Microsoft Warns of New Print Spooler Vulnerability
Microsoft has released a notice of a new vulnerability in Print Spooler (CVE-2021-36958) that allows local attackers to gain system privileges on a computer. The new vulnerability is related to…
Microsoft releases patches for 44 vulnerabilities, including three 0-days
As part of Patch Tuesday this week, Microsoft released patches for 44 vulnerabilities (51 including bugs in Microsoft Edge), seven of which were classified as critical, three were 0-day, and…
FlyTrap Android malware compromised over 10,000 Facebook accounts
According to experts from Zimperium, Android malware FlyTrap hijacks Facebook accounts in 140 countries around the world by stealing session cookies. Worse, the researchers found that the stolen information was…
Ukrainian fighters against pirates asked Google to block 127.0.0.1
The TorrentFreak media reports that Vindex, Ukrainian fighters against pirates, representing the interests of TRC Ukraine, sent Google a strange request to remove content from search results. One of the…
RansomEXX ransomware attacked Gigabyte
RansomEXX ransomware operators attacked a large Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer Gigabyte. The hackers are currently threatening to release more than 112GB of data stolen from the company if it does…
Vulnerabilities in Amazon Kindle Allowed Taking Full Control of the Device
Check Point researchers reported that in April of this year, IT giant Amazon eliminated critical vulnerabilities in the Amazon Kindle. The problems could be used to gain full control over…
Google fired dozens of employees for data abuse
The Vice Motherboard has obtained internal Google documents stating that the company has fired dozens of employees for data abuse. The documents describe investigations into cases where Google employees used…
The new BlackMatter ransomware was created by the authors of recently “closed” DarkSide
Last week, experts noticed the emergence of a new ransomware BlackMatter, which combines the "best" features of the now defunct DarkSide and REvil. In particular, the analysts of Recorded Future…
The PwnedPiper problem poses a threat to 80% of US hospitals
Armis company has released details of nine vulnerabilities collectively known as the PwnedPiper problem. The problem affects medical equipment installed in about 80% of large hospitals in North America. The…
Scammers spread malware under the mask of the Brave browser
Google specialists stopped a malicious advertising campaign in which scammers lured users to a fake Brave browser site, where ArechClient (SectopRAT) malware was hiding under the mask of a browser.…
Experts published a list of the most attacked vulnerabilities in 2020-2021
Experts from the FBI, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS CISA), the Australian Cybersecurity Center (ACSC), and the UK National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC) have published joint security advisories that…
BlackMatter ransomware attacks companies with revenues above $100 million
Recorded Future analysts have discovered a new hack group accompanying the BlackMatter ransomware that attacks large companies and combines the "best" features of the now defunct DarkSide and REvil. Researchers…
