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RansomEXX Ransomware Is Now Targeting Linux Systems

Kaspersky researchers recently discovered new ransomware targeting Linux systems. The team came across a 64-bit ELF executable designed to encrypt data on Linux-running machines. The analysis shows that the ransomware shares many similarities with a previously known family called RansomEXX.…

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New Advanced Threat for Android Users: Ghimob Banking Trojan

Android devices are prone to attacks carried out by a new banking Trojan. Dubbed Ghimob, the malware can spy and harvest data from 153 Android applications in countries such as Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Germany, Angola, and Mozambique. Security research…

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Hackers at Tianfu Cup Hacking Contest Pwned Microsoft, Apple, Samsung

Have you heard of Tianfu Cup? Tianfu Cup is China’s biggest hacking competition that also happens to give away some of the highest reward payments. In this year’s edition, several tech-giants were “pwned”, including names like Microsoft, Samsung, VMWare, Google,…

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Pay2Key Ransomware: Entirely New Strain Set Against Israeli Companies

Security researchers recently detected a surge in attacks against Israeli companies. Some of the intrusions were carried out by well-known ransomware strains ReVil and Ryuk. However, a new ransomware was also spotted, the previously unknown Pay2Key. Previously Unknown Pay2Key Ransomware…

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Beware: 3 Serious Flaws in iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and macOS (CVE-2020-27930)

Apple recently released security fixes for iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and macOS, addressing vulnerabilities reported by Google’s Project Zero. According to the company’s security advisories, three of the flaws were reported by Project Zero and are being exploited in the wild.…

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CVE-2020-3992: Critical VMware Flaw Could Lead to Remote Code Execution

CVE-2020-3992 is a VMware vulnerability in the ESXi hypervisor products. The vulnerability is rated as critical and could lead to remote code execution. CVE-2020-3992 in Detail According to the official description: OpenSLP as used in VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.1-0.0.16850804,…

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CVE-2020-16010: Zero-Day in Chrome for Android, Patch Now

CVE-2020-16010 is yet another critical zero-day that Google recently patched. This time, affected is the Android version of the Chrome browser. The vulnerability is a heap buffer overflow in UI in Google Chrome on Android in versions prior to 86.0.4240.185.…

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How to Fix Your Certificate Issues After You Upgraded Your Windows 10

Are you experiencing issues with your system and user certificates after a Windows 10 update? Reports appeared a few days ago regarding certificate issues that occur after the user upgrades to a newer Windows 10 build. Now, Microsoft has acknowledged…

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CVE-2020-14871: UNC1945 Hackers Use Solaris OS Zero-Day Against Corporate Networks

A recently discovered hacking group, called UNC1945, has been found to use a previously-unknown zero-day vulnerability against Solaris OS computers. The Oracle-owned operating system is predominantly used by big companies in complex enterprise setups. However, this zero-day bug has allowed…

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CVE-2020-17087: Zero-Day Kernel Flaw in Supported Windows Versions

How safe is your Windows operating system? Security researchers Mateusz Jurczyk and Sergei Glazunov of Google Project Zero recently disclosed a zero-day kernel flaw in Windows, known as CVE-2020-17087. The team suspects that all supported Windows versions are affected, exposing…

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Multiple Vulnerabilities in Linux-Based SRM (Synology Router Manager)

There’s hardly any software without vulnerabilities, as evident by the numerous vulnerability discoveries. In some cases, researchers discover multiple security flaws in a single product. This happened with Cisco Talos, who recently came across several remote flaws in Synology Router…

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TrickBot Linux Trojan Continues To Attack Networks

A joint effort was made to shut down the malicious infrastructure used to launch TrickBot malware attacks, however even though this attempt was successful recent findings discovered that the Linux versions continue to attack hosts. The Linux variant has been…

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Link Previews in Chat Apps Pose Security and Privacy Risks to Users

A new security report indicates that link previews shared in chat applications can cause “serious privacy problems if not done properly.” Researchers Talal Haj Bakry and Tommy Mysk discovered several cases of vulnerable apps that were leaking IP addresses, exposing…

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CVE-2020-15999: FreeType Zero-Day Bug in Chrome Exploited in the Wild

Are you running the latest version of Google Chrome (currently 86.0.4240.111)? We advise you to check whether your Chrome browser is updated as it may be prone to exploits. The best way to do so is by going to Chrome’s…

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Apple Safari, Other Browsers Contain Address Bar Spoofing Flaw

Your Apple Safari browser may be affected by address bar spoofing flaw, security researchers say. As a result of it, you may be targeted by spear-phishing attacks and malware. According to research, an address bar spoofing flaw affects several mobile…

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BaseCamp Abused in New Phishing Attack To Spread Malware

BaseCamp is the latest service that is being abused by computer criminals for spreading malware in a new phishing attack. Several incidents in this regard have occurred leading to the conclusion that this may be a new trend among criminals.…

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Facebook Messenger Phishing Campaign Compromises 450,000 Accounts

Security researchers are warning of an active Facebook Messenger phishing operation. Cyberint experts noticed a suspicious Facebook Messenger message, which led them to the identification of the campaign. As a result of it, users’ accounts are being exploited “to further…

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Out-of-Band Security Updates for CVE-2020-17022, CVE-2020-17023

Two out-of-band security updates addressing the CVE-2020-17022 and CVE-2020-17023 vulnerabilities were just released. The two flaws could trigger remote code execution in Microsoft Windows Codecs Library and Visual Studio Code. As both flaws are rated as important in severity, you…

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CVE-2020-16898: Critical Bad Neighbor Flaw Affects IPv6

A critical security vulnerability was patched in Windows in October 2020’s Patch Tuesday. CVE-2020-16898 is a flaw discovered in IPv6 Router Advertisement Options also known as DNS RA options. The flaw resides in Windows TCP/IP stack, responsible for handling RA…

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Initial Network Access Costs $500,000

Have you ever wondered how much does access to a compromised network cost? A new report reveals that initial network access price has tripled in September in comparison with August. Initial network access is what gets malicious hackers inside an…

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