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New Variant Of PlugX Malware Hides Malicious Files On USB Devices

The new variant of PlugX malware uses a novel technique to avoid detection. PlugX hides malicious files on removable USB [...]

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Posted on January 28, 2023 by Mash

Mimic Ransomware Abuses Windows "Everything" Search Engine

Recently discovered ransomware named Mimic leverages the APIs of the 'Everything' Windows search engine to find files for encryption. Ransomware [...]

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Posted on January 27, 2023 by Mash

iOS 16.3 Release Comes With Support For Hardware Security Keys To Address Phishing Attacks

iOS 16.3 has been released by Apple, arriving with support for hardware security keys to provide extra protection against phishing [...]

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Posted on January 25, 2023 by Mash

OneNote Attachments In Phishing Emails Used To Spread Malware

Previously threat actors commonly used Word and Excel documents in phishing emails; however, after Microsoft disabled macros by default in [...]

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Posted on January 22, 2023 by Mash

Hackers Abusing Windows WerFault.Exe Error Reporting Tool To Load Malware

According to K7 Security Labs, unknown threat actors are responsible for the attack that uses the Windows error reporting tool [...]

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Posted on January 6, 2023 by Mash

DuckDuckGo Now Blocks Google Sign-In Popups

DuckDuckGo is a company focused on privacy that offers its own search engine, email service, several apps, and browser extensions. [...]

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Posted on December 24, 2022 by Mash

macOS Vulenrability Achilles Fixed By Apple

A vulnerability dubbed Achilles has been discovered by Microsoft principal security researcher Jonathan Bar Or. This flaw in macOS allowed [...]

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Posted on December 20, 2022 by Mash

Glupteba Malware Blockchain Botnet Is Back

Previously the operations of the Glupteba blockchain-enabled botnet were disrupted by Google back in December 2021. However, it seems that [...]

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Posted on December 18, 2022 by Mash

Windows 11 Compatibility Hold Removed For Gaming PCs

Microsoft has fixed the known issue of lower-than-expected performance and stuttering in some games, likely caused by some GPUs entering [...]

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Posted on December 17, 2022 by Mash

QBot Phishing Campaign Employ New Distribution Method Involving SVG Files

QBot is a well-known Windows malware that is commonly distributed via phishing emails that load other payloads like CobaltStrike and [...]

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Posted on December 16, 2022 by Mash

Drivers Signed By Microsoft Developers Accounts Used In Cyberattacks

Microsoft, Mandiant, Sophos, and SentinelOne have shared information about the campaign with threat actors utilizing malicious kernel-mode hardware drivers signed [...]

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Posted on December 14, 2022 by Mash

How To Enable Windows 11 Hidden Education Desktop Themes

The latest Windows 11 update brought many features like folders in Start, tabs in File Explorer, and several education desktop [...]

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Posted on December 12, 2022 by Mash

New Custom Malware Drokbk Uses GitHub To Avoid Detection

Part of the Iranian state-sponsored hacking group is being connected with the new custom malware Drokbk. One of its main [...]

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Posted on December 10, 2022 by Mash

November Windows Update Breaks ODBC Database Connections, Warns Microsoft

Microsoft has stated that they are aware and are working on a fix to the issue affecting apps using ODBC [...]

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Posted on December 8, 2022 by Mash

Crypto Investment Companies Targeted Via Telegram

Microsoft warns that threat actor DEV-0139 targets cryptocurrency investment companies using Telegram groups to access the VIP customers of those [...]

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Posted on December 7, 2022 by Mash

Open-Source Utility PRoot Abused To Store Malicious Tools

Linux PRoot utility has been abused by hackers in BYOF (Bring Your Own Filesystem) attacks to store Linux malware. The [...]

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Posted on December 7, 2022 by Mash

New Android Malware Bundle Spotted On Google Play

According to Dr.Web's October review of virus activity, a large set of Android malware, phishing, and adware apps have been [...]

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Posted on December 5, 2022 by Mash

Lazarus Hacking Group Steals Cryptocurrency Using Fake Crypto App 'BloxHolder'

North Korean hacking group known as Lazarus has launched a new attack using the fake cryptocurrency app under the made-up [...]

