Tag: security
Chinese hackers abuse Microsoft tool to get past antivirus and cause havoc
Trend Micro has spotted Earth Preta dodging antivirus in new attack The malware deployment checks to see if ESET antivirus is installed Malware hijacks legitimate processes to inject malicious code A Chinese hacking group tracked as Earth Preta and Mustang Panda has been spotted using the Microsoft Application Virtualization Injector…
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In a test, 2000 people were shown deepfake content, and only two of them managed to get a perfect score
iProov study finds older adults struggle most with deepfakes False confidence is widespread among the younger generation Social media is a deepfake hotspot, experts warn As deepfake technology continues to advance, concerns over misinformation, fraud, and identity theft are growing, thanks to literacy in AI tools being at a startling…
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US military and defense contractors hit with Infostealer malware
US military agencies and defense contractors hit by infostealer malware The malware can exfiltrate victim’s data Researchers discovered thousands of infected devices Despite their multi-billion dollar budgets, US agencies have been infected by Infostealer malware, and have had credentials and information stolen from official devices. A report from Hudson Rock…
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OpenSSH vulnerabilities could pose huge threat to businesses everywhere
Qualys uncovers two bugs in OpenSSH The flaws could be used in Machine-in-the-Middle and Denial-of-Service attacks Patches are available, as well as some mitigations OpenSSH carried two vulnerabilities that were enabling machine-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, experts have warned. Cybersecurity researchers from the Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU),…
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Microsoft spies a new and worrying macOS malware strain
Microsoft warns of new version of the XCSSET infostealer It comes with new obfuscation, infection, and persistence techniques Experts warn all users to be careful Microsoft says it has spotted a new strain of an old macOS malware variant, one which comes with better obfuscation techniques, more persistence, and new…
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Profit over privacy? Google gives advertisers more personal info in major ‘fingerprinting’ U-turn
Google has reversed its policy on ‘fingerprinting’ ‘Fingerprinting’ is a technique used to collect personal user data Users have very little say over what information is given to advertisers Do you sometimes wish that online advertisers had access to more of your private information without your consent or knowledge? Well,…
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