Ransomware: contemporary threats, how to prevent them and how the FBI can help In April 2021, Dutch supermarkets faced a food shortage. The cause wasn’t …
New shc-based Linux Malware Targeting Systems with Cryptocurrency Miner
Jan 04, 2023Ravie LakshmananLinux / Cryptocurrency A new Linux malware developed using the shell script compiler (shc[1]) has been observed deploying a cryptocurrency miner on …
Synology Releases Patch for Critical RCE Vulnerability Affecting VPN Plus Servers
Jan 04, 2023Ravie LakshmananVPN / Server Security Synology has released security updates to address a critical flaw impacting VPN Plus Server that could be exploited …
Enforcement vs. Enrollment-based Security: How to Balance Security and Employee Trust
Jan 03, 2023The Hacker NewsSecurity Automation / Cybersecurity Challenges with an enforcement-based approach An enforcement-based approach to security begins with a security policy backed by …
Hackers Using Stolen Bank Information to Trick Victims into Downloading BitRAT Malware
Jan 03, 2023Ravie LakshmananUnited States A new malware campaign has been observed using sensitive information stolen from a bank as a lure in phishing emails …
Raspberry Robin Worm Evolves to Attack Financial and Insurance Sectors in Europe
Jan 03, 2023Ravie LakshmananPost-Exploitation / Malware Financial and insurance sectors in Europe have been targeted by the Raspberry Robin worm, as the malware continues to …
RedZei Chinese Scammers Targeting Chinese Students in the U.K.
Jan 02, 2023Ravie LakshmananOnline Scam / Cybersecurity Chinese international students in the U.K. have been targeted by persistent Chinese-speaking scammers for over a year as …
PyTorch Machine Learning Framework Compromised with Malicious Dependency
Jan 02, 2023Ravie LakshmananSupply Chain / Machine Learning The maintainers of the PyTorch package have warned users who have installed the nightly builds of the …
WordPress Security Alert: New Linux Malware Exploiting Over Two Dozen CMS Flaws
Jan 02, 2023Ravie LakshmananWeb Security / Linux WordPress sites are being targeted by a previously unknown strain of Linux malware that exploits flaws in over …
Google to Pay $29.5 Million to Settle Lawsuits Over User Location Tracking
Jan 02, 2023Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Location Tracking Google has agreed to pay a total of $29.5 million to settle two different lawsuits brought by Indiana …
