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‘BadAlloc’ Vuln Affects Devices Using Older BlackBerry QNX Products

BlackBerry has disclosed its QNX Real Time Operating System (RTOS) is affected by BadAlloc vulnerability CVE-2021-22156, which if exploited could allow an attacker to perform a denial-of-service or execute...
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The Emerging AI Security Threat: 4 Ways To Prepare

When people talk about artificial intelligence (AI) and security, the conversation almost always revolves around how AI and machine learning can be applied to fighting malware and other malicious...
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Name That Toon: Screen Time

Come up with a clever caption for the above cartoon and you could be the proud winner of a $25 Amazon gift card. You have four ways to submit your idea:Start thinking! The contest...

SolarWinds attackers launch new campaign

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center has issued a warning about new activities from Nobelium, the group behind SolarWinds, Sunburst, and related attacks. Nobelium is a synthetic chemical element with...

Chinese government hackers attack Russian companies for the first time

The hacker group APT31, known for numerous attacks on government agencies in different countries, attacked Russian companies for the first time. According to Positive Technologies, in the first half...

Kaseya VSA Zero Day Exploit Explained

This article explains the pre-auth remote code execution exploit against Kaseya VSA Server that was used in the mass Revil ransomware attack on July 2nd, 2021. On July 5th, after...

This Chat is Being Recorded: Egregor Ransomware Negotiations Uncovered

July 21, 2021 | By Chris Caridi co-authored by Allison Wikoff | 8 min read Ransomware attacks are topping the charts as the most common attack type to target organizations with a constant drumbeat of attacks impacting industries...
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Targeted Attack Activity Heightens Need for Orgs. to Patch New SolarWinds Flaw

A China-based threat actor -- previously observed targeting US defense industrial base organizations and software companies -- is exploiting the bug in SolarWinds' Serv-U software, Microsoft says.Organizations that have...
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State Dept. to Pay Up to $10M for Information on Foreign Cyberattacks

The Rewards for Justice program, a counterterrorism tool, is now aimed at collecting information on nation-states that use hackers to disrupt critical infrastructure.The United States will pay up to...
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NSO Group Spyware Used On Journalists & Activists Worldwide

An investigation finds Pegasus spyware, intended for use on criminals and terrorists, has been used in targeted campaigns against others around the world.NSO Group's hacking spyware, Pegasus, has been...