Category: security
American cyber brass calls for retaliatory strikes against China, but is the US really ready?
In the wake of the Salt Typhoon attacks that compromised most of the major telecommunications providers in the US, many in the upper echelons of power are pushing for offensive cyber operations against China. The move would model a tit-for-tat strategy, in that China has struck the US, so the…
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Millions of solar power systems could be at risk of cyber attacks after researchers find flurry of vulnerabilities
Insecure solar systems allow cybercriminals to steal data and ransom access Millions of solar inverters remain vulnerable to severe cybersecurity threats Forescout – Vedere uncover flaws allowing attackers to take full control over solar systems The increasing use of solar power has exposed critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities in inverters, cloud computing…
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An old Android RAT has returned with some new tricks – here is what to look out for
Sophos researchers found a new variant of PJobRAT Android RAT now targets Taiwanese users The RAT can run shell commands and exfiltrate data PJobRAT, an Android Remote Access Trojan (RAT) which disappeared roughly six years ago, has made a rather quiet comeback, targeting users with some arguably more dangerous functionalities.…
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Firefox patches zero-day security flaw days after Chrome fixes the same issue
Kaspersky recently uncovered a zero-day vulnerability in Google Chrome Mozilla now says it has found a similar issue in Firefox The bug was used to target Russian targets in a cyber-espionage campaign A worrying security flaw, similar to the Chrome zero-day issue recently spotted and patched by Google, has now…
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This new phishing campaign can tailor its messages to target you with your favorite businesses
Morphing Meerkat phishing kit can spoof more than 100 different brands It’s been used to send “thousands” of emails, experts warn Defenses includes adding a strong layer of DNS security Cybercriminals have created a new technique to serve phishing emails to business users which are almost indistinguishable from legitimate messages.…
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Solar grids could be hijacked and even potentially disabled by these security flaws
Experts claim solar inverter vulnerabilities could lead to damage to the power grid Devices could be taken over and switched off, increasing grid load 46 vulnerabilities discovered, with some potentially exposing user information Solar inverters could be hijacked by cybercriminals to disrupt power supplies and damage the electrical grid. 46…
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