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WEBMicrosoft has released security updates to fix a total of 118 vulnerabilities across its software portfolio, two of which have come under active exploitation in the wild. Of the 118 flaws, three are rated Critical, 113 are rated Important, and two are rated Moderate in severity. The Patch Tuesday update doesn't include the 25 additional flaws ...
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WEBHold on tight, folks, because last week's cybersecurity landscape was a rollercoaster! We witnessed everything from North Korean hackers dangling "dream jobs" to expose a new malware, to a surprising twist in the Apple vs. NSO Group saga. Even the seemingly mundane world of domain names and cloud configurations had its share of drama.
BreachForums Founder Sentenced to 20 Years of Supervised …
WEBJan 23, 2024 · BreachForums Founder Sentenced to 20 Years of Supervised Release, No Jail Time. Conor Brian Fitzpatrick has been sentenced to time served and 20 years of supervised release for his role as the creator and administrator of BreachForums. Fitzpatrick, who went by the online alias "pompompurin," was arrested in March 2023 in …
Experts Warn About Ongoing AutoHotkey-Based Malware Attacks
WEBMay 17, 2021 · Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered an ongoing malware campaign that heavily relies on AutoHotkey (AHK) scripting language to deliver multiple remote access trojans (RAT) such as Revenge RAT, LimeRAT, AsyncRAT, Houdini, and Vjw0rm on target Windows systems. At least four different versions of the campaign have been …
The Continuing Threat of Unpatched Security Vulnerabilities
WEBMar 8, 2022 · A report found that unpatched vulnerabilities are the most consistent and primary ransomware attack vectors. It was recorded that in 2021, 65 new vulnerabilities arose that were connected to ransomware. This was observed to be a twenty-nine percent growth compared to the number of vulnerabilities in 2020. Groups involved in …
Zero-Day Alert: Update Chrome Now to Fix New Actively Exploited ...
WEBJan 17, 2024 · The development marks the first actively exploited zero-day to be patched by Google in Chrome in 2024. Last year, the tech giant resolved a total of 8 such actively exploited zero-days in the browser.. Users are recommended to upgrade to Chrome version 120.0.6099.224/225 for Windows, 120.0.6099.234 for macOS, and 120.0.6099.224 for …
⚡Top Cybersecurity News Stories This Week — Cybersecurity …
WEBFeb 17, 2023 · You'll receive the latest cybersecurity news, insights, resources, offers and analysis straight to your inbox every day. It's free – Subscribe Now! 4. Microsoft 🖥️ Releases Urgent Patches - Update Your Windows ASAP! Microsoft has been busy this week, releasing security updates to fix a whopping 75 vulnerabilities in its products.
Google Fixes High-Severity Chrome Flaw Actively Exploited in the …
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Google has rolled out security fixes to address a high-severity security flaw in its Chrome browser that it said has come under active exploitation in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2024-7971, the vulnerability has been described as a type confusion bug in the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine. "Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to …
OneDrive Phishing Scam Tricks Users into Running Malicious …
WEBJul 30, 2024 · Cybersecurity researchers are warning about a new phishing campaign that targets Microsoft OneDrive users with the aim of executing a malicious PowerShell script. "This campaign heavily relies on social engineering tactics to deceive users into executing a PowerShell script, thereby compromising their systems," Trellix security researcher ...
US Government Warns of a New Strain of Chinese 'Taidoor' Virus
WEBAug 4, 2020 · The US Cyber Command has also uploaded four samples of the Taidoor RAT on the public malware repository VirusTotal to let 50+ Antivirus companies check the virus's involvement in other unattributed campaigns. However, the malware itself is not new. In an analysis by Trend Micro researchers in 2012, the actors behind Taidoor were found to …