Category: security
Mac users are being targeted again with dangerous malware – here’s what to know
Hackers are tricking macOS users into becoming a part of a proxy botnet by offering them pirated commercial software, researchers have revealed A new Kaspersky report has uncovered dozens of premium programs being offered for free online – but bundled with the installation files are proxy trojan installers malware. In…
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23andMe hackers accessed a whole lot of user’s personal data
Biogenetics company 23andMe has submitted a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) detailing the data breach it suffered in early October 2023. In the filing, the company said that the threat actors accessed data on 0.1% of its customer base – roughly 14,000 individuals if the…
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Networks breached after ransomware slips past Qlik Sense security flaws
Hackers have been observed exploiting multiple critical vulnerabilities in the Qlik Sense data analytics solution to deploy ransomware and steal sensitive company data. A new report from cybersecurity researchers Arctic Wolf claims that Cactus abused three flaws discovered, and patched, in late August and late September 2023. As per the…
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New malware attacks have seen a huge rise in recent months
Over the last summer, between June and August, BlackBerry observed a 70% increase in new malware. These are the findings of the latest Quarterly Global Threat Intelligence Report, a research paper the company based on its AI-powered cybersecurity solution. As per the report, BlackBerry stopped more than 3.3 million attacks…
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Zyxel says multiple NAS devices suffering from cybersecurity flaws
Earlier this week, Zyxel said it discovered and addressed half a dozen vulnerabilities affecting two of its network-attached storage (NAS) devices. Out of the six flaws, three are of critical severity, and allow threat actors to run operating system commands without authentication. In other words, they could abuse the flaw…
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AI and ChatGPT are scary, according to cybercriminals
Many cybercriminals are skeptical about the use of AI-based tools such as ChatGPT to automate their malicious campaigns. A new Sophos investigation looked to gauge the interests of cybercriminals by analyzing dark web forums. Apparently, there are many safeguards in place in tools such as ChatGPT, which prevent hackers from…
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