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Here are technical details for a new Windows Remote Access elevation of privilege #vulnerability (CVE-2020-1530) for which #Microsoft released a security patch yesterday. Advisory: #PatchTuesday
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Researchers exploited a vulnerability in #Emotet malware to create a KILL-SWITCH, and prevented it from spreading for six months. Details — #infosec #cybersecurity
This month's #Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates addressed a total of 120 newly discovered software vulnerabilities, of which 17 are critical, and the rest are important in severity.
One of the zero-day vulnerabilities under active attack is a remote code execution bug (CVE-2020-1380) affecting Internet Explorer. Spotted by experts, unknown thre @kasperskyat actors are exploiting this issue as part of 'Operation PowerFall' attacks.
Experts at @RiskIQ today released a new report outlining how false & inflammatory news stories about #COVID19 are developed by content farms. Some even luring readers into misleading 'subscriptions' for products billed as remedies or cures for the virus.
Hackers join in the race towards a #coronavirus vaccine. @_CPResearch_ published details on how hackers are leveraging #CoronaVirusUpdates to trick victims into downloading malicious files. In July, over 61,000 related attacks were #Covid19itnessed .
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? CVE-2019-14287 A flaw in Sudo—that comes installed on almost every #Linux OS—could let users run commands as "root" even when they're restricted. Details ➤ How? Just by specifying user ID "-1" or "4294967295" in the command instead of the root.
Beware! Popular Sarahah App Secretly Steals Your Entire Contact List #privacy
🔥 WATCH OUT 🔥 Many popular #cryptocurrency-related verified Twitter accounts got simultaneously compromised and tweeted an identical "Crypto For Health" #SCAM message. Hacked people and organizations include Gemini, #Binance , Binance's CEO, #Coinbase , CoinDesk, and KuCoin.
~ The Biggest Twitter Hack of All Time ~ Learn why Twitter was on fire earlier today and how several high-profile verified accounts were hacked to promote a #cryptocurrency scam that successfully amasses nearly $120,000 in #bitcoin . Read: #twitterhacked
WARNING ? Hidden malware found in the highly popular — CamScanner — #Android app that has more than 100 million users. has removed it from i #Googles Play Store. To be safe, users are also recommended to uninstall immediately. #CamScanner
? 0-Day Alert! #Google is warning Windows, Mac, #Linux users to update their #Chrome browser (to 78.0.3904.87) immediately due to a security vulnerability (CVE-2019-13720) that attackers are actively exploiting in the wild to hijack computers. #infosec
Beware of 'Coronavirus Maps' !!! Are you tracking the outbreak or leading hackers directly into your computers? Cybercriminals exploiting users' increased interest in learning about #coronavirus to spread password-stealing malware to millions. #COVID19
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