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Small businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy, yet they face growing cyber threats—especially from nation-state actors like China—that jeopardize not only their survival but also national security, demanding urgent action at all levels of government.

Sensitive data compromise could have been achieved through the exploitation of the recently patched Google Cloud Run privilege escalation flaw dubbed "ImageRunner," according to SecurityWeek.

Immediate patching has been urged by Cisco for a critical flaw impacting its Smart Licensing Utility, tracked as CVE-2024-20439, following the discovery of its attempted exploitation last month, reports BleepingComputer.

Mounting threats to the profitability of ransomware operations amid escalating law enforcement clampdowns, even by Russia, have prompted the Hunters International ransomware-as-a-service gang to alert affiliates regarding an ongoing rebrand to the data theft-focused "World Leaks" in November, only for the group to roll back such an announcement weeks later, The Register reports.

More advanced obfuscation techniques have been adopted by a new Hijack Loader malware variant, the SHELBY malware, and the Emmenhtal Loader to facilitate clandestine compromise, according to The Hacker News.

Google addresses patch bypasses for CVE-2024-38272 and CVE-2024-38271, part of the previously announced "QuickShell" silent RCE attack chain against Windows users.

While Israel and Iranian proxies fight it out IRL, their conflict in cyberspace has developed in parallel. These days attacks have decelerated, but advanced in sophistication.