Security researchers have tracked down activities of a new group of financially-motivated hackers that are targeting several businesses and organizations in Germany, Italy, and the United States in an attempt to infect them with backdoor, banking Trojan, or ransomware malware.Though the new malware campaigns are not customized for each organization, the threat actors appear to … [Read more...] about New Group of Hackers Targeting Businesses with Financially Motivated Cyber Attacks
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New Chrome 0-day Bug Under Active Attacks – Update Your Browser Now!
Attention readers, if you are using Chrome on your Windows, Mac, and Linux computers, you need to update your web browsing software immediately to the latest version Google released earlier today.With the release of Chrome 78.0.3904.87, Google is warning billions of users to install an urgent software update immediately to patch two high severity vulnerabilities, one of which … [Read more...] about New Chrome 0-day Bug Under Active Attacks – Update Your Browser Now!
Firefox Blocks Inline and Eval JavaScript on Internal Pages to Prevent Injection Attacks
In an effort to mitigate a large class of potential cross-site scripting issues in Firefox, Mozilla has blocked execution of all inline scripts and potentially dangerous eval-like functions for built-in "about: pages" that are the gateway to sensitive preferences, settings, and statics of the browser.Firefox browser has 45 such internal locally-hosted about pages, some of which … [Read more...] about Firefox Blocks Inline and Eval JavaScript on Internal Pages to Prevent Injection Attacks
SIM Cards in 29 Countries Vulnerable to Remote Simjacker Attacks
Until now, I'm sure you all might have heard of the SimJacker vulnerability disclosed exactly a month ago that affects a wide range of SIM cards and can remotely be exploited to hack into any mobile phone just by sending a specially crafted binary SMS.If you are unaware, the name "SimJacker" has been given to a class of vulnerabilities that resides due to a lack of … [Read more...] about SIM Cards in 29 Countries Vulnerable to Remote Simjacker Attacks
Apple iTunes and iCloud for Windows 0-Day Exploited in Ransomware Attacks
Watch out Windows users!The cybercriminal group behind BitPaymer and iEncrypt ransomware attacks has been found exploiting a zero-day vulnerability affecting a little-known component that comes bundled with Apple's iTunes and iCloud software for Windows to evade antivirus detection.The vulnerable component in question is the Bonjour updater, a zero-configuration implementation … [Read more...] about Apple iTunes and iCloud for Windows 0-Day Exploited in Ransomware Attacks
Smominru botnet attacks outdated Windows systems with EternalBlue
Active since 2017, Smominru has now become one of the most rapidly spreading computer malware, according to a publicly available report. In 2019, during August alone, it infected 90,000 machines worldwide, with an infection rate of up to 4,700 сcomputers per day. China, Taiwan, Russia, Brazil, and the US have seen the most attacks, but that doesn’t mean other countries are out … [Read more...] about Smominru botnet attacks outdated Windows systems with EternalBlue
How SMBs Can Mitigate the Growing Risk of File-based Attacks
Cases of document-based malware are steadily rising. 59 percent of all malicious files detected in the first quarter of 2019 were contained in documents.Due to how work is done in today's offices and workplaces, companies are among those commonly affected by file-based attacks. Since small to medium businesses (SMBs) usually lack the kind of security that protects their larger … [Read more...] about How SMBs Can Mitigate the Growing Risk of File-based Attacks
US Sanctions 3 North Korean Hacking Groups Accused for Global Cyber Attacks
The United States Treasury Department on Friday announced sanctions against three state-sponsored North Korean hacking groups for conducting several destructive cyberattacks on US critical infrastructure.Besides this, the hacking groups have also been accused of stealing possibly hundreds of millions of dollars from financial institutions around the world to ultimately fund the … [Read more...] about US Sanctions 3 North Korean Hacking Groups Accused for Global Cyber Attacks
Exim TLS Flaw Opens Email Servers to Remote ‘Root’ Code Execution Attacks
A critical remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in the popular open-source Exim email server software, leaving at least over half a million email servers vulnerable to remote hackers.Exim maintainers today released Exim version 4.92.2 after publishing an early warning two days ago, giving system administrators a heads-up on its upcoming security patches that … [Read more...] about Exim TLS Flaw Opens Email Servers to Remote ‘Root’ Code Execution Attacks
DHS Warns Small Airplanes Vulnerable to Flight Data Manipulation Attacks
What could be more horrifying than knowing that a hacker can trick the plane's electronic systems into displaying false flight data to the pilot, which could eventually result in loss of control?Of course, the attacker would never wish to be on the same flight, so in this article, we are going to talk about a potential loophole that could allow an attacker to exploit a … [Read more...] about DHS Warns Small Airplanes Vulnerable to Flight Data Manipulation Attacks