A New Bug in Microsoft Windows Could Let Hackers Easily Install a Rootkit

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Security researchers have disclosed an unpatched weakness in Microsoft Windows Platform Binary Table (WPBT) affecting all Windows-based devices since Windows 8 that could be potentially exploited to install a rootkit …

Microsoft Exchange Bug Exposes ~100,000 Windows Domain Credentials

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An unpatched design flaw in the implementation of Microsoft Exchange’s Autodiscover protocol has resulted in the leak of approximately 100,000 login names and passwords for Windows domains worldwide. “This is …

Microsoft Warns of a Wide-Scale Phishing-as-a-Service Operation

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Microsoft has opened the lid on a large-scale phishing-as-a-service (PHaaS) operation that’s involved in selling phishing kits and email templates as well as providing hosting and automated services at a …

New Nagios Software Bugs Could Let Hackers Take Over IT Infrastructures

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As many as 11 security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Nagios network management systems, some of which could be chained to achieve pre-authenticated remote code execution with the highest privileges, …

US Sanctions Cryptocurrency Exchange SUEX for Aiding Ransomware Gangs

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The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Russian cryptocurrency exchange Suex for helping facilitate and launder transactions from at least eight ransomware variants as part of the government’s …

High-Severity RCE Flaw Disclosed in Several Netgear Router Models

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Networking equipment company Netgear has released patches to remediate a high-severity remote code execution vulnerability affecting multiple routers that could be exploited by remote attackers to take control of an …