Critical Microsoft Defender Bug Actively Exploited; Patch Tuesday Offers 83 Fixes
The first Patch Tuesday security bulletin for 2021 from Microsoft includes fixes for one bug under active attack, possibly linked to the massive SolarWinds hacks.
Microsoft addressed 10 critical...
Unveiled: SUNSPOT Malware Was Used to Inject SolarWinds Backdoor
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
As the investigation into the SolarWinds supply-chain attack continues, cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a third malware strain that was deployed into the build environment to inject the...
Warning — 5 New Trojanized Android Apps Spying On Users In Pakistan
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Cybersecurity researchers took the wraps off a new spyware operation targeting users in Pakistan that leverages trojanized versions of legitimate Android apps to carry out covert surveillance...
Ransomware attacks will explode in 2021
By Brian DixonThe COVID-19 pandemic has proven a boon to ransomware operators, who only look set to step up their activities over the coming year.Accurately predicting the future is...
New Tool Sheds Light on AppleScript-Obfuscated Malware
The AEVT decompiler helped researchers analyze a cryptominer campaign that used AppleScript for obfuscation and will help reverse engineers focused on other Mac OS malware.An effort to reverse-engineer malicious...
Intel’s New vPro Processors Aim to Help Defend Against Ransomware
The newest Intel Core vPro mobile platform gives PC hardware a direct role in detecting ransomware attacks.Intel is bringing ransomware protection to its new 11th Gen Core vPro mobile...
