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The FBI has released a fresh warning on ransomware operators compromising third-party vendors and services to abuse them for initial access to victim environments. Threat actors have been observed exploiting vulnerabilities in vendor-controlled remote access to servers and abusing legitimate system management tools to elevate permissions in victim organizations’ networks, the Bureau says. “The FBI continues to track reporting of third-party vendors and services as an attack vector for ransomware incidents,” the agency notes in…

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The first in-the-wild exploitation attempts targeting a recent vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server were observed over the weekend, threat intelligence firm GreyNoise warns. Patched a week ago, the critical security defect tracked as CVE-2023-22518 (CVSS score of 9.1) is an improper authorization flaw that could lead to “significant data loss”, Atlassian warned. The issue impacts all Confluence versions. Less than five days after releasing the patch, Atlassian issued a second warning,…

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