Jai Vijayan
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Embattled VMware ESXi Hypervisor Flaw Exploitable in Myriad Ways
Emerging ransomware variant targets all VMware ESXi hosts. Experts recommend patching immediately to avoid a potential breach. → Read More
Most common SAP vulnerabilities attackers try to exploit
Unpatched systems, misconfigurations and vulnerable custom code are making SAP environments a top target for cyberattacks. → Read More
Microsoft: We Don't Want to Zero-Day Our Customers
The head of Microsoft's Security Response Center defends keeping its initial vulnerability disclosures sparse — it is, she says, to protect customers. → Read More
Scammer Infects His Own Machine With Spyware, Reveals True Identity
An operational slip-up led security researchers to an attacker associated with Nigerian letter scams and malware distribution, after he infected himself with Agent Tesla. → Read More
Millions of Lenovo Laptops Contain Firmware-Level Vulnerabilities
Three flaws present in consumer laptops can give attackers a way to drop highly persistent malware capable of evading methods to remove it, security vendor says. → Read More
Code-Sabotage Incident in Protest of Ukraine War Exposed Open Source Risks
The maintainer of a widely used npm module served up an unwelcome surprise for developers. → Read More
New Log4j Attack Vector Discovered
Meanwhile, Apache Foundation releases third update to logging tool in 10 days to address yet another flaw. → Read More
Securing the edge: 4 trends to watch
The global COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated some of the security risks associated with the move to a more distributed computing model. Here are 4 ways security organizations are responding as edge computing threats evolve. → Read More
Zoom Joins Microsoft Teams on List of Enterprise Tools Hacked at Pwn2Own
White-hat hacking event shows yet again why there's no such thing as foolproof security against modern attacks. → Read More
Malware Operator Employs New Trick to Upload Its Dropper into Google Play
Check Point researchers recently discovered the Clast82 dropper hidden in nine legitimate Android utility apps. → Read More
5 reasons why the cost of ransomware attacks is rising
The ransom is still a tiny portion of the total cost of a ransomware attack, but associated costs are increasing. → Read More
DDoS Attacks Spiked, Became More Complex in 2020
Global pandemic and the easy availability of for-hire services and inexpensive tool sets gave adversaries more opportunities to attack. → Read More
Ransomware Operator Promotes Distributed Storage for Stolen Data
The criminals behind the DarkSide ransomware-as-a-service operation say the system will be harder to take down. → Read More
Researchers Trick Facial-Recognition Systems
Goal was to see if computer-generated images that look like one person would get classified as another person. → Read More
Energy Market Manipulation with High-Wattage IoT Botnets
Attackers that can compromise enough products such as smart ACs and heaters can tweak power demand in subtle ways for financial gain or to hurt market players, researchers at Black Hat say. → Read More
Data on Indian Mobile Payments App Reportedly Exposed via Open S3 Bucket
Over 7 million records exposed, according to vpnMentor, but app maker says there is no sign of malicious use. → Read More
How IoT changes your threat model: 4 key considerations
More IoT devices connected to your network increases your attack surface, lowers visibility to potential threats, and requires greater coordination between IT and OT. → Read More
Researchers Spot Sharp Increase in Zoom-Themed Domain Registrations
Attackers are attempting to take advantage of the surge in teleworking prompted by COVID-19, Check Point says. → Read More
Researchers Develop New Side-Channel Attacks on Intel CPUs
Load Value Injection (LVI) takes advantage of speculative execution processes just like Meltdown and Spectre, say security researchers from Bitdefender and several universities. → Read More
Researchers Reveal How Smart Lightbulbs Can Be Hacked to Attack
New exploit builds on previous research involving Philips Hue Smart Bulbs. → Read More