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6 business benefits of data protection and GDPR compliance
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‘WallEscape’ Linux Vulnerability Leaks User Passwords Ionut Arghire
A vulnerability in util-linux, a core utilities package in Linux systems, allows attackers to leak user passwords and modify the clipboard. The post ‘WallEscape’ Linux Vulnerability Leaks User Passwords appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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‘Vultur’ Android Malware Gets Extensive Device Interaction Capabilities Ionut Arghire
NCC Group researchers warn that the Android banking malware ‘Vultur’ has been updated with device interaction and file tampering capabilities. The post ‘Vultur’ Android Malware Gets Extensive Device Interaction Capabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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XZ backdoor discovery reveals Linux supply chain attack
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AI Hallucinated Packages Fool Unsuspecting Developers Ionut Arghire
Software developers relying on AI chatbots for building applications may end up using hallucinated software packages. The post AI Hallucinated Packages Fool Unsuspecting Developers appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Indian Government Rescues 250 Citizens Forced into Cybercrime in Cambodia [email protected] (The Hacker News)
The Indian government said it has rescued and repatriated about 250 citizens in Cambodia who were held captive and coerced into running cyber scams. The Indian nationals “were lured with employment opportunities to that country but were forced to undertake illegal cyber work,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement, adding it had rescued…
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Supply Chain Attack: Major Linux Distributions Impacted by XZ Utils Backdoor Ionut Arghire
Urgent security alerts issued as malicious code was found embedded in the XZ Utils data compression library used in many Linux distributions. The post Supply Chain Attack: Major Linux Distributions Impacted by XZ Utils Backdoor appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Detecting Windows-based Malware Through Better Visibility [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Despite a plethora of available security solutions, more and more organizations fall victim to Ransomware and other threats. These continued threats aren’t just an inconvenience that hurt businesses and end users – they damage the economy, endanger lives, destroy businesses and put national security at risk. But if that wasn’t enough – North Korea appears…
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Malicious Apps Caught Secretly Turning Android Phones into Proxies for Cybercriminals [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Several malicious Android apps that turn mobile devices running the operating system into residential proxies (RESIPs) for other threat actors have been observed on the Google Play Store. The findings come from HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence team, which said the cluster of VPN apps came fitted with a Golang library that transformed the user’s device…
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Vultur Android Banking Trojan Returns with Upgraded Remote Control Capabilities [email protected] (The Hacker News)
The Android banking trojan known as Vultur has resurfaced with a suite of new features and improved anti-analysis and detection evasion techniques, enabling its operators to remotely interact with a mobile device and harvest sensitive data. “Vultur has also started masquerading more of its malicious activity by encrypting its C2 communication, using multiple encrypted payloads…