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New Unpatched Apple Safari Browser Bug Allows Cross-Site User Tracking

A software bug introduced in Apple Safari 15's implementation of the IndexedDB API could be abused by a malicious website… Read More

2 years ago

Apple Releases iPhone and iPad Updates to Patch HomeKit DoS Vulnerability

Apple rolled out software updates for iOS and iPadOS to remediate a persistent denial-of-service issue affecting the HomeKit smart home… Read More

2 years ago

Get Lifetime Access to Cybersecurity Certification Prep Courses

You can't go far in professional IT without being asked for some key certifications. In particular, most large companies today require new… Read More

2 years ago

North Korean Hackers Stole Millions from Cryptocurrency Startups Worldwide

Operators associated with the Lazarus sub-group BlueNoroff have been linked to a series of cyberattacks targeting small and medium-sized companies… Read More

2 years ago

Cisco Releases Patch for Critical Bug Affecting Unified CCMP and Unified CCDM

Cisco Systems has rolled out security updates for a critical security vulnerability affecting Unified Contact Center Management Portal (Unified CCMP)… Read More

2 years ago

Researchers Decrypted Qakbot Banking Trojan’s Encrypted Registry Keys

Cybersecurity researchers have decoded the mechanism by which the versatile Qakbot banking trojan handles the insertion of encrypted configuration data… Read More

2 years ago

GootLoader Hackers Infect Employees of Law and Accounting Firms

Operators of the GootLoader campaign are setting their sights on employees of accounting and law firms as part of a… Read More

2 years ago

Iranian Hackers Exploit Log4j Vulnerability to Deploy PowerShell Backdoor

An Iranian state-sponsored actor has been observed scanning and attempting to abuse the Log4Shell flaw in publicly-exposed Java applications to… Read More

2 years ago

Hackers Use Cloud Services to Distribute Nanocore, Netwire, and AsyncRAT Malware

Threat actors are actively incorporating public cloud services from Amazon and Microsoft into their malicious campaigns to deliver commodity remote… Read More

2 years ago

How Can You Leave Log4J in 2021?

With the last month of 2021 dominated by the log4J vulnerabilities discovery, publication, and patches popping up in rapid succession,… Read More

2 years ago

New KCodes NetUSB Bug Affect Millions of Routers from Different Vendors

Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a high severity flaw in KCodes NetUSB component that's integrated into millions of end-user router devices… Read More

2 years ago

Researchers Find Bugs in Over A Dozen Widely Used URL Parser Libraries

A study of 16 different Uniform Resource Locator (URL) parsing libraries has unearthed inconsistencies and confusions that could be exploited… Read More

2 years ago

Patchwork APT Hackers Score Own Goal in Recent Malware Attacks

Researchers have shed light on the tactics, techniques, and procedures embraced by an Indian-origin hacking group called Patchwork as part… Read More

2 years ago

Abcbot Botnet Linked to Operators of Xanthe Cryptomining malware

New research into the infrastructure behind an emerging DDoS botnet named Abcbot has uncovered links with a cryptocurrency-mining botnet attack… Read More

2 years ago

BADNEWS! Patchwork APT Hackers Score Own Goal in Recent Malware Attacks

Threat hunters have shed light on the tactics, techniques, and procedures embraced by an Indian-origin hacking group called Patchwork as… Read More

2 years ago

New Zloader Banking Malware Campaign Exploiting Microsoft Signature Verification

The campaign is said to have claimed 2,170 victims across 111 countries as of January 2, 2022, with most of… Read More

2 years ago