A Set of Severe Flaws Affect Popular DNSMasq DNS Forwarder

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Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered multiple vulnerabilities in Dnsmasq, a popular open-source software used for caching Domain Name System (DNS) responses, thereby potentially allowing an adversary to mount DNS cache poisoning attacks and …

FreakOut! Ongoing Botnet Attack Exploiting Recent Linux Vulnerabilities

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An ongoing malware campaign has been found exploiting recently disclosed vulnerabilities in network-attached storage (NAS) devices running on Linux systems to co-opt the machines into an IRC botnet for launching distributed denial-of-service …

Apple Removes macOS Feature That Allowed Apps to Bypass Firewall Security

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Apple has removed a controversial feature from its macOS operating system that allowed the company’s own first-party apps to bypass content filters, VPNs, and third-party firewalls. Called “ContentFilterExclusionList,” it included …

NSA Suggests Enterprises Use ‘Designated’ DNS-over-HTTPS’ Resolvers

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The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) on Friday said DNS over HTTPS (DoH) — if configured appropriately in enterprise environments — can help prevent “numerous” initial access, command-and-control, and exfiltration …

WhatsApp Delays Controversial ‘Data-Sharing’ Privacy Policy Update By 3 Months

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WhatsApp said on Friday that it wouldn’t enforce its recently announced controversial data sharing policy update until May 15. Originally set to go into effect next month on February 8, the three-month delay …

Researchers Disclose Undocumented Chinese Malware Used in Recent Attacks

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Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a series of attacks by a threat actor of Chinese origin that has targeted organizations in Russia and Hong Kong with malware — including a previously undocumented backdoor. …

Experts Uncover Malware Attacks Against Colombian Government and Companies

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Cybersecurity researchers took the wraps off an ongoing surveillance campaign directed against Colombian government institutions and private companies in the energy and metallurgical industries. In a report published by ESET …

Intel Adds Hardware-Enabled Ransomware Detection to 11th Gen vPro Chips

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Intel and Cybereason have partnered to build anti-ransomware defenses into the chipmaker’s newly announced 11th generation Core vPro business-class processors. The hardware-based security enhancements are baked into Intel’s vPro platform via its Hardware …