Apple May Start Delivering Security Patches Separately From Other OS Updates

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Apple may be changing the way it delivers security patches to its devices running iOS and iPadOS mobile operating systems. According to code spotted in iOS 14.5, the iPhone maker is reportedly working on a method for delivering security fixes …

New Mirai Variant and ZHtrap Botnet Malware Emerge in the Wild

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Cybersecurity researchers on Monday disclosed a new wave of ongoing attacks exploiting multiple vulnerabilities to deploy Mirai variants on compromised systems. “Upon successful exploitation, the attackers try to download a malicious shell script, which contains further infection behaviors such as …

Use This One-Click Mitigation Tool from Microsoft to Prevent Exchange Attacks

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Microsoft on Monday released a one-click mitigation software that applies all the necessary countermeasures to secure vulnerable environments against the ongoing widespread ProxyLogon Exchange Server cyberattacks. Called Exchange On-premises Mitigation Tool (EOMT), the PowerShell-based script serves to mitigate against current known attacks …

Rising Demand for DDoS Protection Software Market By 2020-2028

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Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is a malicious form of attack that disrupts the regular network traffic by overwhelming the website with more traffic than the server can handle. The main aim of this kind of cyberattack is to …

CEO of Encrypted Chat Platform Indicted for Aiding Organised Criminals

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Friday announced an indictment against Jean-Francois Eap, the CEO of encrypted messaging company Sky Global, and an associate for wilfully participating in a criminal enterprise to help international drug traffickers avoid law enforcement. …

CompTIA Security Certification Prep — Lifetime Access for just $30

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At long last, top companies are starting to take cybersecurity seriously. As a consequence, technical recruiters are looking for people with hacking skills and certifications to prove it. CompTIA is seen as the gold standard when it comes to cybersecurity …

Hackers Are Targeting Microsoft Exchange Servers With Ransomware

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It didn’t take long. Intelligence agencies and cybersecurity researchers had been warning that unpatched Exchange Servers could open the pathway for ransomware infections in the wake of swift escalation of the attacks since last week. Now it appears that threat …

Researchers Spotted Malware Written in Nim Programming Language

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Cybersecurity researchers have unwrapped an “interesting email campaign” undertaken by a threat actor that has taken to distributing a new malware written in Nim programming language. Dubbed “NimzaLoader” by Proofpoint researchers, the development marks one of the rare instances of Nim malware …

Another Google Chrome 0-Day Bug Found Actively Exploited In-the-Wild

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Google has addressed yet another actively exploited zero-day in Chrome browser, marking the second such fix released by the company within a month. The browser maker on Friday shipped 89.0.4389.90 for Windows, Mac, and Linux, which is expected to be …

ProxyLogon PoC Exploit Released; Likely to Fuel More Disruptive Cyber Attacks

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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Wednesday issued a joint advisory warning of active exploitation of vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange on-premises products by nation-state actors and cybercriminals. “CISA and FBI …