New malware variant has “radio silence” mode to evade detection
The Sharp Panda cyber-espionage hacking group is targeting high-profile government entities in Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia with a new version of the ‘Soul’ malware framework. The…
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Nvidia releases driver hotfix for Windows performance issues
Nvidia has released a display driver hotfix to address recently reported high CPU usage and blue screen issues on Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems. As…
Emotet malware attacks return after three-month break
The Emotet malware operation is again spamming malicious emails as of Tuesday morning after a three-month break, rebuilding its network and infecting devices worldwide. Emotet…
Microsoft shares fix for Outlook login errors in Exchange environments
Microsoft has shared a fix for Outlook sign-in errors that iOS and Android users may encounter with mailboxes in some Exchange environments. Affected users will…
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona severely impacted by ransomware attack
The Hospital Clínic de Barcelona suffered a ransomware attack on Sunday morning, severely disrupting its healthcare services after the institution’s virtual machines were targeted by…
Acer confirms breach after 160GB of data for sale on hacking forum
Taiwanese computer giant Acer confirmed that it suffered a data breach after threat actors hacked a server hosting private documents used by repair technicians. However,…
Android March 2023 update fixes two critical code execution flaws
Google has released March 2023 security updates for Android, fixing a total of 60 flaws, and among them, two critical-severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities…
New malware infects business routers for data theft, surveillance
An ongoing hacking campaign called ‘Hiatus’ targets DrayTek Vigor router models 2960 and 3900 to steal data from victims and build a covert proxy network.…
Proof-of-Concept released for critical Microsoft Word RCE bug
A proof-of-concept for CVE-2023-21716, a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Word that allows remote code execution, has been published over the weekend. The vulnerability was assigned…
Outlook for Mac now free, Microsoft 365 subscription not needed
Microsoft says its Outlook for Mac email and calendar client is now available for free, and it will no longer require an Office license or…
Nvidia working on driver fix for Windows BSOD, high CPU usage
Nvidia confirmed today that it’s working to fix a driver issue causing high CPU usage and blue screens of death (BSODs) on Windows systems. The…
Old Windows ‘Mock Folders’ UAC bypass used to drop malware
A new phishing campaign targets organizations in Eastern European countries with the Remcos RAT malware with aid from an old Windows User Account Control bypass…