Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Data-Grabbing Attacks Appear to Compromise Organizations Without July Patch UpdateOracle has confirmed reports that its customers are being targeted by data-stealing extortionists. Experts said attackers appear to be exploiting E-Business Suite customers who haven't yet installed patches released by Oracle in July to fix critical, remotely exploitable vulnerabilities.

The Problem The “2024 Attack Intelligence Report” from the staff at Rapid7 [1] is a well-researched, well-written report that is worthy of careful study. Some key takeaways are:  53% of the over 30 new vulnerabilities that were widely exploited in 2023 and at the start of 2024 were zero-days