Google limits which apps can access the list of installed apps on your device

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Apps on Android have been able to infer the presence of specific apps, or even collect the full list of installed apps on the device. What’s more, an app can also set to be notified when a new app is …

Hackers Using a Windows OS Feature to Evade Firewall and Gain Persistence

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A novel technique adopted by attackers finds ways to use Microsoft’s Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) so as to deploy malicious payloads on Windows machines stealthily. In 2020, hospitals, retirement communities, and medical centers bore the brunt of an ever-shifting phishing …

How to Vaccinate Against the Poor Password Policy Pandemic

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Data breaches remain a constant threat, and no industry or organization is immune from the risks. From Fortune 500 companies to startups, password-related breaches continue to spread seemingly unchecked. As a result of the volume of data breaches and cybersecurity incidents, hackers …

22-Year-Old Charged With Hacking Water System and Endangering Lives

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A 22-year-old man from the U.S. state of Kansas has been indicted on charges that he unauthorizedly accessed a public water facility’s computer system, jeopardizing the residents’ safety and health in the local community. Wyatt A. Travnichek, 22, of Ellsworth …

Hackers Set Up a Fake Cybersecurity Firm to Target Security Experts

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A North Korean government-backed campaign targeting cybersecurity researchers with malware has re-emerged with new tactics in their arsenal as part of a fresh social engineering attack. In an update shared on Wednesday, Google’s Threat Analysis Group said the attackers behind …

Decided to move on from your NGAV/EDR? A Guide for Small Security Teams to What’s Next

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You’re fully aware of the need to stop threats at the front door and then hunt any that got through that first gate, so your company installed an EPP/ EDR solution. But like most companies, you’ve already come across its …

Hackers are implanting multiple backdoors at industrial targets in Japan

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Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday disclosed details of a sophisticated campaign that deploys malicious backdoors for the purpose of exfiltrating information from a number of industry sectors located in Japan. Dubbed “A41APT” by Kaspersky researchers, the findings delve into a new …

MobiKwik Suffers Major Breach — KYC Data of 3.5 Million Users Exposed

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Popular Indian mobile payments service MobiKwik on Monday came under fire after 8.2 terabytes (TB) of data belonging to millions of its users began circulating on the dark web in the aftermath of a major data breach that came to …

New Bugs Could Let Hackers Bypass Spectre Attack Mitigations On Linux Systems

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Cybersecurity researchers on Monday disclosed two new vulnerabilities in Linux-based operating systems that, if successfully exploited, could let attackers circumvent mitigations for speculative attacks such as Spectre and obtain sensitive information from kernel memory. Discovered by Piotr Krysiuk of Symantec’s Threat Hunter team, the …

Flaws in Ovarro TBox RTUs Could Open Industrial Systems to Remote Attacks

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As many as five vulnerabilities have been uncovered in Ovarro’s TBox remote terminal units (RTUs) that, if left unpatched, could open the door for escalating attacks against critical infrastructures, like remote code execution and denial-of-service. “Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities …