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Researchers from the French company Quarkslab have discovered a multitude of serious vulnerabilities in Tianocore EDK II, an open implementation of the UEFI specification, which could be exploited for remote code execution. Nine vulnerabilities,...
Google has agreed to a $5 billion settlement concerning a lawsuit over illegal tracking of user activities in Chrome’s “Incognito” mode. Consequently, the company has updated the description of the “Incognito” mode to now...
Malicious actors exploit vulnerabilities, known for several years, to deploy the Androxgh0st malware and create a botnet aimed at stealing cloud-based credentials. This has been reported by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and...
Citrix emphatically advises its users to promptly install patches on Netscaler ADC and Netscaler Gateway devices connected to the internet, to avert attacks associated with two newly exploited zero-day vulnerabilities. These security flaws, designated...
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new macOS backdoor called SpectralBlur. Notably, this backdoor has similarities to the KandyKorn malware family used by North Korean hackers in recently identified cyberattacks. The SpectralBlur malware was originally...
Cybersecurity firm Bishop Fox has discovered that over 178,000 of SonicWall next-generation firewalls (NGFW), with online accessible management interfaces, are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) attacks and Remote Code Execution (RCE). The devices...
Earlier this month, we discussed the zero-day vulnerabilities in Ivanti products. A recent analysis by Mandiant revealed that attackers employed five distinct malware families in their assaults, including Zipline, Thinspool Dropper, Wirefire, Lightwire, and...
A recently discovered vulnerability in Windows SmartScreen is being actively exploited in attacks that lead to the infection with the new Phemedrone stealer, warns Trend Micro. The vulnerability, CVE-2023-36025, scored 8.8 on the CVSS...
Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the private startup Singular Computing recently accused Google’s Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) design of infringing upon its technological patents. This lawsuit is currently being adjudicated in the Boston Federal Court....
Microsoft recently announced the launch of Copilot Pro, a subscription service priced at $20 per month, granting users access to the latest ChatGPT functionalities and the ability to develop their proprietary Copilot GPT capabilities....
Security specialists at Sucuri have discovered a new campaign by Balada Injector, initiated in mid-December 2023. This campaign has led to the infection of over 6700 WordPress sites using a vulnerable version of the...
Security researchers from Guardio Labs uncovered a significant oversight in Opera’s web browser for Windows and macOS, which allows cybercriminals to launch any file, including malicious ones, on the computer’s base operating system. The...