Beware of Fake Amnesty International Antivirus for Pegasus that Hacks PCs with Malware

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In yet another indicator of how hacking groups are quick to capitalize on world events and improvise their attack campaigns for maximum impact, threat actors have been discovered impersonating Amnesty …

New Azure AD Bug Lets Hackers Brute-Force Passwords Without Getting Caught

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Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed an unpatched security vulnerability in the protocol used by Microsoft Azure Active Directory that potential adversaries could abuse to stage undetected brute-force attacks. “This flaw allows …

New Tomiris Backdoor Found Linked to Hackers Behind SolarWinds Cyberattack

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Cybersecurity researchers on Wednesday disclosed a previously undocumented backdoor likely designed and developed by the Nobelium advanced persistent threat (APT) behind last year’s SolarWinds supply chain attack, joining the threat actor’s …

Cybersecurity Firm Group-IB’s CEO Arrested Over Treason Charges in Russia

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Russian authorities on Wednesday arrested and detained Ilya Sachkov, the founder of cybersecurity firm Group-IB, for two months in Moscow on charges of state treason following a search of its office on …

Facebook Releases New Tool That Finds Security and Privacy Bugs in Android Apps

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Facebook on Wednesday announced it’s open-sourcing Mariana Trench, an Android-focused static analysis platform the company uses to detect and prevent security and privacy bugs in applications created for the mobile operating …