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Most QNAP NAS Devices Affected by ‘Dirty Pipe’ Linux Flaw

There are currently no mitigations for the severe Linux kernel bug, QNAP warned on Monday. The “Dirty Pipe” Linux kernel flaw – a high-severity vulnerability in all major distros that grants root ...
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Ransomware Attacks are on the Rise

Lockbit is by far this summer’s most prolific ransomware group, trailed by two offshoots of the Conti group. After a recent dip, ransomware attacks are back on the rise. According to data released by ...
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U.S. Water Utilities Prime Cyberattack Target, Experts

Environmentalists and policymakers warn water treatment plants are ripe for attack. Industrial controls governing water-related U.S. critical infrastructure are woefully under-estimated as cyberattack ...
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Malicious Npm Packages Tapped Again to Target Discord Users

Recent LofyLife campaign steals tokens and infects client files to monitor various user actions, such as log-ins, password changes and payment methods. Threat actors once again are using the node ...
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‘Dark Herring’ Billing Malware Swims onto 105M Android Devices

The mobile malware heisted hundreds of millions of dollars from unsuspecting users, thanks to 470 different well-crafted malicious app in Google Play. Nearly 500 malicious apps lurking on the Google ...
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Browser-in-the-Browser Attack Makes Phishing Nearly Invisible

Can we trust web browsers to protect us, even if they say “https?” Not with the novel BitB attack, which fakes popup SSO windows to phish away credentials for Google, Facebook and Microsoft, et al.
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Popular File-Sharing Service WeTransfer Used in Malicious Spam Campaigns

WeTransfer is being used by hackers to circumvent email gateways looking to zap malicious links. Hackers are abusing the popular file-sharing service called WeTransfer to circumvent defensive email ...
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‘Ultimate’ MiTM Attack Steals $1M from Israeli Startup

Researchers uncovers “ultimate man-in-the-middle attack” that used an elaborate spoofing campaign to fool a Chinese VC firm and rip off an emerging business. Hackers pulled off an elaborate man-in-the ...
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Tentacles of ‘0ktapus’ Threat Group Victimize 130 Firms

Over 130 companies tangled in sprawling phishing campaign that spoofed a multi-factor authentication system. Targeted attacks on Twilio and Cloudflare employees are tied to a massive phishing campaign ...
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TrickBot Switches to a New Windows 10 UAC Bypass to Evade Detection

The tricky trojan evolves yet again, remaining one of the most advanced vehicles for delivering malware. The TrickBot trojan has evolved again to bolster its ability to elude detection, this time ...
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Samsung Confirms Lapsus$ Ransomware Hit, Source Code Leak

The move comes just a week after GPU-maker NVIDIA was hit by Lapsus$ and every employee credential was leaked. Just days after leaking data it claims to have exfiltrated from chipmaker NVIDIA, ...
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Microsoft Faces Wormable, Critical RCE Bug & 6 Zero-Days

The large January 2022 Patch Tuesday update covers nine critical CVEs, including a self-propagator with a 9.8 CVSS score. Microsoft has addressed a total of 97 security vulnerabilities in its January ...