by Shawn | Mar 31, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Security, Security Breach
A pair of critical vulnerabilities in a popular bulletin board software called MyBB could have been chained together to achieve remote code execution (RCE) without the need for prior access to a privileged account. The flaws, which were discovered by independent...
by Shawn | Mar 29, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Security, Security Breach
Cybersecurity researchers on Thursday disclosed a new attack wherein threat actors are leveraging Xcode as an attack vector to compromise Apple platform developers with a backdoor, adding to a growing trend that involves targeting developers and researchers with...
by Shawn | Mar 26, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Security
Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo called out rival Google for “spying” on users after the search giant updated its flagship app to spell out the exact kinds of information it collects for personalization and marketing purposes. “After months...
by Shawn | Mar 24, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Network Security, Security, Security Breach
Cybersecurity researchers on Monday disclosed a new wave of ongoing attacks exploiting multiple vulnerabilities to deploy new Mirai variants on internet-connected devices. “Upon successful exploitation, the attackers try to download a malicious shell script,...
by Shawn | Mar 22, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Technology News
Apple may be changing the way it delivers security patches to its devices running iOS and iPadOS mobile operating systems. According to code spotted in iOS 14.5, the iPhone maker is reportedly working on a method for delivering security fixes independently of other OS...
by Shawn | Mar 19, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Security Breach, Technology News
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malware dropper contained in as many as 9 Android apps distributed via Google Play Store that deploys a second stage malware capable of gaining intrusive access to the financial accounts of victims as well as full...
by Shawn | Mar 17, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Security, Security Breach, Technology News
Cybersecurity researchers on Wednesday shed light on a new sophisticated backdoor targeting Linux endpoints and servers that’s believed to be the work of Chinese nation-state actors. Dubbed “RedXOR” by Intezer, the backdoor masquerades as a polkit...
by Shawn | Mar 15, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Network Security, Security, Security Breach
Researchers have discovered a new side-channel that they say can be reliably exploited to leak information and tracking users from web browsers that could then be leveraged to track users even when JavaScript is completely disabled. “This is a side-channel...
by Shawn | Mar 12, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Security, Security Breach
Cybercriminals are now deploying remote access Trojans (ObliqueRAT) under the guise of seemingly innocuous images hosted on infected websites, once again highlighting how threat actors quickly change tactics when their attack methods are discovered and exposed...
by Shawn | Mar 10, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Network Security, Security, Security Breach
Microsoft has released emergency patches to address four previously undisclosed security flaws in Exchange Server that it says are being actively exploited by a new Chinese state-sponsored threat actor with the goal of perpetrating data theft. Describing the attacks...
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