Items tagged with cybersecurity
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Alan Velasco - Wed, Jan 29, 2025
Malicious actors have a variety of techniques to try and ensnare victims online, one of which is scareware. It entails displaying web pages designed to convince a user that their system has been somehow compromised, but promises to offer a...
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Alan Velasco - Wed, Dec 11, 2024
Medical device manufacturer Artivion, who specializes in making products used by cardiac and vascular surgeons to treat patients, has been hit with a ransomware attack. It was severe enough attack that it has disrupted the company’s...
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Alan Velasco - Tue, Dec 03, 2024
Security researchers at Any.Run have found a new zero-day attack currently being used by threat actors to evade detection tools used by security professionals. This new technique “evades antivirus software, prevents uploads to sandboxes...
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Alan Velasco - Fri, Nov 29, 2024
It might seem as if threat actors have been more heavily targeting mobile users lately with malware and exploits, but it doesn’t mean desktop users can drop their guard. Researchers at ESET have discovered a vulnerability in several...
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Zak Killian - Sat, Nov 23, 2024
Companies that offer AI services to the public, like Anthropic and OpenAI, try to prevent out-of-pocket behavior from their AI models by establishing "guardrails" on them, hopefully preventing their AIs from doing things like asking their...
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Alan Velasco - Mon, Nov 18, 2024
Wordfence, a cybersecurity company that specializes in making WordPress security products, has found a critical vulnerability in a plugin used by over 4 million internet websites. The company says that “this is one of the more serious...
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Alan Velasco - Thu, Nov 07, 2024
Security researchers at Kaspersky have discovered malware, dubbed SteelFox, which has been spreading “via forums posts, torrent trackers and blogs” since February of last year. It’s a potent piece of malicious software that attackers can...
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Alan Velasco - Sat, Nov 02, 2024
In what feels like a serious case of déjà vu, a piece of Android malware initially discovered two years ago, and spotted this time by cybersecurity firm Zimperium, is making the rounds again with a new version sporting several alarming...
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Aaron Leong - Tue, Oct 29, 2024
A joint statement by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience (CISA) have revealed that parties affiliated with People's Republic of China have gained access to U.S. commercial...
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Alan Velasco - Wed, Oct 23, 2024
With threat actors constantly targeting Android users with spam to distribute new malware, and even going so far as to repurpose older malware, Google is upgrading Messages to better protect users. The company is bringing “new controls and...
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Alan Velasco - Tue, Sep 24, 2024
Security software provider Kaspersky, which will soon be banned from selling or providing its services in the United States, promised a smooth transition for current customers. However, many of these customers were shocked to find that...
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Alan Velasco - Tue, Sep 24, 2024
In what feels like déjà vu, a particular piece of Android malware has managed to sneak its way back into apps available in the Google Play Store after initially being discovered in 2019. The security research team at Kaspersky shared that...
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Alan Velasco - Sun, Aug 25, 2024
Researchers at Cado Security have found new malware targeting maOS users, which is dubbed “Cthulhu Stealer.” The malicious app attempts to deceiver users by masquerading as legitimate software, such as CleanMyMac, Grand Theft Auto IV, and...
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Alan Velasco - Wed, Aug 21, 2024
Security researchers at Cisco Talos have discovered a set of vulnerabilities affecting macOS users who have Microsoft applications installed on their computers, providing more attack vectors for malicious actors. The researchers say that...
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Alan Velasco - Mon, Aug 19, 2024
More malware targeting Mac users has been found by searchers at security firm Elastic Security Labs. The malicious software has been dubbed “Banshee Stealer,” and it is able to compromise systems using either Intel or Apple Silicon chips...
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Zak Killian - Sat, Aug 17, 2024
This one's important, so let's get right to it: a new security flaw in all versions of Windows opens the door for a wormable remote code execution vulnerability. That means it can be exploited by an automated worm with zero user...
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Alan Velasco - Tue, Aug 13, 2024
Yet another leak of stolen data has made its way to Breach Forums, a popular site for bad actors who traffic in this kind of data theft. The data originates from the breach of National Public Data, which is a service that gathers...
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Alan Velasco - Fri, Aug 02, 2024
Security firm Cleafy has discovered a new piece of Android malware being used in the wild, dubbed BingoMod. BingoMod is designed to steal money from a victim by committing On Device Fraud, which makes it easier to bypass security measures...
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Alan Velasco - Fri, Jul 12, 2024
Apple users located across 98 countries have received notifications from the company that they have been targeted in a recent spyware campaign, according to a report by TechCrunch. This is part an initiative by Apple to warn users who are...
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Alan Velasco - Sun, Jul 07, 2024
Security firm Symantec has posted a bulletin about a smishing (SMS phishing) campaign currently targeting Apple users in the United States. The end of goal for these threat actors is to take over a user’s Apple ID, which provides them...
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Alan Velasco - Sun, Jun 23, 2024
Cybersecurity firm Check Point Research has discovered a potent piece of Android malware, called Rafel, being utilized by threat actors. The malware is an open-source remote administration tool (RAT) and Check Point Research says that it...
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Alan Velasco - Wed, Jun 19, 2024
It appears that AMD is now the latest victim of cybercrime and a data breach, as company data is being offered for sale on a message board frequented by criminal hackers. AMD acknowledged the situation in a statement, noting that, "we are...
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