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Vulnerability in Windows 10 URI handler leads to remote code execution
Researchers at Positive Security have discovered a drive-by remote code-execution (RCE) bug in Windows 10. The vulnerability can be triggered by an
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Was threat actor KAX17 de-anonymizing the Tor network?
A mysterious threat actor has run thousands of malicious servers in entry, middle, and exit positions of the Tor network. Tracked as KAX17, the
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Is your web browser vulnerable to data theft? XS-Leak explained
In recent news, IT security researchers from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) and the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences have disclosed 14 new
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Microsoft disrupts China-based hacking group Nickel
Microsoft has taken control of 42 web domains that a hacking group was using to try to breach its targets. On December 2, the Microsoft Digital
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Microsoft takes a bite out of China-based hacking group Nickel
Microsoft has taken control of 42 web domains that a hacking group was using to try to breach its targets. On December 2, the Microsoft Digital
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How to check for Windows updates and install them
Keeping Windows up to date is an important part of warding off malware, exploits, and other attacks. If you’re not running the latest version of
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Why Macs are the best, according to Mac expert Thomas Reed: Lock and Code S02E23
In the year 2021, the war for computer superiority has a clear winner, and it is the Macintosh, by Apple. The company’s Pro model laptops are
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NSO Group spyware found on iPhones of US State Department employees
iPhones of at least nine US State Department employees are said to have been hacked using the Pegasus spyware developed by the Israeli technology
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Emotet’s back and it isn’t wasting any time
Emotet is one of the best known, and most dangerous, malware threats of the past several years. On several occasions it appeared to take an early
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Attacker unmasked by VPN flubs charged with Ubiquiti hack
A veritable barn-stormer of an insider threat story has recently come to light. A former employee of Ubiquiti Networks, Nickolas Sharp, has been
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Emotet being spread via malicious Windows App Installer packages
As reported by Cryptolaemus on Twitter, and demonstrated step by step by BleepingComputer, Emotet is now being distributed through malicious Windows
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SideCopy APT: Connecting lures to victims, payloads to infrastructure
This blog post was authored by Hossein Jazi and the Threat Intelligence Team. Last week, Facebook announced that back in August it had taken action
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Capcom Arcade Stadium’s record player numbers blamed on card mining
Some of my favourite retro video games are making waves on Steam, but not in the way you might think. Classics such as Strider, Ghosts n’ Goblins,
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Here’s what data the FBI can get from WhatsApp, iMessage, Signal, Telegram, and more
Not every secure messaging app is as safe as it would like us to think. And some are safer than others. A recently disclosed FBI training document
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Have you downloaded that Android malware from the Play Store lately?
This post has been updated to include the Malwarebytes detection for these Android apps. Security researchers have discovered banking Trojan apps on