Cybersecurity News
Attackers Impersonate DoT in Two-Day Phishing Scam
Threat actors dangled the lure of receiving funds from the $1 trillion infrastructure bill and created new domains mimicking the real federal site.
15 September 2021
Cybercriminals recreate Cobalt Strike in Linux
The new malware strain has gone unnoticed by detection tools.15 September 2021
Two-thirds of cloud attacks could be stopped by checking configurations, research finds
IBM says that over half of cloud security breaches are caused by issues simple to rectify.15 September 2021
Meris botnet assaults KrebsOnSecurity
The botnet appears to be made up of compromised routers.15 September 2021
Adobe Snuffs Critical Bugs in Acrobat, Experience Manager
Adobe releases security updates for 59 bugs affecting its core products, including Adobe Acrobat Reader, XMP Toolkit SDK and Photoshop.
14 September 2021
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, September 2021 Edition
Microsoft today pushed software updates to plug dozens of security holes in Windows and related products, including a vulnerability that is already being exploited in active attacks. Also, Apple has issued an emergency update to fix a flaw that's reportedly been abused to install spyware on iOS products, and Google's got a new version of Chrome that tackles two zero-day flaws. Finally, Adobe has released critical security updates for Acrobat, Reader and a slew of other software.14 September 2021
Microsoft Patches Actively Exploited Windows Zero-Day Bug
On Patch Tuesday, Microsoft fixed 66 CVEs, including an RCE bug in MSHTML under active attack as threat actors passed around guides for the drop-dead simple exploit.
14 September 2021
2021’s Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses
Saryu Nayyar, CEO at Gurucul, peeks into Mitre's list of dangerous software bug types, highlighting that the oldies are still the goodies for attackers.
14 September 2021
Paving the Way: Inspiring Women in Payments - A Q&A Featuring Zeal Somani
Women alone can be powerful. But women who empower each other can have an even greater impact. In this edition of our blog, Zeal Somani, who was greatly influenced by her grandmother and by her female colleagues, explains that forming close connections with other women and channeling the power of collaboration are key to overcoming unconscious bias that women face in the workplace.
14 September 2021
ZLoader’s Back, Abusing Google AdWords, Disabling Windows Defender
The well-known banking trojan retools for stealth with a whole new attack routine, including using ads for Microsoft TeamViewer and Zoom to lure victims in.
14 September 2021
WhatsApp announces end‑to‑end encrypted backups
The Facebook-owned messaging service plans to roll out the feature to both iOS and Android users in the coming weeks.
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14 September 2021
Pair of Google Chrome Zero-Day Bugs Actively Exploited
The security vulnerabilities bring the web behemoth up to 10 browser zero-days found so far this year.
14 September 2021
Unpatched Bugs Plague Databases; Your Data Is Probably Not Secure – Podcast
Imperva's Elad Erez discusses findings that 46 percent of on-prem databases are sitting ducks, unpatched and vulnerable to attack, each with an average of 26 flaws.
14 September 2021
Romance, BEC Scams Lands Soldier in Jail for 46 Months
A former Army Reservist pleaded guilty to scamming the elderly with catfishing and stealing from veterans.
14 September 2021
The state of ransomware: national emergencies and million-dollar blackmail
Banks, however, have experienced the highest volume of ransomware attacks this year.14 September 2021
BlackMatter Ransomware Hits Japanese Tech Giant Olympus
The incident that occurred Sept. 8 and affected its EMEA IT systems seems to signal a return to business as usual for ransomware groups.
14 September 2021
HP patches severe OMEN driver privilege escalation vulnerability
The bug can be used to achieve kernel-mode permissions.14 September 2021
Close to half of on-prem databases contain vulnerabilities, with many critical flaws
The Microsoft Exchange attack wave revealed the risks, but patching isn't always straightforward.14 September 2021
What is a cyberattack surface and how can you reduce it?
Discover the best ways to mitigate your organization's attack surface, in order to maximize cybersecurity.
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14 September 2021
Apple Issues Emergency Fix for NSO Zero-Click Zero Day
Citizen Lab urges Apple users to update immediately. The new zero-click zero-day ForcedEntry flaw affects all things Apple: iPhones, iPads, Macs and Watches.
13 September 2021
