Antivirus Pioneer John McAfee Found Dead in Spanish Jail

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Controversial mogul and antivirus pioneer John McAfee on Wednesday died by suicide in a jail cell in Barcelona, hours after reports that he would be extradited to face federal charges in the U.S. McAfee was 75. He is said to …

Pakistan-linked hackers targeted Indian power company with ReverseRat

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A threat actor with suspected ties to Pakistan has been striking government and energy organizations in the South and Central Asia regions to deploy a remote access trojan on compromised Windows systems, according to new research. “Most of the organizations …

[Whitepaper] Automate Your Security with Cynet to Protect from Ransomware

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It seems like every new day brings with it a new ransomware news item – new attacks, methods, horror stories, and data being leaked. Ransomware attacks are on the rise, and they’ve become a major issue for organizations across industries. …

Patch Tor Browser Bug to Prevent Tracking of Your Online Activities

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Open-source Tor browser has been updated to version 10.0.18 with fixes for multiple issues, including a privacy-defeating bug that could be used to uniquely fingerprint users across different browsers based on the apps installed on a computer. In addition to updating Tor …

SonicWall Left a VPN Flaw Partially Unpatched Amidst 0-Day Attacks

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A critical vulnerability in SonicWall VPN appliances that was believed to have been patched last year has been now found to be “botched,” with the company leaving a memory leak flaw unaddressed, until now, that could permit a remote attacker …

Unpatched Flaw in Linux Pling Store Apps Could Lead to Supply-Chain Attacks

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Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a critical unpatched vulnerability affecting Pling-based free and open-source software (FOSS) marketplaces for Linux platform that could be potentially abused to stage supply-chain attacks and achieve remote code execution (RCE). “Linux marketplaces that are based on …

Wormable DarkRadiation Ransomware Targets Linux and Docker Instances

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Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm bell over a new ransomware strain called “DarkRadiation” that’s implemented entirely in Bash and targets Linux and Docker cloud containers, while banking on messaging service Telegram for command-and-control (C2) communications. “The ransomware is written …

NVIDIA Jetson Chipsets Found Vulnerable to High-severity Flaws

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U.S. graphics chip specialist NVIDIA has released software updates to address a total of 26 vulnerabilities impacting its Jetson system-on-module (SOM) series that could be abused by adversaries to escalate privileges and even lead to denial-of-service and information disclosure. Tracked from CVE‑2021‑34372 …

5 Critical Steps to Recover From a Ransomware Attack

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Hackers are increasingly using ransomware as an effective tool to disrupt businesses and fund malicious activities. A recent analysis by cybersecurity company Group-IB revealed ransomware attacks doubled in 2020, while Cybersecurity Ventures predicts that a ransomware attack will occur every 11 seconds in …

DroidMorph Shows Popular Android Antivirus Fail to Detect Cloned Malicious Apps

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A new research published by a group of academics has found that anti-virus programs for Android continue to remain vulnerable against different permutations of malware, in what could pose a serious risk as malicious actors evolve their toolsets to better …