Google to Pay Hackers $31,337 for Exploiting Patched Linux Kernel Flaws

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Google on Monday announced that it will pay security researchers to find exploits using vulnerabilities, previously remediated or otherwise, over the next three months as part of a new bug bounty program to improve the security of the Linux kernel. …

Securing SaaS Apps — CASB vs. SSPM

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There is often confusion between Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB) and SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) solutions, as both are designed to address security issues within SaaS applications. CASBs protect sensitive data by implementing multiple security policy enforcements to safeguard …

Critical Flaws Uncovered in Pentaho Business Analytics Software

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Hitachi Vantara’s Pentaho Business Analytics software that could be abused by malicious actors to upload arbitrary data files and even execute arbitrary code on the underlying host system of the application. The security weaknesses …

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 …