The vulnerability in question is CVE-2007-4559, initially described as a directory traversal vulnerability in Python’s ‘tarfile’ module that could allow an attacker to remotely overwrite arbitrary files by convincing users to process specially crafted tar archives. The flaw was never properly patched and instead users were warned not to open archive files from untrusted sources. […]
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The hard truth is that every industry is vulnerable to cyberattacks and every industry has its own set of vulnerabilities. For some it could be a lack of resources; industries like education and government agencies simply don’t have the funding to support a holistic and robust cybersecurity program. For others, it could be a matter […]
Energy providers from around the world, including the United States, Canada, and Japan, have reportedly been targeted by state-sponsored North Korean hacker group Lazarus, also known as APT38. According to Cisco’s Talos Intelligence group(opens in new tab), the campaign intends to infiltrate organizations around the world in the interests of establishing long-term access and subsequently […]
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