Category: CS Alert

  • 6 Million WordPress Sites Vulnerable to Dangerous LiteSpeed Cache Exploit

    6 Million WordPress Sites Vulnerable to Dangerous LiteSpeed Cache Exploit

    A newly discovered vulnerability in the popular LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin, installed on over 6 million websites, has left these sites open to a severe cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This flaw, identified as CVE-2024-47374, allows attackers to execute a single HTTP request to escalate privileges on a WordPress site and potentially install malicious code. The…

  • Understanding and Preventing Insider Threats in Nigeria

    Understanding and Preventing Insider Threats in Nigeria

    Introduction In this age of increasing cybersecurity awareness, most organizations focus on defending against external threats. However, one of the most dangerous and difficult-to-detect risks comes from within—insider threats. Insider threats refer to malicious activities or unintentional actions carried out by employees, contractors, or business partners who have legitimate access to an organization’s systems and…

  • Warning: Critical Wi-Fi Driver Vulnerability Detected in Windows, Update Now

    Warning: Critical Wi-Fi Driver Vulnerability Detected in Windows, Update Now

    An urgent alert has been issued by Microsoft about a critical vulnerability, CVE-2024-30078, found in Microsoft Windows Wi-Fi drivers. This Remote Code Execution (RCE) flaw impacts all current versions of Windows, notably Windows 10 and 11. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious network message to a Wi-Fi driver, leading to arbitrary code…

  • More Than 41 Banking Applications In Nigeria Infected By Grandoriero Malware

    More Than 41 Banking Applications In Nigeria Infected By Grandoriero Malware

    According to reports, a malware known as Grandoriero  has infected banking applications and websites in over 60 countries, and investigation reveals that more than 41 banking applications in Nigeria has been infected. Grandoreiro’s attack method includes obtaining email addresses from affected systems and sending out more phishing emails through the Microsoft Outlook client. Cybercriminals could…

  • A New Malware Targets Mobile Banking Apps On Android Smartphones

    A New Malware Targets Mobile Banking Apps On Android Smartphones

    A new malware that targets mobile banking apps on Android smartphones has been discovered. The android Trojan known as Brokewell is a banking malware that can both steal data and control a victim’s device. The malware has the ability to bypass Android restrictions ( even newer Android versions such 13, 14 and 15), and it…

  • Beware of this Popular Ecommerce Scam in Nigeria

    Beware of this Popular Ecommerce Scam in Nigeria

    Most people reading this may have heard or experienced this scam firsthand and some may have even fallen victim to these scammers. In any case, the purpose of this post is to expose the tactics used by criminals to steal from unsuspecting victims via online communities and e-commerce platforms like Facebook, Online Marketplaces, Jiji, Olist,…

  • Nigerians need to stop falling for this SCAM

    Nigerians need to stop falling for this SCAM

    A common cyber threat prevalent in Nigeria these days is the use of social media like Facebook, Twitter and others especially WhatsApp by Cyber criminals / scammers to share links to fake websites or online forms requesting for the victims personal information such as Name, phone number, email, address and sometimes for sensitive information like…