Google Patches Yet Another Actively Exploited Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability

16/05/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Google has rolled out fixes to address a set of nine security issues in its Chrome browser, including a new zero-day that has been exploited in the wild. Assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-4947, the vulnerability

Cybercriminals Exploiting Microsoft’s Quick Assist Feature in Ransomware Attacks

16/05/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence team said it has observed a threat it tracks under the name Storm-1811 abusing the client management tool Quick Assist to target users in social engineering attacks. “Storm-1811 is

FBI Seizes BreachForums Again, Urges Users to Report Criminal Activity

15/05/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Law enforcement agencies have officially seized control of the notorious BreachForums platform, an online bazaar known for peddling stolen data, for the second time within a year. The website (“breachforums[.]st”) has been

Google Launches AI-Powered Theft and Data Protection Features for Android Devices

15/05/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Google has announced a slew of privacy and security features in Android, including a suite of advanced protection features to help secure users’ devices and data in the event of

Android 15 Rolls Out Advanced Features to Protect Users from Scams and Malicious Apps

15/05/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Google is unveiling a set of new features in Android 15 to prevent malicious apps installed on the device from capturing sensitive data. This constitutes an update to the Play Integrity

(Cyber) Risk = Probability of Occurrence x Damage

15/05/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Here’s How to Enhance Your Cyber Resilience with CVSS In late 2023, the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) v4.0 was unveiled, succeeding the eight-year-old CVSS v3.0, with the aim to enhance vulnerability

Ebury Botnet Malware Compromises 400,000 Linux Servers Over Past 14 Years

15/05/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A malware botnet called Ebury is estimated to have compromised 400,000 Linux servers since 2009, out of which more than 100,000 were still compromised as of late 2023. The findings come from

It’s Time to Master the Lift & Shift: Migrating from VMware vSphere to Microsoft Azure

15/05/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

While cloud adoption has been top of mind for many IT professionals for nearly a decade, it’s only in recent months, with industry changes and announcements from key players, that many recognize

Turla Group Deploys LunarWeb and LunarMail Backdoors in Diplomatic Missions

15/05/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

An unnamed European Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and its three diplomatic missions in the Middle East were targeted by two previously undocumented backdoors tracked as LunarWeb and LunarMail. ESET,

Dutch Court Sentences Tornado Cash Co-Founder to 5 Years in Prison for Money Laundering

15/05/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A Dutch court on Tuesday sentenced one of the co-founders of the now-sanctioned Tornado Cash cryptocurrency mixer service to 5 years and 4 months in prison. While the name of the defendant was redacted in the verdict,