Author: CWME News Desk

The CWME News Desk is the editorial news team of Cyber Warriors Middle East, covering verified cybersecurity developments across the Middle East and international markets. The desk reports on cyber incidents, government and regulatory developments, security initiatives, technology developments and other timely cybersecurity news using attributable and publicly verifiable sources.
Eight intermediate certificate authority (CA) private keys belonging to Indian CA eMudhra Limited were compromised due to a critical cryptographic defect during the certificate generation process. This vulnerability, which stemmed from insufficient randomness in key generation,...
Cisco has emphasized the importance of AI sovereignty in the UAE, advocating for enhanced control over data and infrastructure management. During a recent discussion, Abdelilah Nejjari, Managing Director for the Gulf, Levant, Türkiye, Caucasus & Central...

Senators highlight spyware risks from targeted ads, call for industry reform

Recent findings from a report by the Citizen Lab and Confiant have prompted U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Cory Booker to call for significant...

PHP addresses critical security vulnerabilities allowing potential remote code execution

PHP has released a critical security update addressing vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute commands on any web server running the language. This...

FCC bans devices with surveillance chips from Huawei subsidiary HiSilicon

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has enacted a ban on two devices equipped with surveillance chips produced by HiSilicon, a subsidiary of the Chinese...

General Dynamics Information Technology appoints Amy Johnson as president to enhance cybersecurity leadership

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) has appointed Amy Johnson as its new president, effective November 3. This leadership change comes as GDIT aims to...

Hackers reportedly exploited PHP vulnerabilities days before public patch release

Recent findings reveal that hackers began exploiting critical vulnerabilities in PHP, known as PHP2Shell, four days before the public patch release on October 21....

eMudhra exits TLS certificate business following major security breach of weak keys

eMudhra, an India-based certificate authority, has announced its exit from the TLS certificate business following a significant security breach involving the issuance of eight...
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AI agents pose new insider threat risks, warns Bitdefender in upcoming webinar

Bitdefender has raised alarms about the potential insider threat posed by AI agents operating within corporate networks, highlighting a significant security gap in organizations'...

U.S. policymakers urged to adopt vaultless, keyless pseudonymization for data protection

U.S. policymakers are being urged to consider vaultless, keyless pseudonymization as a critical method for enhancing data protection. This approach, which replaces sensitive information...

FBI warns SafePay ransomware gang has breached over 600 organizations since August 2024

At least 600 organizations in the U.S. and Europe have fallen victim to the SafePay ransomware gang since August 2024, according to a recent...

Plex media server vulnerabilities actively exploited; users urged to update to version 1.43.3

Recent vulnerabilities in Plex Media Server are reportedly being actively exploited, prompting urgent calls for users to update to version 1.43.3. The vulnerabilities were...

Hackers exploit Plex2Shell vulnerabilities to deploy crypto miners and backdoors

Threat actors have begun exploiting a series of vulnerabilities in Plex Media Server, known collectively as Plex2Shell, to deploy cryptocurrency miners and reverse proxy...

Defense Innovation Unit launches second phase of unmanned vessel competition focusing on counter-air capabilities

In a strategic move to enhance maritime defense capabilities, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has launched the second phase of its unmanned surface vessel...
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