Zerodium wants zero-day exploits for Windows VPN clients
In a short tweet today, exploit broker Zerodium said that it is looking to acquire zero-day exploits for vulnerabilities in three popular virtual private network (VPN) service providers on the market.
- October 19, 2021
- 06:40 PM
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Brave ditches Google for its own privacy-centric search engine
Brave Browser has replaced Google with its own no-tracking privacy-centric Brave Search as the default search engine for new users in five regions.
- October 19, 2021
- 05:28 PM
- 0
Acer hacked twice in a week by the same threat actor
Acer has suffered a second cyberattack in just a week by the same hacking group that says other regions are vulnerable.
- October 19, 2021
- 12:40 PM
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About 26% of all malicious JavaScript threats are obfuscated
A research that analyzed over 10,000 samples of diverse malicious software written in JavaScript concluded that roughly 26% of it is obfuscated to evade detection and analysis.
- October 19, 2021
- 12:03 PM
- 1
BlackByte ransomware decryptor released to recover files for free
A free decryptor for the BlackByte ransomware has been released, allowing past victims to recover their files for free.
- October 19, 2021
- 10:51 AM
- 1
LightBasin hacking group breaches 13 global telecoms in two years
A group of hackers that security researchers call LightBasin has been compromising mobile telecommunication systems across the world for the past five years.
- October 19, 2021
- 10:18 AM
- 0
China's VPN market now open to foreign investment
The central government of China in Beijing has announced a decision to allow foreign entities to invest in the ownership of VPN (virtual private network) services in the country.
- October 19, 2021
- 10:00 AM
- 0
Man gets 7 years in prison for hacking 65K health care employees
Justin Sean Johnson, also known as TheDearthStar and Dearthy Star, was sentenced this week to seven years in prison for the 2014 hack of the health care provider and insurer University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).
- October 19, 2021
- 09:17 AM
- 0
FBI warns of fake govt sites used to steal financial, personal data
The FBI warned the US public that threat actors actively use fake and spoofed unemployment benefit websites to harvest sensitive financial and personal information from unsuspecting victims.
- October 19, 2021
- 09:00 AM
- 0
New Karma ransomware group likely a Nemty rebrand
Threat analysts at Sentinel Labs have found evidence of the Karma ransomware being just another evolutionary step in the strain that started as JSWorm, became Nemty, then Nefilim, Fusion, Milihpen, and most recently, Gangbang.
- October 19, 2021
- 08:00 AM
- 0
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- October 19, 2021
- 07:16 AM
- 0
Microsoft issues advisory for Surface Pro 3 TPM bypass vulnerability
Microsoft has published an advisory regarding a security feature bypass vulnerability impacting Surface Pro 3 tablets which could allow threat actors to introduce malicious devices within enterprise environments.
- October 19, 2021
- 05:12 AM
- 0
ACE takes down Electro TV Sat pirate streaming service
ACE (Alliance for Creativity) has forced Electro TV Sat offline following a crackdown operation in Morocco, where the pirate streaming platform was based.
- October 19, 2021
- 04:26 AM
- 0
FBI, CISA, NSA share defense tips for BlackMatter ransomware attacks
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National Security Agency (NSA) published today an advisory with details about how the BlackMatter ransomware gang operates.
- October 18, 2021
- 06:03 PM
- 0
State-backed hackers breach telcos with custom malware
A previously unknown state-sponsored actor is deploying a novel toolset in attacks targeting telecommunication providers and IT firms in South Asia.
- October 18, 2021
- 01:28 PM
- 0
Suspected Chinese hackers behind attacks on ten Israeli hospitals
A joint announcement from the Ministry of Health and the National Cyber Directorate in Israel describes a spike in ransomware attacks over the weekend that targeted the systems of nine health institutes in the country.
- October 18, 2021
- 10:55 AM
- 1
Microsoft: Windows 11 bug may only allow admins to print
Microsoft is working on a fix for a known issue impacting Windows 11 customers and causing a prompt for admin credentials before every attempt to print.
- October 18, 2021
- 10:44 AM
- 1
Microsoft asks admins to patch PowerShell to fix WDAC bypass
Microsoft has asked system administrators to patch PowerShell 7 against two vulnerabilities allowing attackers to bypass Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) enforcements and gain access to plain text credentials.
- October 18, 2021
- 09:30 AM
- 4
Microsoft fixes Windows 10 auth issue impacting Remote Desktop
Microsoft has fixed a known Windows 10 issue causing smartcard authentication to fail when trying to connect using Remote Desktop after installing the cumulative updates released during the September 2021 Patch Tuesday.
- October 18, 2021
- 08:48 AM
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Credit card PINs can be guessed even when covering the ATM pad
Researchers have proven it's possible to train a special-purpose deep-learning algorithm that can guess 4-digit card PINs 41% of the time, even if the victim is covering the pad with their hands.
- October 18, 2021
- 08:00 AM
- 1
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