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First-Ever Ransomware Found Using ‘Process Doppelgänging’ Attack to Evade Detection

Haythem Elmir 7 ans ago

Security researchers have spotted the first-ever ransomware exploiting Process Doppelgänging, a new fileless code injection technique that could help malware evade detection. The Process Doppelgänging attack takes advantage of a built-in Windows function, i.e., NTFS Transactions, and an outdated implementation of Windows process loader, and works on all modern versions of Microsoft Windows […]

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DDoSer Who Terrorized German and UK Firms Gets Off Without Jail Time

Haythem Elmir 7 ans ago

A German hacker who launched DDoS attacks and tried to extort ransom payments from German and UK firms was sentenced last month to one year and ten months of probation. The hacker, identified by authorities only as 24-year-old Maik D., but known online as ZZb00t, was fingered for attacking companies such […]

Chrome freezes PC running Windows OS after Windows 10 April update

Haythem Elmir 7 ans ago

Some Chrome users are reporting freezes and timeouts after the installation of the Windows 10 April Update, let’s see what has happened After the installation of Windows 10 April Update I observed continuous freezes while using the Chrome browser with one of my PCs, in some cases, I was not […]

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Phishing campaign aimed at Airbnb users leverages GDPR as a bait

Haythem Elmir 7 ans ago

Cybercriminals are targeting Airbnb users with phishing emails that urge the compliance with the new privacy regulation General Data Protection Regulation(GDPR). The upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) privacy laws threaten with severe penalties to demand personal information from Airbnb users. The interest on the subject is very high among professionals and companies operating in […]

The Pentagon bans Huawei and ZTE phones from stores on military bases

Haythem Elmir 7 ans ago

The Pentagon is ordering retail outlets on US military bases to stop selling Huawei and ZTE products due to unacceptable security risk they pose. Smartphones manufactured by Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE are banned by US Military, the decision was taken by the Pentagon. The Pentagon is ordering retail outlets on US […]

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New ZooPark APT targets Android users in Middle East since 2015

Haythem Elmir 7 ans ago

Security researchers from Kaspersky Lab have uncovered a new cyber-espionage APT group tracked ZooPark that targeted entities in the Middle East during the past three years. ZooPark APT has been active at least since 2015 and has shown a growing level of sophistication across the years. “ZooPark is a cyberespionage operation that […]

European Central Bank announced a framework for cyber attack simulation on financial firms

Haythem Elmir 7 ans ago

Last week, the European Central Bank has published the European framework for testing financial sector resilience to cyber attacks. The framework aims to simulate the effects of cyber attacks on critical systems in the banking industry in the European Union. The move is the response to the numerous cyberheists that hit the […]

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Android P to Restrict Apps From Monitoring Network Activity

Haythem Elmir 7 ans ago

The upcoming version of the Android OS —codenamed only Android P for the moment— will block applications from accessing and monitoring the operating system’s network activity. Android project developers took this decision to improve the operating system’s privacy and prevent user-installed apps from sniffing on the user’s network activity outside […]

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New Remcos RAT Variant is Spreading by Exploiting CVE-2017-11882

Haythem Elmir 7 ans ago

everal days ago, FortiGuard Labs captured a malware sample that was exploiting the Microsoft Office vulnerability CVE-2017-11882 patched by Microsoft last November. The sample is an RTF document with an Equation object. By analyzing its behavior in my test environment, I realized that it spreads a new variant of Remcos RAT, version […]

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Multiple New Spectre CPU Flaws Revealed

Haythem Elmir 7 ans ago

According to a report by C’T magazine, researchers have found several data-leaking Spectre CPU vulnerabilities in Intel chips, which they are calling “Spectre Next Generation” or Spectre-NG. There are reportedly eight new CVE-listed vulnerabilities, which Intel has not confirmed for now. The company, however, has confirmed the reservation of Common Vulnerabilities […]