Oil terminals in Europe’s biggest ports hit by a cyberattack
A cyber attack hit the oil terminals of some of the biggest European ports impacting their operations. Some of the...
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Beware bogus OperaGX sponsorship offers
If you’re a YouTuber, watch out for bogus Opera missives winging their way to you. The Browser team has had...
$320 milllion stolen from Wormhole crypto-trading platform
By using an exploit in the software of crypto-trading platform Wormhole, threat actors have stolen an estimated $322 million in...
Wormhole cryptocurrency platform hacked, crooks stole $326 million, the second-biggest hack of a DeFi platform
Threat actors have stolen $325 million in cryptocurrency leveraging a bug in the Wormhole communication bridge. Wormhole, one of the most...
Trend Micro fixed 2 flaws in Hybrid Cloud Security products
Trend Micro recently addressed two high-severity flaws affecting some of its hybrid cloud security products. Trend Micro released security updates...
The Samba Vulnerability: What is CVE-2021-44142 and How to Fix It
Information on the latest Samba vulnerability and how to protect systems against the threats that can exploit it. If you...
How to Use Zero Trust Security for the Hybrid Cloud
Securing the hybrid cloud can be complex. Explore how CISOs can use the zero trust security approach for more proactive...
Researcher found an Information Disclosure in the Brave browser
Security researcher discovered an Information Disclosure vulnerability in Brave browser and reported it through the HackerOne platform. Security researcher Kirtikumar...
Sugar Ransomware, a new RaaS in the threat landscape
Cyber security team at retail giant Walmart dissected a new ransomware family dubbed Sugar, which implements a ransomware-as-a-service model. The...
Cyberattack on fuel supplier causes supply chain disruption
A cyberattack has disrupted the activities in Germany of fuel supplier Oiltanking Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG. The supplier is,...
ESET releases fixes for local privilege escalation bug in Windows Applications
Antivirus firm ESET addressed a local privilege escalation vulnerability, tracked CVE-2021-37852, impacting its Windows clients. Antivirus firm ESET released security...
Experts warn of a spike in APT35 activity and a possible link to Memento ransomware op
The Cybereason Nocturnus Team reported a spike in the activity of the Iran-linked APT group APT35 (aka Phosphorus or Charming Kitten). The Cybereason...
How to speed up your computer or laptop
Why do machines always throw a tantrum when you are in a hurry? It’s called Murphy’s Law which some people...
Experts found 23 flaws in UEFI firmware potentially impact millions of devices
Researchers discovered tens of vulnerabilities in UEFI firmware code used by the major device manufacturers. Researchers at firmware security company...
Telehealth: A New Frontier in Medicine—and Security
Telehealth today doesn’t just involve chatting with a doctor via a video-conferencing application. It’s become an entire collection of rapidly...
Massive social engineering waves have impacted banks in several countries
A massive social engineering campaign targeting banks has been delivered in the last two years in several countries. A massive...
US-CERT Bulletin (SB22-031):Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 24, 2022
The CISA Vulnerability Bulletin provides a summary of new vulnerabilities that have been recorded by the National Institute of Standards...
British Council exposed 144,000 files containing student details
Personal information belonging to British Council students was exposed online via an unsecured repository. The British Council is a British...
A cyber attack severely impacted the operations of German petrol distributor Oiltanking GmbH
German petrol distributor Oiltanking GmbH was a victim of a cyberattack that has a severe impact on its operations. A...
Samba patches critical vulnerability that allows remote code execution as root
Samba developers have patched a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root on affected Samba installations...
Duo of Android dropper and payload target certain countries and app users
After making its first in-the-wild appearance in March 2021, Vultur—an information-stealing RAT that runs on Android—is back. And its dropper...
Iran-linked MuddyWater APT group campaign targets Turkish entities
The Iran-linked MuddyWater APT group is targeting private Turkish organizations and governmental institutions. Researchers from Cisco Talos have uncovered a...
Android malware BRATA can wipe devices
Cleafy, a cybersecurity firm specializing in online fraud, has published new details about banking Trojan BRATA (Brazilian Remote Access Tool,...
Apply those updates now: CVE bypass offers up admin privileges for Windows 10
If you’re running Windows 10, it’s time to stop delaying those patches and bring your systems up to date as...
