Minnesota University Apologizes for Contributing Malicious Code to the Linux Project

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Researchers from the University of Minnesota apologized to the maintainers of Linux Kernel Project on Saturday for intentionally including vulnerabilities in the project’s code, which led to the school being …

Apple AirDrop Bug Could Leak Your Personal Info to Anyone Nearby

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New research has uncovered privacy weaknesses in Apple’s wireless file-sharing protocol that could result in the exposure of a user’s contact information such as email addresses and phone numbers. “As …

Emotet Malware Destroys Itself From All Infected Computers

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Emotet, the notorious email-based Windows malware behind several botnet-driven spam campaigns and ransomware attacks, was automatically wiped from infected computers en masse following a European law enforcement operation. The development …

Critical RCE Bug Found in Homebrew Package Manager for macOS and Linux

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A recently identified security vulnerability in the official Homebrew Cask repository could have been exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code on users’ machines that have Homebrew installed. The …

Passwordstate Password Manager Update Hijacked to Install Backdoor on Thousands of PCs

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Click Studios, the Australian software company behind the Passwordstate password management application, has notified customers to reset their passwords following a supply chain attack. The Adelaide-based firm said a bad …

New QNAP NAS Flaws Exploited In Recent Ransomware Attacks – Patch It!

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A new ransomware strain called “Qlocker” is targeting QNAP network attached storage (NAS) devices as part of an ongoing campaign and encrypting files in password-protected 7zip archives. First reports of …

Prometei Botnet Exploiting Unpatched Microsoft Exchange Servers

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Attackers are exploiting the ProxyLogon Microsoft Exchange Server flaws to co-opt vulnerable machines to a cryptocurrency botnet named Prometei, according to new research. “Prometei exploits the recently disclosed Microsoft Exchange …

Researchers Find Additional Infrastructure Used By SolarWinds Hackers

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The sprawling SolarWinds cyberattack which came to light last December was known for its sophistication in the breadth of tactics used to infiltrate and persist in the target infrastructure, so much so …