Microsoft started the Windows 11 rollout earlier this month, and as everybody knows already, the company has updated the system requirements for the free upgrade, which means that not all Windows 10 devices are getting the new operating system. But as it turns out, not even some computers that are eligible for the show more ...
WhatsApp is working on all kinds of improvements for its mobile clients right now, and one of the features that have only recently been discovered is called community. Very little is known at this point, but an APK teardown performed by XDA reveals that WhatsApp could be working on something similar to groups or show more ...
Rufus is one of the most popular applications allowing users to create bootable installation media, and the most recent beta build brings some pretty good news for those who want to make the move to Windows 11. Rufus can therefore create installation media that skips TPM and Secure Boot verifications, which show more ...
Microsoft is bringing Microsoft Teams to the Microsoft Store on Windows 11, according to a new report, while several other big apps, including TeamSpeak, are also projected to land in the overhaul store on the new operating system. According to a report from Deskmodder, the download links for the Microsoft Store show more ...
The rollout of Windows 11 is under way, but every time Microsoft comes across a new potential problem hitting eligible devices, the company quickly sets an upgrade block in place, therefore preventing them from receiving the new operating system. This time, for example, Microsoft has confirmed that some apps could show more ...
Windows 11 comes with updated system requirements, and the announcement has caused so much frustration in the community, especially as many users out there think their devices should be allowed to get the new operating system as well. Microsoft, on the other hand, claims otherwise, explaining that new-generation show more ...
One of the most unusual presentations at the DEF CON 29 conference, held in early August, covered farm equipment vulnerabilities found by an Australian researcher who goes by the alias Sick Codes. Vulnerabilities affecting the major manufacturers John Deere and Case IH were found not in tractors and combine show more ...
Tamper protection sets up Microsoft Defender Antivirus using secure default values and hinders attempts to change them via the registry, PowerShell cmdlets, or group policies.
Recently an Iranian hacker group carried out a ransomware attack on the Bar-Ilan University in Israel using a new variant of Apostle ransomware. The group used a new, customized encrypted and obfuscated variant of Apostle compressed as a resource in a Jennlog loader. For now, it is essential that security teams and agencies keep an eye on this threat to avoid any surprise intrusions.
A new cybercriminal gang, ChamelGang, has been tied to a cyberespionage campaign that distributed malware using legitimate services of Microsoft, TrendMicro, McAfee, IBM, and Google. The first investigation was launched after a Russian energy firm’s antivirus protection reported the existence of a Cobalt Strike show more ...
Pacific City Bank (PCB), one of the largest Korean-American community banking service providers in America, has disclosed a ransomware incident that took place last month.
The second quarter of 2021 was a vibrant quarter for ransomware, earning its place as a high-profile cyber agenda item for the U.S. administration following the Colonial Pipeline attack.
The exposed configuration file, first indexed on an IoT search engine on September 7, appears to be the main configuration file of the application hosted on the ‘upliftmedia’ subdomain of Sky.com.
With IT security and visibility efforts still largely focused higher in the stack at the application layer, bad actors are seeking to breach systems further down the stack at the firmware level.
Harvard-Westlake’s president informed parents about the security breach in early September and said the FBI had been contacted. The attacker allegedly obtained a senior admin’s username and password.
The division of the roles and responsibilities within ransomware groups have historically appeared harmonious. However, in recent months we have seen a fracturing of these profitable relationships.
The Identity Theft Resource Center says that in the first three quarters of this year, the number of publicly reported data breaches was 17% higher than what was seen for all of 2020.
ZTE has widened a bug bounty scheme to plug security vulnerabilities in its products, especially potential holes brought about by the launch of commercial 5G networks and services.
Microsoft Defender for Identity (previously Azure Advanced Threat Protection or Azure ATP) is a cloud-based security solution that leverages on-premises Active Directory signals.
Onyewuchi Ibeh, 21, of Bowie, Maryland, Jason Joyner, 42, of Washington, DC and Mouaaz Elkhebri, 30, of Alexandria, Virginia, were charged with money laundering and aggravated identity theft.
