VMware on Tuesday patched several high-severity vulnerabilities impacting ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, Cloud Foundation, and NSX Data Center for vSphere that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. …
Trickbot Malware Targeted Customers of 60 High-Profile Companies Since 2020
The notorious TrickBot malware is targeting customers of 60 financial and technology companies, including cryptocurrency firms, primarily located in the U.S., even as its operators have updated the botnet with …
[Webinar] When More Is Not Better: Solving Alert Overload
The increasing volume and sophistication of cyberattacks have naturally led many companies to invest in additional cybersecurity technologies. We know that expanded threat detection capabilities are necessary for protection, but …
EU Data Protection Watchdog Calls for Ban on Pegasus-like Commercial Spyware
The European Union’s data protection authority on Tuesday called for a ban on the development and the use of Pegasus-like commercial spyware in the region, calling out the technology’s “unprecedented …
SafeDNS: Cloud-based Internet Security and Web Filtering Solution for MSPs
Remote workplace trend is getting the upper hand in 2022. A recent survey by IWG (the International Workplace Group) determined that 70% of the world’s professionals work remotely at least …
Researchers Link ShadowPad Malware Attacks to Chinese Ministry and PLA
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed the inner workings of ShadowPad, a sophisticated and modular backdoor that has been adopted by a growing number of Chinese threat groups in recent years, while …
Facebook Agrees to Pay $90 Million to Settle Decade-Old Privacy Violation Case
Meta Platforms has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a lawsuit over the company’s use of cookies to allegedly track Facebook users’ internet activity even after they had logged …
High-Severity RCE Security Bug Reported in Apache Cassandra Database Software
Researchers have revealed details of a now-patched high-severity security vulnerability in Apache Cassandra that, if left unaddressed, could be abused to gain remote code execution on affected installations. “This Apache …
New MyloBot Malware Variant Sends Sextortion Emails Demanding $2,732 in Bitcoin
A new version of the MyloBot malware has been observed to deploy malicious payloads that are being used to send sextortion emails demanding victims to pay $2,732 in digital currency. …
Experts Warn of Hacking Group Targeting Aviation and Defense Sectors
Entities in the aviation, aerospace, transportation, manufacturing, and defense industries have been targeted by a persistent threat group since at least 2017 as part of a string of spear-phishing campaigns …