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Microsoft SharePoint Servers in Thousands of Firms Targeted Using ToolShell Zero-Day Vulnerability
Microsoft has warned customers about active attacks exploiting a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in its SharePoint server software. Malicious actors are using this flaw to gain unauthorised and persistent access to on-premise servers, and thousands of organisations could be affected. Attackers may retain access even after servers are patc...
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Crypto Scammers Are Reportedly Posing as Job Recruiters to Circulate Malware
Crypto scammers are using platforms like LinkedIn to reach out to job seekers, asking them to fix issues with video call software and subsequently injecting malicious malware to get access to the victims’ computers.
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WhatsApp Wins Ruling Against NSO Group as US Court Finds It Liable for Pegasus Spyware Hack
WhatsApp claimed a legal win over the NSO Group, the makers of the Pegasus spyware, on Friday. A US District Court judge ruled in favour of the Meta-owned platform and found that the Israeli company is liable for hacking 1,400 individuals’ devices and infecting them with spyware via the instant messaging platform’s servers.
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Is Charging At Public Ports Safe? Reddit Users Reveal The Truth
A recent Reddit post highlighted this issue when a user shared a picture of a charging station labeled as suitable only for phones, not laptops.
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Google Sues Scammers Over Fake Bard AI Chatbot That Downloads Malware
Alphabet’s Google is suing five unidentified scammers who tricked people looking for Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot Bard into downloading malware onto their computers. In a lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California, Google claimed the scammers set up social media accounts encouraging people to download a fake version of Bar...
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AI Being Misused for Creating Malicious Software, Claims Canadian Cyber Official
Hackers and propagandists are wielding artificial intelligence (AI) to create malicious software, draft convincing phishing emails and spread disinformation online, Canada's top cybersecurity official told Reuters, early evidence that the technological revolution sweeping Silicon Valley has also been adopted by cybercriminals.
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Cyber Criminals Using AI To Write Phishing Emails, Warns Security Expert
Hackers and propagandists are wielding artificial intelligence (AI) to create malicious software, draft convincing phishing emails and spread disinformation online, Canada's top cybersecurity official told Reuters.
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Android Phones Preinstalled With Malware That Collects Data, Injects Ads and Drains Battery: Report
Guerrilla malware has been detected on over 8.9 million devices from over 50 smartphone makers, and the malicious software comes preinstalled on these phones, according to a security firm. Here's everything you need to know about the Guerrilla malware and how it affects an impacted smartphone.
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Malicious Software Used by Russian Spies Sabotaged by FBI
The FBI has sabotaged a suite of malicious software used by elite Russian spies, US authorities said on Tuesday, providing a glimpse of the digital tug-of-war between two cyber superpowers. Senior law enforcement officials said FBI technical experts had identified and disabled malware wielded by Russia's FSB security service against an undisclosed ...
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Indian 'Hack-for-Hire' Companies Infiltrate VIPs Phones, Emails for Private Investigators: Report
An undercover investigation has exposed illegal “hack-for-hire” firms, that are operating across India and infiltrate emails and phones of VIPs and states for a fee paid by private investigators. Malicious software which takes control of computer cameras and microphones, and allows hackers to view and listen to their victims are some of the met...
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Microsoft SharePoint Servers in Thousands of Firms Targeted Using ToolShell Zero-Day Vulnerability
Microsoft has warned customers about active attacks exploiting a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in its SharePoint server software. Malicious actors are using this flaw to gain unauthorised and persistent access to on-premise servers, and thousands of organisations could be affected. Attackers may retain access even after servers are patc...
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Crypto Scammers Are Reportedly Posing as Job Recruiters to Circulate Malware
Crypto scammers are using platforms like LinkedIn to reach out to job seekers, asking them to fix issues with video call software and subsequently injecting malicious malware to get access to the victims’ computers.
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WhatsApp Wins Ruling Against NSO Group as US Court Finds It Liable for Pegasus Spyware Hack
WhatsApp claimed a legal win over the NSO Group, the makers of the Pegasus spyware, on Friday. A US District Court judge ruled in favour of the Meta-owned platform and found that the Israeli company is liable for hacking 1,400 individuals’ devices and infecting them with spyware via the instant messaging platform’s servers.
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Is Charging At Public Ports Safe? Reddit Users Reveal The Truth
A recent Reddit post highlighted this issue when a user shared a picture of a charging station labeled as suitable only for phones, not laptops.
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Google Sues Scammers Over Fake Bard AI Chatbot That Downloads Malware
Alphabet’s Google is suing five unidentified scammers who tricked people looking for Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot Bard into downloading malware onto their computers. In a lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California, Google claimed the scammers set up social media accounts encouraging people to download a fake version of Bar...
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AI Being Misused for Creating Malicious Software, Claims Canadian Cyber Official
Hackers and propagandists are wielding artificial intelligence (AI) to create malicious software, draft convincing phishing emails and spread disinformation online, Canada's top cybersecurity official told Reuters, early evidence that the technological revolution sweeping Silicon Valley has also been adopted by cybercriminals.
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Cyber Criminals Using AI To Write Phishing Emails, Warns Security Expert
Hackers and propagandists are wielding artificial intelligence (AI) to create malicious software, draft convincing phishing emails and spread disinformation online, Canada's top cybersecurity official told Reuters.
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Android Phones Preinstalled With Malware That Collects Data, Injects Ads and Drains Battery: Report
Guerrilla malware has been detected on over 8.9 million devices from over 50 smartphone makers, and the malicious software comes preinstalled on these phones, according to a security firm. Here's everything you need to know about the Guerrilla malware and how it affects an impacted smartphone.
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Malicious Software Used by Russian Spies Sabotaged by FBI
The FBI has sabotaged a suite of malicious software used by elite Russian spies, US authorities said on Tuesday, providing a glimpse of the digital tug-of-war between two cyber superpowers. Senior law enforcement officials said FBI technical experts had identified and disabled malware wielded by Russia's FSB security service against an undisclosed ...
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Indian 'Hack-for-Hire' Companies Infiltrate VIPs Phones, Emails for Private Investigators: Report
An undercover investigation has exposed illegal “hack-for-hire” firms, that are operating across India and infiltrate emails and phones of VIPs and states for a fee paid by private investigators. Malicious software which takes control of computer cameras and microphones, and allows hackers to view and listen to their victims are some of the met...
