SOVA Android Banking Malware Adds Ransomware Feature to Encrypt Files

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The Android banking Trojan SOVA (“Owl” in Russian) was under active development since September 2021. Reports say multiple versions of SOVA were found in March 2022 and some of these features were already implemented, which include 2FA interception, cookie stealing, …

Chinese Hackers Backdoor Chat App to Steal Data From Windows, Linux & macOS

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The cybersecurity researchers at SEKOIA have recently identified a trojanized version of MiMi, which is primarily aimed at the Chinese market but is also cross-platform and can be used on many platforms. The trojanized version of MiMi has delivered a …

Zimbra Auth Security Flaw Used to Exploit Over 1,000 Govt. & Financial Orgs Servers

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There is an authentication bypass security vulnerability in Zimbra which is actively exploited by cybercriminals in order to compromise ZCS email servers around the world. A wide range of businesses, including government and financial organizations, use Zimbra as an email …

Xiaomi Phones with MediaTek Chips Found Vulnerable to Forged Payments

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CheckPoint researched the payment system built into Xiaomi smartphones powered by MediaTek chips. From the analysis, they identified vulnerabilities that can allow the forging of payment packages or disabling the payment system directly from an unprivileged Android application. Xiaomi’s TEE …

Palo Alto Networks Devices Running the PAN-OS Could Allow Attacker to Launch DoS Attack

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A high severity issue tracked as (CVE-2022-0028), CVSS score of 8.6, in Palo Alto Networks devices running the PAN-OS could allow an attacker to launch Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack. The issue stems from a Palo Alto Networks PA-Series (hardware), VM-Series (virtual), …

Penetration Testing 101: What Is It, Importance, Benefits, on Pentesting Quote

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When it comes to penetration testing, there are many businesses that are still unsure of what it is and what benefits it can bring. In this article, we will be discussing penetration testing in detail and clear up any misconceptions …

Sounding the Alarm on Emergency Alert System Flaws

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August 12, 2022 0 Comments The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is urging states and localities to beef up security around proprietary devices that connect to the Emergency Alert System — a national public warning system used to deliver important …

Cisco High Severity Flaw Let Attackers Retrieve RSA Private Key Remotely

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Cisco released software updates that address the vulnerability affecting its Adaptive Security Appliance Software (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense Software (FTD). The high severity flaw is tracked as (CVE-2022-20866) found in the handling of RSA keys on devices running Cisco …

Onyx Ransomware Overwrites Files Larger than 2MB Instead of Encrypting Them

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As early as mid-April of 2022 was the first time researchers discovered the Onyx ransomware. The ransomware group uses the double extortion method of encrypting and exfiltrating data from a victim in order to extort money. There is a possibility …

It Might Be Our Data, But It’s Not Our Breach

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Image: Shutterstock. A cybersecurity firm says it has intercepted a large, unique stolen data set containing the names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, Social Security Numbers and dates of birth on nearly 23 million Americans. The firm’s analysis of the …