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Microsoft has shed light on four different ransomware families –KeRanger, FileCoder, MacRansom, and EvilQuest – that are known to impact Apple macOS systems."W…
A new Linux malware developed using the shell script compiler (shc) has been observed deploying a cryptocurrency miner on compromised systems."It is presumed t…
Microsoft's decision to block Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros by default for Office files downloaded from the internet has led many threat actors to…
Reality has a way of asserting itself, irrespective of any personal or commercial choices we make, good or bad. For example, just recently, the city services o…
With 2022 coming to a close, there is no better time to buckle down and prepare to face the security challenges in the year to come. This past year has seen it…
The subgroup of an Iranian nation-state group known asNemesis Kittenhas been attributed as behind a previously undocumented custom malware dubbed Drokbk that u…
The Vice Society cybercrime group has disproportionately targeted educational institutions, accounting for 33 victims in 2022 and surpassing other ransomware f…
A new data wiper malware calledCryWiperhas been found targeting Russian government agencies, including mayor's offices and courts."Although it disguises itself…
A threat actor with a suspected China nexus has been linked to a set of espionage attacks in the Philippines that primarily relies on USB devices as an initial…
The operators of the RansomExx ransomware have become the latest to develop a new variant fully rewritten in the Rust programming language, following other str…
xorg-x11-server: buffer overflow in _GetCountedString() in xkb/xkb.c (CVE-2022-3550) * xorg-x11-server: memory leak in ProcXkbGetKbdByName() in xkb/xkb.c (CVE-…
Dropbox has revealed details of a phishing attack to which it fell victim. In the attack, a threat actor was able to steal code from the company after gatherin…
This update upgrades Firefox to version 102.4.0 ESR. * Mozilla: Same-origin policy violation could have leaked cross-origin URLs (CVE-2022-42927) * Mozilla: Me…
A same-origin policy violation could have allowed the theft of cross-origin URL entries, leaking the result of a redirect, via performance.getEntries() (CVE-20…
Researchers have warned users about the new BlackByte ransomware campaign that exploits a legit but…BlackByte Ransomware Exploits Vulnerable Windows Driver To …
libvncclient v0.9.13 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the function rfbClientCleanup(). (CVE-2020-29260) References: - https://bugs.mageia.org/show_b…
This update upgrades Thunderbird to version 102.3.0. * Mozilla: Leaking of sensitive information when composing a response to an HTML email with a META refresh…
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been discovered in cURL, an URL transfer library. These flaws may allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information…
Cybersecurity researchers have reiterated similarities between the latest iteration of the LockBit ransomware andBlackMatter, a rebranded variant of the DarkSi…
Globally, there are roughly 30,000 web-based cyberattacks daily, primarily targeting smaller businesses and smaller websites. To put it into perspective, that …
Threat hunting entails actively searching an IT environment for signs of recent and historical cyberattacks.…Cybersecurity Visibility and why it is critical fo…
Peter M¼ller has announced the release and general availability of IPFire 2.27 Core Update 168 as the latest stable version of this hardened open-source Linux …
### 5.3.0 **Added** - Test Python 3.11 beta **Changed** - Benchmark refactor - argparse CLI **Fixed** - Fix segmentation faults when errors occur while handlin…
Incorrect security status shown after viewing an attached email. (CVE-2022-1520) Fullscreen notification bypass using popups. (CVE-2022-29914) Bypassing permis…