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ChromeLoader Browser Hijacker Provides Gateway to Bigger Threats

The malvertiser’s use of PowerShell could push it beyond its basic capabilities to spread ransomware, spyware or steal data from browser sessions, researchers warn. ChromeLoader may seem on the surface...

Cybergang Claims REvil is Back, Executes DDoS Attacks

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Actors claiming to be the defunct ransomware group are targeting one of Akami’s customers with a Layer 7 attack, demanding an extortion payment in Bitcoin. The defunct REvil ransomware gang...

Zero-Day ‘Follina’ Bug Lays Older Microsoft Office Versions Open to Attack

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Malware loads itself from remote servers and bypasses Microsoft’s Defender AV scanner, according to reports. A zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Office allows adversaries to run malicious code on targeted systems...

The Open Source Software Security Mobilization Plan: Takeaways for security leaders

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The Linux Foundation and the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) have introduced the Open Source Software Security Mobilization Plan. This is in response to attacks on the software supply...

Link Found Connecting Chaos, Onyx and Yashma Ransomware

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A slip-up by a malware author has allowed researchers to taxonomize three ransomware variations going by different names. For a year now, threat actors have been using different versions of...

Is there a secure future for cross-chain bridges?

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The plane touches down and comes to a halt. Heading to passport control, one of the passengers stops at a vending machine to buy a bottle of soda —...
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Critical OAS Bugs Open Industrial Systems to Takeover

A pair of critical flaws in industrial Internet of Things data platform vendor Open Automation Software (OAS) are threatening industrial control systems (ICS), according to Cisco Talos. They're part of a...
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Space Force Expands Cyber Defense Operations

Space Force's Delta 6 mission, responsible for thy cyber defense of US military satellites, is adding four squadrons to boost cybersecurity throughout the military branch, as well as oversee...

Critical Flaws in Popular ICS Platform Can Trigger RCE

Cisco Talos discovered eight vulnerabilities in the Open Automation Software, two of them critical, that pose risk for critical infrastructure networks. Critical flaws in a popular platform used by industrial...
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ChromeLoader Malware Hijacks Browsers With ISO Files

The browser-hijacking malware known as ChromeLoader is becoming increasingly widespread and growing in sophistication, according to two advisories released this week. It poses a big threat to business users. ChromeLoader is...