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Have you noticed an out-of-band security update on your Windows? The patch is an emergency update which fixes privilege escalation vulnerabilities (CVE-2020-1530, CVE-2020-1537) that affect the Windows Remote Access service in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB4578013). CVE-2020-1530,…
Security researchers recently discovered a sophisticated P2P (peer-to-peer) botnet that has carried out attacks against at least 500 government and enterpise SSH servers throughout 2020. Dubbed FritzFrog, the botnet was detected by Guardicore Labs in January. Apparently, the botnet has…
A newly added feature in a previously known cryptomining operation is targeting AWS credentials, according to a report by security firm Cado Security. The malware group behind this new campaign is known as TeamTNT, a cybercrime group which has been…
The CVE-2020-1464 vulnerability was part of the 120 security flaws addressed in August’s Patch Tuesday. This vulnerability particularly stands out as it was actively expoited in malicious attacks for at least two years before Microsoft fixed it. What Is CVE-2020-1464?…
Instagram has violated the privacy of its users by retaining peoples’ photos and private direct messages on its servers even after people deleted them. The vulnerability was discovered by researcher Saugat Pokharel when he downloaded his data from Instagram last…
Currently, more than 200 million Alexa-powered devices are being used worldwide. Amazon’s intelligent virtual assistant is holding top positions in most markets. In the U.S. alone, an eMarketer predictive analysis for 2021 shows that 70% of all smart speaker owners…
The well-known Have I been Pwned project is going open source. The data breach search engine with hundreds of thousands of exposed records has been developed and maintained by Troy Hunt, a well-respected security and privacy expert. Who Is Troy…
Cybersecurity researchers recently discovered an advanced threat with a set of malicious capabilities, including ransomware. Dubbed Ensiko, the malware is a PHP web shell with ransowmare capabilities, which is capable of targeting Linux, Windows, and macOS machines. However, it can…
Mozilla is adding a new protection feature to its Firefox browser that is designed to impede redirect tracking. In other words, Firefox 79 has added protection against redirect tracking. Redirect tracking is a new user tracking technique utilized by online…
Security researchers reported a list of 295 Chrome extensions that hijack Google and Bing search results, and inject ads. The extensions have been installed by more than 80 million users of Google’s browser. AdGuard security researchers recently came across the…
Another set of critical vulnerabilities in Cisco products was just addressed; more specifically, in Cisco’s data center manager (DCNM) and SD-WAN. The data center vulnerability (CVE-2020-3382) has scored 9.8 out of 10, making it a highly critical security issue. The…
BootHole is a new vulnerability in the GRUB2 bootloader used by most Linux distributions. The vulnerability, CVE-2020-10713, can be exploited for arbitrary code execution during the boot process, even with Secure Boot enabled. If exploited successfully, the vulnerability could give…
Security researchers recently discovered an unsecured database that belongs to Avon. The server didn’t have any basic security measures in place, and could be easily accessed. Thanks to this security weakness, researchers at SafetyDetectives unveiled 19 million records of individuals…
A new study by Princeton University highlights the interrelation of using smartphones, associate behavioral data, and personality traits. Titled “Predicting personality from patterns of behavior collected with smartphones“, the study delves into the extent to which individuals’ personality dimensions (assessed…
A new issue affecting Windows 10 versions 1903, 1909, and 2004 has been discovered. The issue is preventing Windows Sandbox and Windows Defender Application Guard from opening, which leads to either of the following error messages: ‘ERROR_VSMB_SAVED_STATE_FILE_NOT_FOUND (0xC0370400)’ or ‘E_PATHNOTFOUND…
A new breakthrough discovery regarding artficial intelligence (AI) was recently introduced in a research paper. Researchers from George Washington University in the United States discovered that using light rather than electricity for computing can create more powerful AI. Using Light…
Security researchers at Kaspersky Labs recently detected a new malware framework that they called MATA. The researchers believe the MATA framework is linked to the Lazarus APT group. The MATA framework contains several components, including loader, orchestrator, and plugins, and…
Account takeover (ATO) continues to be a “ubiquitous problem”, at the heart of which are compromised user credentials. According to a detailed paper by Digital Shadows Photon Research, currently approximately 15 billion credentials are circulating on hacker forums, enabling account…
The Magecart group is not the only hacking collective targeting online e-commerce stores en masse. Known as Keeper, this cybercrime group has successfully broken into online store backends to change their source code and insert malicious scripts. These scripts stole…
Are you actively using dating apps? Then you may want to know that cybersecurity researchers just discovered 5 separate leaks of personal information of users of dating apps in the US, Japan, and South Korea. According to WizCase researchers, the…
