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Google Fixes Remote Escalation of Privileges Bug on Android Google has released the February 2022 Android security updates, addressing two critical vulnerabilities, one being a remote escalation of privilege that requires no user interaction. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-39675, carrying a “critical” severity rating, and affects only Android 12, the latest version of the popular
Kimsuki Hackers Use Commodity RATs with Custom Gold Dragon Malware South Korean researchers have spotted a new wave of activity from the Kimsuky hacking group, involving commodity open-source remote access tools dropped with their custom backdoor, Gold Dragon. Kimsuky is a North Korean state-sponsored hacking group, also known as TA406, who has been actively involved
Microsoft February 2022 Patch Tuesday Fixes 48 flaws, 1 Zero-day Today is Microsoft’s February 2022 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes fixes for one zero-day vulnerability and a total of 48 flaws. Microsoft has fixed 48 vulnerabilities (not including 22 Microsoft Edge vulnerabilities ) with today’s update, with none of them classified as Critical. Also Read: Battling
US Seizes $3.6 billion Stolen in 2016 Bitfinex Cryptoexchange Hack The US Department of Justice announced that law enforcement seized billions worth of cryptocurrency linked to the 2016 Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange hack. A Manhattan couple, Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife, Heather Morgan, 31, were arrested today for allegedly being involved in a conspiracy to launder the