Ex-Ubiquiti worker pleads guilty to data theft, extortion, and smear plot

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A former software engineer at Ubiquiti Networks has pleaded guilty to stealing gigabytes of data from the firm, attempting to extort millions of dollars, and damaging the company’s reputation in the media.

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CVE-2020-36660

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A vulnerability was found in paxswill EVE Ship Replacement Program 0.12.11. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file src/evesrp/views/api.py of the component User Information Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. The attack may be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 0.12.12 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 9e03f68e46e85ca9c9694a6971859b3ee66f0240. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-220211.

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Vulnerabilities and exposures to rise to 1,900 a month in 2023: Coalition

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Cybersecurity insurance firm Coalition has predicted that there will be 1,900 average monthly critical Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) in 2023, a 13% increase over 2022.

The predictions are a part of the company’s Cyber Threat Index, which was compiled using data gathered by the company’s active risk management and reduction technology, combining data from underwriting and claims, internet scans, its global network of honeypot sensors, and scanning over 5.2 billion IP addresses.

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Vulnerabilities and exposures to rise to 1,900 a month in 2023: Coalition

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Cyber insurance firm Coalition has predicted that there will be 1,900 average monthly critical Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) in 2023, a 13% increase over 2022.

The predictions are a part of the company’s Cyber Threat Index, which was compiled using data gathered by the company’s active risk management and reduction technology, combining data from underwriting and claims, internet scans, its global network of honeypot sensors, and scanning over 5.2 billion IP addresses.

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