Sixteen vulnerabilities were discovered in the Nvidia GPU display driver and vGPU software, some of which severe. The vulnerabilities could lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, data tampering, and information disclosure attacks. The Nvidia GPU display driver supports…
Users should patch several new browser vulnerabilities affecting Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. The vulnerabilities are rated critical and could allow attackers to hijack susceptible systems. It should be noted that the Firefox flaw identified as CVE-2020-16044 is separate from the…
The new year has started with a new strain of enterprise ransomware, and now a cryptocurrency malware. Discovered in December, ElectroRAT is a “wide-ranging operation targeting cryptocurrency users” on all major operating systems (Windows, macOS, and Linux). The malicious operation…
Are you using WhatsApp? Perhaps you are aware that Facebook owns the messaging application. Maybe this fact didn’t matter that much to the app’s dedicated users, but new Privacy Policy conditions are likely to change this attitude. WhatsApp is updating…
2021 starts with new ransomware. Called Babuk Locker, the ransomware was discovered by researcher Chuong Dong. The ransomware has attacked a small number of enterprise victims. Ransom demanded by Babuk Locker criminals varies between $60,000 and $85,000 in Bitcoin. “Since…
One of the latest significant data leaks has compromised the data of patients in the United States. Apex Laboratory, known for providing medical testing for individuals, doctors, and facilities in New York City, Long Island, and South Florida, suffered a…
T-Mobile has suffered a data breach. According to a company’s spokesperson, 0.2%, or approximately 200,000 of T-Mobile’s mobile customers were affected by an incident where phone numbers, number of lines subscribed to, and some call-related information may have been accessed.…
Security researcher Sreeram KL has reported a vulnerability in the feedback tool in Google services. The company has patched the flaw which could have allowed attackers to steal screenshots of sensitive Google Docs documents by embedding them in a malicious…
Operation SignSight is a new supply chain attack targeted against Vietnamese private companies. SignSight attackers are smart, aiming to embed malware inside an official government software toolkit. SignSight attacks aimed against the Vietnam Government Certification Authority The attack discovered and…
Two critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2020-29491 and CVE-2020-29492) with CVSS score of 10 were discovered in specific Dell Wyse this client devices. The vulnerabilities could be exploited in remote code execution attacks to access files on compromised devices, and were reported by…
Apparently high-profile state-sponsored cyberattacks continue to be carried out without disturbance. According to news reports, a dangerous attack against Al Jazeera journalists was done by using an iPhone spyware utility that has been used by an advanced hacking group. From…
The Black Kingdom ransomware developers have been detected to attempt a new strategy in spreading the dangerous malware, this time by creating virus-infected and fake Cyberpunk 2077 related files. This comes at the same time as the release of a…
Sophos security researchers just released new information regarding the SystemBC tool used in multiple ransomware attacks. Similar approaches in how the tool is used could mean one or more ransomware-as-a-service affiliates deployed it. SystemBC is a backdoor providing persistent connection…
Is 5G dangerous? This question definitely has more than one connotation, but we are going to look at the cybersecurity risks it could pose. Security analysis recently revealed several potential weaknesses in 5G that could be exploited in denial-of-service (DoS)…
The dangerous Sunburst Trojan, believed to be linked to a Russian hacking group, has been stopped by a joint kill switch devised by a team of specialists from Microsoft, GoDaddy, and FireEye. This was reported in the security community after…
