PixPirate Android malware uses new tactic to hide on phones
The latest version of the PixPirate banking trojan for Android employs a new method to hide on phones while remaining active, even if its dropper…
Month: March 2024
Singtel says it won’t sell Optus for $16 billion – Telco/ISP
Singtel says there is “no impending deal” to sell its Australian subsidiary Optus, after it was reported late yesterday that a $16 billion sale was…
Hackers exploit Windows SmartScreen flaw to drop DarkGate malware
A new wave of attacks by the DarkGate malware operation exploits a now-fixed Windows Defender SmartScreen vulnerability to bypass security checks and automatically install fake…
Akamai demonstrates exploit for Kubernetes vulnerability – Security
Patching a high-severity vulnerability in Kubernetes first disclosed in November is now more urgent, with Akamai publishing an explainer of the bug, complete with exploit…
Personal AIs Will Mediate Everything
AI is going to change the interaction paradigm with technology. Today, humans do pretty much everything themselves. Things like applications and websites are designed to…
HACK HARD. HAVE FUN. INCREASE SECURITY
Amazon’s Live Hacking Event with HackerOne At Amazon, ensuring security is essential for earning customers’ trust. As part of Amazon’s ongoing public Vulnerability Research Program (VRP),…
Windows 11 gets single Teams app for work and personal accounts
Microsoft will soon provide a single Teams Windows and macOS app for all account types, allowing users to switch between work, school, or personal profiles…
Malwarebytes Premium blocks 100% of malware during external AVLab test
Malwarebytes Premium earned a perfect score in the latest AVLab Cybersecurity Foundation “Advanced In-The-Wild Malware Test,” catching and stopping 100% of malware samples, outperforming multiple…
Microsoft to expand availability of its Security Copilot – Security
Microsoft will widen the availability of its artificial intelligence-powered tool for cyber security professionals from April 1 US time and adopt a ‘pay-as-you-go’ strategy for…
US govt probes if ransomware gang stole Change Healthcare data
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is investigating whether protected health information was stolen in a ransomware attack that hit UnitedHealthcare Group (UHG)…
LockBit Affiliate Sentenced to 4 Years in Canada, Faces Extradition
Mikhail Vasiliev was also fined $860,000 for his involvement in the LockBit gang’s attacks. This case highlights the international effort to combat cybercrime and the…
ThreatDown achieves perfect score in latest AVLab assessment
ThreatDown has once again earned a perfect score in AVLabs’ January 2024 real-world malware detection tests, marking the eleventh consecutive quarter in achieving this feat. …