Two of the zero-day Windows flaws patched by Microsoft as part of its Patch Tuesday update earlier this week were weaponized by an Israel-based company called Candiru in a series of "precision attacks" to hack more than 100 journalists, academics, activists, and political dissidents globally. The spyware vendor was also formally identified as the commercial surveillance company … [Read more...] about Israeli Firm Helped Governments Target Journalists, Activists with 0-Days and Spyware
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A Bug in Facebook Messenger for Windows Could’ve Helped Malware Gain Persistence
Cybersecurity researchers at Reason Labs, the threat research arm of security solutions provider Reason Cybersecurity, today disclosed details of a vulnerability they recently discovered in the Facebook Messenger application for Windows.The vulnerability, which resides in Messenger version 460.16, could allow attackers to leverage the app to potentially execute malicious files … [Read more...] about A Bug in Facebook Messenger for Windows Could’ve Helped Malware Gain Persistence