Rockwell’s Call to Disconnect ICS from Internet
Rockwell Automation has issued a strong recommendation to its customers to disconnect any industrial control systems (ICS) that are not intended for internet connectivity due to an increase in cyber threats linked to global geopolitical tensions. This measure is essential to protect these systems…
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Hackers Exploit Unicode in Cloud Services to Spread Malware
A new attack effort called CLOUD#REVERSER has been spotted using legitimate cloud storage services such as Google Drive and Dropbox to stage malicious payloads. “The VBScript and PowerShell scripts in CLOUD#REVERSER inherently involves command-and-control-like activities by using Google…
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Google Patches Active Chrome Zero-Day Exploit
Google has resolved nine security flaws in its Chrome browser, including a critical zero-day vulnerability that has been actively exploited. This specific vulnerability, identified by the CVE code CVE-2024-4947, arises from a type confusion error within the WebAssembly and JavaScript engines of…
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Google Launches AI-Enhanced Security for Android Phones
Google has unveiled a number of privacy and security enhancements for Android smartphones, including a sophisticated set of tools designed to protect users’ devices and data in the event of theft. These features are expected to be available through an update to Google Play services for…
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Urgent update of Google Chrome to fix vulnerability.
On Monday, Google issued emergency patches to address a newly discovered zero-day vulnerability in the Chrome web browser. This critical flaw, identified as CVE-2024-4761, affects the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine and has already been exploited by malicious actors in the wild. Initially…
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Malicious Python Package Mimics Requests Logo for Sliver C2.
A malicious Python package that appears to be a spin-off of the popular requests library has been discovered by cybersecurity experts to be hiding a Golang version of the Sliver command-and-control (C2) framework behind a PNG image of the project’s logo. Requests-darwin-lite is the package…
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LockBit Ransomware Shut Down
As part of a special task force known as Operation Cronos, the U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) announced on Tuesday that it had obtained LockBit’s source code along with a wealth of information about its operations and those of its associates. “Some of the data on LockBit’s…
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Hijack Loader Malware Utilizes Process Hollowing
A recent version of the Hijack Loader Malware has been seen to use a fresh set of anti-analysis methods to evade detection. “These improvements try to make the malware more stealthy, so it stays undetected for longer periods of time,” Zscaler ThreatLabz researcher Muhammad Irfan V A…
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IMPORTANT! Google Simplifies Two-Factor Authentication
Google announced on Monday that it’s streamlining two-factor authentication (2FA) for customers using Workspace and personal accounts. Also known as 2-Step Verification (2SV), it enhances the security of users’ accounts by helping prevent unauthorized access in case passwords are…
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Multiple Flaws Affect Xiaomi’s Android Devices
Various security vulnerabilities have been discovered within Android-based apps and system components installed on Xiaomi smartphones. According to a report from mobile security firm Oversecured “The vulnerabilities in Xiaomi led to access to arbitrary activities, receivers and services with…
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