Most Americans across party lines have serious concerns about cyberattacks on U.S. computer systems and view China and Russia as major threats, according to a newly released poll.
The US District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered a permanent injunction against three residents of France and two corporate defendants carrying out the highly lucrative scheme.
The NSA urged organizations to follow the technical advice included in its advisory and secure servers against scenarios where attackers could gain access and decrypt encrypted web traffic.
Sophos revealed that a new ransomware variant written in Python was deployed ten minutes after attackers broke into a TeamViewer account of the targeted organization.
In many cases, the groups work on an affiliate model, with the developers taking a cut of the ransom on top of the monthly payment, generally to the tune of around 20 to 50 percent.
US cyber-insurers are increasing premiums and lowering coverage limits despite mandating stricter security controls as a pre-requisite for coverage, according to a new report.
Cybercriminals behind this scam ask subscribers to provide their personal information. If they for this trap, their security number, bank account number, and other information could be hacked.
Wiz said that most of its previous investors -- Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, Insight Partners, Greenoaks, Salesforce, CyberStarts, Bernard Arnault, and Howard Schultz -- participated in the round.
The exposed data likely includes customers’ names, dates of birth, dates of service, medical record numbers, financial account information, and health insurance provider names and/or policy numbers.
Cypress Solutions CTM-200 wireless gateway version 2.7.1 suffers from an authenticated semi-blind OS command injection vulnerability. This can be exploited to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands as the root user through the 'ctm-config-upgrade.sh' script leveraging the 'fw_url' POST parameter show more ...
Cypress Solutions CTM-200/CTM-ONE suffers from a hard-coded credential remote root vulnerability via telnet and ssh.
Red Hat Security Advisory 2021-3757-01 - Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability. This update upgrades Firefox to version 91.2.0 ESR. Issues addressed include double free and use-after-free vulnerabilities.
Red Hat Security Advisory 2021-3755-01 - Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability. This update upgrades Firefox to version 91.2.0 ESR. Issues addressed include double free and use-after-free vulnerabilities.
Red Hat Security Advisory 2021-3756-01 - Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability. This update upgrades Firefox to version 91.2.0 ESR. Issues addressed include double free and use-after-free vulnerabilities.
Aviatrix Controller versions 6.x prior to 6.5-1804.1922 shell upload exploit that leverages a directory traversal vulnerability.
Red Hat Security Advisory 2021-3754-01 - The httpd packages provide the Apache HTTP Server, a powerful, efficient, and extensible web server. Issues addressed include a server-side request forgery vulnerability.
A prominent Togolese human rights defender has been targeted with spyware by a threat actor known for striking victims in South Asia, marking the hacking group's first foray into digital surveillance in Africa. Amnesty International tied the covert attack campaign to a collective tracked as "Donot Team" (aka APT-C-35), which has been linked to cyber offensives in India and Pakistan, while also
Although organizations commonly go to great lengths to address security vulnerabilities that may exist within their IT infrastructure, an organization's helpdesk might pose a bigger threat due to social engineering attacks. Social engineering is "the art of manipulating people so they give up confidential information," according to Webroot. There are many different types of social engineering
Police in France have arrested and charged a 22-year-old man with hacking into a "secure" file-sharing systems used by a Parisian hospital trust, and stealing the COVID-19 test details for 1.4 million people.
Eleanor Dallaway, the editor of InfoSecurity Magazine, was kind enough to invite me onto her podcast "IntoSecurity Chats" this week. In it we discuss infosecurity rockstars, podcasts, how I would feel if I was stranded on a beautiful tropical island, and some other surprising subjects...
Developers want to write good code. Secure code. Tools that optimize developer workflows for handling security issues can take a large burden off security practitioners and make triaging, understanding, prioritizing, and resolving vulnerabilities much easier and faster for the developer. That’s what DevSecOps is show more ...