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Posted on December 4, 2022 by Mash

Data Wiper CryWiper Targets Russian Courts

Data wiper CryWiper, discovered by Kaspersky this fall, is actively targeting Russian courts and mayors' offices. CryWiper disguises itself as [...]

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Posted on December 3, 2022 by Mash

Vulnerabilities in Hyundai App Allow Opening and Starting Cars Remotely

According to security researchers, vulnerabilities in mobile apps for Hyundai and Genesis car models after 2012 can be exploited to [...]

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Posted on December 2, 2022 by Mash

Trigona Ransomware Increasin Activity Worldwide

Trigona ransomware has been known for quite a while, but previously it wasn't branded and used email for ransom payment [...]

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Posted on December 1, 2022 by Mash

New Windows 11 Build 25252 Brings Cool Features and Improves Taskbar Search

Windows 11 Insider build just got released to the Dev Channel and brought various new features and Taskbar Search improvements. [...]

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Posted on November 29, 2022 by Mash

Threat Actor Distributes Fake OpenVPN and SoftVPN Apps For Anrdoid

An advanced threat actor Bahamut that was previously involved in cyber espionage has been discovered to distribute trojanized versions of [...]

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Posted on November 26, 2022 by Mash

Don't Pass By Black Friday Antivirus Deals!

If you want to improve your device's protection against various threats, make sure you don't miss various Black Friday deals! [...]

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Posted on November 25, 2022 by Mash

Microsoft Investigating Windows Remote Desktop Freezing on Windows 11 22H2

Microsoft has stated that they are aware and are working on the fix to Windows Remote Desktop freezing on Windows [...]

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Posted on November 23, 2022 by Mash

Threat Actors Steal Coinbase, MetaMask Accounts Using A Number Of Malicious Websites To Bypass 2FA

Threat actors abuse the Microsoft Azure Web Apps service to create a large number of malicious phishing websites disguised as [...]

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Posted on November 22, 2022 by Mash

AXLocker Ransomware Encrypts Victims' Files And Steals Their Discord Accounts

AXLocker ransomware not only demands a ransom from its victims after encrypting their files but it also tracks when users [...]

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Posted on November 21, 2022 by Mash

Hackers Abuse Windows Mark Of The Web Zero-Day To Drop QBot Malware

Security researcher ProxyLife has discovered a new QBot phishing campaign where attackers abuse Windows Mark Of The Web zero-day by [...]

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Posted on November 20, 2022 by Mash

Proof-Of-Concept Exploit Code For ProxyNotShell Vulnerability Released Online

ProxyNotShell is a combination of two high-severity vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange, which allow threat actors to run PowerShell in the [...]

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Posted on November 19, 2022 by Mash

'RapperBot' Botnet Has Returned, Targets Game Servers With DDoS Attacks

Mirai-based botnet 'RapperBot' was first discovered last August targeting Linux servers. The recent 'RapperBot' campaign infects IoT devices to later [...]

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Posted on November 18, 2022 by Mash

North Korean Hackers Using New Version Of DTrack Backdoor To Attack Organizations In Europe and Latin America

North Korean hackers have been spotted using an updated version of DTrack backdoor to target various organizations in Europe and [...]

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Posted on November 16, 2022 by Mash

Cybersecurity Researcher Finds A Way To Bypass Lock Screen On Android Phone

Cybersecurity researcher David Schütz accidentally found a way to bypass the lock screen on his up-to-date Google Pixel 6 and [...]

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Posted on November 23, 2022 by Mash

Microsoft Working On A Fix For Gaming Performance Issues On Windows 11 22H2

The issue with the gaming performance of some games on Windows 11 22H2 has been acknowledged by Microsoft. The problem [...]

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Posted on November 13, 2022 by Mash

Windows Mark Of The Web Zero-day Fixed

Microsoft has released a fix for the recently exploited vulnerability that prevented Mark of the Web (MotW) flags from propagating [...]

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Posted on November 12, 2022 by Mash

New Malware StrelaStealer Targets Outlook, Thunderbird Email Clients, Steals Accounts

Recently discovered malware called 'StrelaStealer' was seen to steal Outlook and Thunderbird email accounts, targeting Spanish users. 'StrelaStealer's vector of [...]