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Microsoft Zero Day Used by Lazarus in Rootkit Attack
Microsoft has updated a zero-day exploit in its AppLocker application whitelisting software, but not before the North Korean state-backed Lazarus Group was able to...
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Avast to Pay $16.5M Fine For Selling Consumer Browsing Data
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is requiring Avast, a antivirus security provider, to pay a $16.5 million fine to settle charges that the company...
Stanford University Investigating Cybersecurity Attack Claimed by Akira Ransomware Group
Penka Hristovska Published on: November 2, 2023 Stanford University is looking into what it described as a “cybersecurity...
Norton Boosts Security and Privacy With Enhanced Password Manager and AntiTrack
PRESS RELEASETEMPE, Ariz. & PRAGUE, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Norton, a consumer Cyber Safety brand of Gen™ (NASDAQ: GEN), today unveiled new features included with Norton Password Manager...
Norton Boosts Security and Privacy With Enhanced Password Manager and AntiTrack
PRESS RELEASETEMPE, Ariz. & PRAGUE, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Norton, a consumer Cyber Safety brand of Gen™ (NASDAQ: GEN), today unveiled new features included with Norton Password Manager...
Dating App Tool Upgraded with AI Is Poised to Power Catfishing – Decrypt
Cybersecurity firm Avast is calling out a long-lived tool that has haunted popular dating apps and that has been upgraded with artificial intelligence, gaining...
Secure Browser Tech Is Having a Moment
The rise of cloud applications and infrastructure makes the Web browser the logical place for instituting security controls to protect users from online threats....
Shedding light on AceCryptor and its operation
In this blogpost we examine the operation of AceCryptor, originally documented by Avast. This cryptor has been around since 2016 and because – throughout...
Sogu, SnowyDrive Malware Spreads, USB-Based Cyberattacks Surge
Two ongoing cyber-espionage campaigns targeting organizations across multiple industries and regions demonstrate the importance for security teams of restricting access to USB drives and other...
IP Fabric Announces $25M Series B Funding to Accelerate Adoption of Network Assurance
NEW YORK, June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IP Fabric, the market leader in automated network assurance, today announced that it has closed a $25m Series B funding round...
UCLA, Siemens Among Latest Victims of Relentless MOVEit Attacks
Schneider Electric; Siemens Energy; the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); Werum, a pharmaceutical technology provider; and AbbVie, a biopharmaceutical company, are the five...
Shedding light on AceCryptor and its operation | WeLiveSecurity
ESET researchers reveal details about a prevalent cryptor, operating as a cryptor-as-a-service used by tens of malware families In this blogpost we...
Microsoft Patches 2 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
Microsoft's security update for May 2023 is the lightest in volume since August 2021 with fixes for a total of 49 new vulnerabilities including...
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