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Microsoft has released fixes to address 63 security bugs in its software for the month of November 2023, including three vulnerabilities that have come under active exploitation in the wild. Of the 63 flaws, three are rated Critical, 56 are rated Important, and four are rated Moderate in severity. Two of them have been listed as publicly known at the time of the release. The updates are in

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in Samsung Smart TV UE40D7000 version T-GAPDEUC-1033.2 and before allows attackers to cause a denial of service via WPS attack tools.

Use of implicit intent for sensitive communication vulnerability in startMandatoryCheckActivity in Samsung Account prior to version 14.5.00.7 allows attackers to access arbitrary file with Samsung Account privilege.

Improper Input Validation with USB Gadget Interface prior to SMR Nov-2023 Release 1 allows a physical attacker to execute arbitrary code in Kernel.

An issue was discovered in the Boomerang Parental Control application through 13.83 for Android. The child can use Safe Mode to remove all restrictions temporarily or uninstall the application without the parents noticing.

The threat actor known as Arid Viper (aka APT-C-23, Desert Falcon, or TAG-63) has been attributed as behind an Android spyware campaign targeting Arabic-speaking users with a counterfeit dating app designed to harvest data from infected handsets. "Arid Viper's Android malware has a number of features that enable the operators to surreptitiously collect sensitive information from victims' devices

Since April 2022, Cisco Talos has been tracking a malicious campaign operated by the espionage-motivated Arid Viper advanced persistent threat (APT) group targeting Arabic-speaking Android users.

Plus: Major vulnerability fixes are now available for a number of enterprise giants, including Cisco, VMWare, Citrix, and SAP.

Generative artificial intelligence tools have unleashed a new era of terror to CISOs still battling longstanding shadow IT security risks.

With Google's announcement of seven years of support, other smartphone makers risk falling behind.