Google has disclosed details of a new zero-day privilege escalation flaw in the Windows operating system that’s being actively exploited in the wild. The elevation of privileges (EoP) vulnerability, tracked …
KashmirBlack Botnet Hijacks Thousands of Sites Running On Popular CMS Platforms
An active botnet comprising hundreds of thousands of hijacked systems spread across 30 countries is exploiting “dozens of known vulnerabilities” to target widely-used content management systems (CMS). The “KashmirBlack” campaign, …
Browser Bugs Exploited to Install 2 New Backdoors on Targeted Computers
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details about a new watering hole attack targeting the Korean diaspora that exploits vulnerabilities in web browsers such as Google Chrome and Internet Explorer to deploy …
How to Run Google SERP API Without Constantly Changing Proxy Servers
You’ve probably run into a major problem when trying to scrape Google search results. Web scraping tools allow you to extract information from a web page. Companies and coders from …
[Webinar and eBook]: Are You’re Getting The Best Value From Your EDR Solution?
Many companies rely on Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions as their primary security tool to protect their organizations against cyber threats. EDR was introduced around eight years ago, and …
FBI, DHS Warn Of Possible Major Ransomware Attacks On Healthcare Systems
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Departments of Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a joint alert Wednesday warning of an “imminent” increase in ransomware and …
TrickBot Linux Variants Active in the Wild Despite Recent Takedown
Efforts to disrupt TrickBot may have shut down most of its critical infrastructure, but the operators behind the notorious malware aren’t sitting idle. According to new findings shared by cybersecurity firm Netscout, TrickBot’s …
Google Removes 21 Malicious Android Apps from Play Store
Google has stepped in to remove several Android applications from the official Play Store following the disclosure that the apps in question were found to serve intrusive ads. The findings …
Experts Warn of Privacy Risks Caused by Link Previews in Messaging Apps
Cybersecurity researchers over the weekend disclosed new security risks associated with link previews in popular messaging apps that cause the services to leak IP addresses, expose links sent via end-to-end …
New Framework Released to Protect Machine Learning Systems From Adversarial Attacks
Microsoft, in collaboration with MITRE, IBM, NVIDIA, and Bosch, has released a new open framework that aims to help security analysts detect, respond to, and remediate adversarial attacks against machine learning (ML) …