Academics from Vrije University in Amsterdam and ETH Zurich have published a new research paper describing yet another variation of the Rowhammer attack. Dubbed SMASH (Synchronized MAny-Sided Hammering), the technique can be …
Simplify, then Add Lightness – Consolidating the Technology to Better Defend Ourselves
One of the biggest consequences of the rapidly evolving cybersecurity threat landscape is that defenses must constantly build bigger systems to defend themselves. This leads to both more complex systems …
2 New Chrome 0-Days Under Attack — Update Your Browser ASAP!
Google on Tuesday released a new version of Chrome web-browsing software for Windows, Mac, and Linux with fixes for two security vulnerabilities, both of which it says are under active …
NSA Discovers New Vulnerabilities Affecting Microsoft Exchange Servers
In its April slate of patches, Microsoft rolled out fixes for a total of 114 security flaws, including an actively exploited zero-day and four remote code execution bugs in Exchange Server. …
New NAME:WRECK Vulnerabilities Impact Nearly 100 Million IoT Devices
Security researchers have uncovered nine vulnerabilities affecting four TCP/IP stacks impacting more than 100 million consumer and enterprise devices that could be exploited by an attacker to take control of …
Hackers Using Website’s Contact Forms to Deliver IcedID Malware
Microsoft has warned organizations of a “unique” attack campaign that abuses contact forms published on websites to deliver malicious links to businesses via emails containing fake legal threats, in what’s …
Detecting the “Next” SolarWinds-Style Cyber Attack
The SolarWinds attack, which succeeded by utilizing the sunburst malware, shocked the cyber-security industry. This attack achieved persistence and was able to evade internal systems long enough to gain access …
BRATA Malware Poses as Android Security Scanners on Google Play Store
A new set of malicious Android apps have been caught posing as app security scanners on the official Play Store to distribute a backdoor capable of gathering sensitive information. “These …
RCE Exploit Released for Unpatched Chrome, Opera, and Brave Browsers
An Indian security researcher has publicly published a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for a newly discovered flaw impacting Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers like Microsoft Edge, Opera, and Brave. …
Indian Brokerage Firm Upstox Suffers Data Breach Leaking 2.5 Millions Users’ Data
Online trading and discount brokerage platform Upstox has become the latest Indian company to suffer a security breach of its systems, resulting in the exposure of sensitive information of approximately …