Italy’s Antitrust Regulator Fines Google and Apple for “Aggressive” Data Practices

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Italy’s antitrust regulator has fined both Apple and Google €10 million each for what it calls are “aggressive” data practices and for not providing consumers with clear information on commercial uses of their personal data during the account creation phase. …

CronRAT: A New Linux Malware That’s Scheduled to Run on February 31st

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Researchers have unearthed a new remote access trojan (RAT) for Linux that employs a never-before-seen stealth technique that involves masking its malicious actions by scheduling them for execution on February 31st, a non-existent calendar day. Dubbed CronRAT, the sneaky malware …

Crypto Hackers Using Babadeda Crypter to Make Their Malware Undetectable

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A new malware campaign has been discovered targeting cryptocurrency, non-fungible token (NFT), and DeFi aficionados through Discord channels to deploy a crypter named “Babadeda” that’s capable of bypassing antivirus solutions and stage a variety of attacks. “[T]his malware installer has been used …

Product Releases Should Not Be Scary

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Every Product Manager and Software Developer should know that pushing feature updates to production via traditional channels is as archaic as painting on cave walls. The smart are always quick to adapt to new, innovative technologies, and this mindset is exactly …

Israel Bans Sales of Hacking and Surveillance Tools to 65 Countries

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Israel’s Ministry of Defense has dramatically restricted the number of countries to which cybersecurity firms in the country are allowed to sell offensive hacking and surveillance tools to, cutting off 65 nations from the export list. The revised list, details …

Hackers Using Microsoft MSHTML Flaw to Spy on Targeted PCs with Malware

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A new Iranian threat actor has been discovered exploiting a now-addressed critical flaw in the Microsoft Windows MSHTML platform to target Farsi-speaking victims with a new PowerShell-based information stealer designed to harvest extensive details from infected machines. “[T]he stealer is …

This New Stealthy JavaScript Loader Infecting Computers with Malware

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Threat actors have been found using a previously undocumented JavaScript malware strain that functions as a loader to distribute an array of remote access Trojans (RATs) and information stealers. HP Threat Research dubbed the new, evasive loader “RATDispenser,” with the …

If You’re Not Using Antivirus Software, You’re Not Paying Attention

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Stop tempting fate and take a look at our picks for the best antivirus programs on the market today. Every year there are billions of malware attacks worldwide. And these threats are constantly evolving. So if you are not currently …

Warning — Hackers Exploiting New Windows Installer Zero-Day Exploit in the Wild

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Attackers are actively making efforts to exploit a new variant of a recently disclosed privilege escalation vulnerability to potentially execute arbitrary code on fully-patched systems, once again demonstrating how adversaries move quickly to weaponize a publicly available exploit. Cisco Talos disclosed that …

VMware Warns of Newly Discovered Vulnerabilities in vSphere Web Client

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VMware has shipped updates to address two security vulnerabilities in vCenter Server and Cloud Foundation that could be abused by a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information. The more severe of the issues concerns an arbitrary file read …