A week in security (February 14 – February 20)
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A flaw in the encryption algorithm of Hive Ransomware allows retrieving encrypted files
Researchers discovered a flaw in the encryption algorithm used by Hive ransomware that allowed them to decrypt data. Researchers discovered...
Threat Report Portugal: Q4 2021
The Threat Report Portugal: Q4 2021 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from July to September, Q4,...
BEC scammers impersonate CEOs on virtual meeting platforms
The FBI warned US organizations and individuals are being increasingly targeted in BECattacks on virtual meeting platforms The Federal Bureau...
Threat actors stole at least $1.7M worth of NFTs from tens of OpenSea users
Threat actors have stolen and flipped high-valued NFTs from the users of the world’s largest NFT exchange, OpenSea. The world’s...
Security Affairs newsletter Round 354
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free...
Trickbot operation is now controlled by Conti ransomware
The Conti ransomware group takes over TrickBot malware operation and plans to replace it with BazarBackdoor malware. TrickBot operation has...
Watch out for this bump in LinkedIn phishing
LinkedIn is sometimes forgotten about in more general coverage of phishing attacks. Social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and...
US senators introduce the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)
US Senators Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee have introduced the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), legislation...
CISA compiled a list of free cybersecurity tools and services
The U.S. CISA has created a list of free cybersecurity tools and services that can help organizations increase their resilience....
White House and UK Gov attribute DDoS attacks on Ukraine to Russia’s GRU
The White House has linked the recent DDoS attacks against Ukraine ‘s banks and defense agencies to Russia’s GRU. The...
UpdraftPlus WordPress plugin update forced for million sites
WordPress forces the update of the UpdraftPlus plugin patch on 3 million sites to fix a high-severity vulnerability. WordPress has...
This Week in Security News – February 18, 2022
SMS PVA services' use of infected Android phones reveals flaws in SMS verification, and 'Russian state-sponsored cyber actors' cited in...
Google Privacy Sandbox promises to protect user privacy online
Google introduces Privacy Sandbox on Android aimed at leading to more private advertising solutions for mobile users. Google announced Privacy...
Iran-linked TunnelVision APT is actively exploiting the Log4j vulnerability
Iran-linked TunnelVision APT group is actively exploiting the Log4j vulnerability to deploy ransomware on unpatched VMware Horizon servers. Researchers from SentinelOne...
CVE-2021-44731 Linux privilege escalation bug affects Canonical’s Snap Package Manager
Qualys experts found a new Linux privilege escalation vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-44731, in Canonical’s Snap Package Manager. Canonical’s Snap software packaging and deployment...
Researchers created a PoC exploit for recently disclosed critical Magento CVE-2022-24086 bug
Researchers developed an exploit code for CVE-2022-24086 vulnerability affecting Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source. Positive Technologies researchers have created a working...
Threat actors leverage Microsoft Teams to spread malware
Attackers compromise Microsoft Teams accounts to attach malicious executables to chat and spread them to participants in the conversation. While...
Firefox and Chrome reaching major versions 100 may break some websites
Mozilla has issued a warning about the upcoming versions 100 for both Chrome and Firefox. The change in the version...
Specially crafted emails could crash Cisco ESA devices
Cisco warns of a DoS issue affecting its Email Security Appliance (ESA) product that could be exploited using specially crafted...
European Data Protection Supervisor call for bans on surveillance spyware like Pegasus
The European Data Protection Supervisor authority called for a ban on the development and the use of Pegasus-like commercial spyware....
New Kraken botnet is allowing operators to earn USD 3,000 every month
Researchers spotted a new Golang-based botnet called Kraken that is under active development and supports a lot of backdoor capabilities. Kraken is...
Nation-state actors hacked Red Cross exploiting a Zoho bug
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said attackers that breached its network last month exploited a Zoho bug....
A Guide to the Well-Architected Framework
Discover the six pillars of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure Well-Architected Framework, examining best practices and design principles...
