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Category: Malware
Zero-Day Security Vulnerability Found in Chrome, Firefox and Other Browsers
It’s time to update Google Chrome, Mozilla’s Firefox or Thunderbird, Microsoft Edge, the Brave browser or Tor Browser… Story on TechRepublic
US Dismantles Notorious Qakbot Botnet That Fueled Ransomware Attacks
Going after Botnet Command and Control Story on PCMag
Ransomware Wipes Out Data Access for ‘Majority’ of Cloud Provider’s Customers
With great power comes great responsibility… Story on PCMag
WinRAR 0-day that uses poisoned JPG and TXT files under exploit since April
A newly discovered zero-day in the widely used WinRAR file-compression program has been exploited for four months by unknown attackers Story on Ars Technica
Haggling With Hackers: Surprising Lessons From 50 Negotiations With Ransomware Gangs
The prevailing wisdom from cybersecurity experts is that trying to negotiate with ransomware hackers is a bad idea Story on PCMag
‘Defender-Pretender’: How Researchers Undermined Windows Malware Security
There is always a way… Story on PCMag
Hackers Use Zero-Day Vulnerability to Infiltrate Norwegian Government
Sometimes even when you stay up to date… Story on PCMag
Scarleteel Threat Targets AWS Fargate, Launches DDoS and Cryptojacking Campaigns
Sysdig, a cloud and container security company, has released a new report on the Scarleteel threat that targets specific AWS… Story on TechRepublic
Cisco Talos Reports Microsoft Windows Policy Loophole Being Exploited by Threat Actor
Cisco Talos discovered a new Microsoft Windows policy loophole that allows a threat actor to sign malicious kernel-mode drivers… Story on TechRepublic