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Attackers finally get around to exploiting critical Microsoft bug from 2024

As if admins haven't had enough to do this week Ignore patches at your own risk. According to Uncle Sam, a SQL injection flaw ...

CISA flags critical Microsoft SCCM flaw as exploited in attacks

CISA ordered federal agencies on Thursday to secure their systems against a critical Microsoft Configuration Manager vulnerability patched in October 2024 and now exploited in attacks.

These 4 critical AI vulnerabilities are being exploited faster than defenders can respond

From prompt injection to deepfake fraud, security researchers say several flaws have no known fix. Here's what to know about them.
IEEE

DaMiT-SQL: Detecting and Mitigating Text-to-SQL Prompt Injection Attacks

Abstract: Large Language Models (LLMs) are known for their ability to understand and respond to human instructions/prompts. As such, LLMs can be used to produce natural language interfaces for ...
Infosecurity Magazine

SQL Injection Flaw Affects 40,000 WordPress Sites

More than 40,000 WordPress sites using the Quiz and Survey Master plugin have been affected by a SQL injection vulnerability that allowed authenticated users to interfere with database queries.
Security Boulevard

MCP security: How to prevent prompt injection and tool poisoning attacks

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) has quickly become the open protocol that enables AI agents to connect securely to external tools, databases, and business systems. But this convenience comes with ...
IEEE

SQL Injection in LLM-Generated Queries: Systematic Analysis of Detection Gaps and Security Risks

Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) are being woven into software systems at a remarkable pace. When these systems include a back-end database, LLM integration opens new attack surfaces for SQL ...