Mozilla Firefox Removes Russian Search Providers Over Misinformation Concerns Mozilla has removed the Yandex Search, Mail.ru, and OK.ru default search providers from the Firefox browser over reports of state-sponsored content favored in search results. These sites are three of the most popular websites in Russia, used by over a hundred Read more…
Fake Antivirus Updates Used to Deploy Cobalt Strike in Ukraine Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team is warning that threat actors are distributing fake Windows antivirus updates that install Cobalt Strike and other malware. The phishing emails impersonate Ukrainian government agencies offering ways to increase network security and advise recipients to Read more…
2021 Mobile Security: Android More Vulnerabilities, iOS More Zero-days Mobile security company Zimperium has released its annual mobile threat report where security trends and discoveries in the year that passed lay the groundwork for predicting what’s coming in 2022. In general, the focus of malicious actors on mobile platforms has Read more…
New CaddyWiper Data Wiping Malware Hits Ukrainian Networks Newly discovered data-destroying malware was observed earlier today in attacks targeting Ukrainian organizations and deleting data across systems on compromised networks. “This new malware erases user data and partition information from attached drives,” ESET Research Labs explained. “ESET telemetry shows that it was Read more…
Microsoft is Testing Ads in the Windows 11 File Explorer Microsoft has begun testing promotions for some of its other products in the File Explorer app on devices running its latest Windows 11 Insider build. The new Windows 11 “feature” was discovered by a Windows user and Insider MVP who shared a Read more…
QNAP Warns Severe Linux Bug Affects Most of its NAS Devices Taiwanese hardware vendor QNAP warns most of its Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices are impacted by a high severity Linux vulnerability dubbed ‘Dirty Pipe’ that allows attackers with local access to gain root privileges. The ‘Dirty Pipe’ security bug affects Linux Read more…
Microsoft Removes Windows 11 Update Block for VirtualBox Users Microsoft has removed the last Windows 11 safeguard hold after Oracle addressed a known VirtualBox issue causing errors and virtual machine start failures when Hyper-V or the Windows Hypervisor were installed. Safeguard holds prevent users from upgrading to Windows 11 to protect their systems Read more…
Automotive Giant DENSO Hit by New Pandora Ransomware Gang Automotive parts manufacturer DENSO has confirmed that it suffered a cyberattack on March 10th after a new Pandora ransomware operation began leaking data allegedly stolen during the attack. DENSO is one of the world’s largest automotive components manufacturers, supplying brands such Read more…
The March 2022 PDPC Incidents and Undertaking decision of the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) have been published on PDPC’s official Website. For this month, only one (1) case has been issued covering Neo Yong Xiang’s financial penalty. It should be noted that the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) aims Read more…
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