New ‘Trojan Source’ Technique Lets Hackers Hide Vulnerabilities in Source Code

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A novel class of vulnerabilities could be leveraged by threat actors to inject visually deceptive malware in a way that’s semantically permissible but alters the logic defined by the source code, effectively opening the door to more first-party and supply …

Researchers Uncover ‘Pink’ Botnet Malware That Infected Over 1.6 Million Devices

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Cybersecurity researchers disclosed details of what they say is the “largest botnet” observed in the wild in the last six years, infecting over 1.6 million devices primarily located in China, with the goal of launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and …

This New Android Malware Can Gain Root Access to Your Smartphones

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An unidentified threat actor has been linked to a new Android malware strain that features the ability to root smartphones and take complete control over infected smartphones while simultaneously taking steps to evade detection. The malware has been named “AbstractEmu” …

Police Arrest Suspected Ransomware Hackers Behind 1,800 Attacks Worldwide

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12 people have been detained as part of an international law enforcement operation for orchestrating ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure and large organizations that hit over 1,800 victims across 71 countries since 2019, marking the latest action against cybercrime groups. …

New ‘Shrootless’ Bug Could Let Attackers Install Rootkit on macOS Systems

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Microsoft on Thursday disclosed details of a new vulnerability that could allow an attacker to bypass security restrictions in macOS and take complete control of the device to perform arbitrary operations on the device without getting flagged by traditional security …

Russian TrickBot Gang Hacker Extradited to U.S. Charged with Cybercrime

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A Russian national, who was arrested in South Korea last month and extradited to the U.S. on October 20, appeared in a federal court in the state of Ohio on Thursday to face charges for his alleged role as a …

Israeli Researcher Cracked Over 3,500 Wi-Fi Networks in Tel Aviv City

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Over 70% of Wi-Fi networks from a sample size of 5,000 were hacked with “relative ease” in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, highlighting how unsecure Wi-Fi passwords can become a gateway for serious threats to individuals, small businesses, and …

Google Releases Urgent Chrome Update to Patch 2 Actively Exploited 0-Day Bugs

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Google on Thursday rolled out an emergency update for its Chrome web browser, including fixes for two zero-day vulnerabilities that it says are being actively exploited in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2021-38000 and CVE-2021-38003, the weaknesses relate to insufficient validation of untrusted input …

New Wslink Malware Loader Runs as a Server and Executes Modules in Memory

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Cybersecurity researchers on Wednesday took the wraps off a “simple yet remarkable” malware loader for malicious Windows binaries targeting Central Europe, North America and the Middle East. Codenamed “Wslink” by ESET, this previously undocumented malware stands apart from the rest …