BlackLotus UEFI bootkit disables Windows security mechanisms
ESET researchers have published the first analysis of a UEFI bootkit capable of circumventing UEFI Secure Boot, a critical platform security feature. The functionality of…
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SysUpdate Malware Strikes Again with Linux Version and New Evasion Tactics
Mar 02, 2023Ravie LakshmananLinux / Cyber Threat The threat actor known as Lucky Mouse has developed a Linux version of a malware toolkit called SysUpdate,…
US House panel approves bill giving Biden power to ban TikTok – Strategy
The US House Foreign Affairs Committee voted on Wednesday along party lines to give President Joe Biden the power to ban Chinese-owned TikTok, in what…
Microsoft fixes bug behind apps not installing during provisioning
Microsoft has addressed a Windows 11 22H2 known issue causing some apps not to be installed during Windows provisioning. This is caused by the affected…
Moving target defense must keep cyber attackers guessing
A cybersecurity technique that shuffles network addresses like a blackjack dealer shuffles playing cards could effectively befuddle hackers gambling for control of a military jet,…
Westpac DataX to supply data to NSW government – Finance – Storage
Westpac DataX will provide de-identified credit card transaction data to support multiple NSW government agencies. DataX will support the NSW Data Analytics Centre with functions like…
Russia bans foreign messaging apps in government organizations
Russia’s internet watchdog agency Roskomnadzor warns that laws banning the use of many foreign private messaging applications in Russian government and state agencies came into…
R3NIN Sniffer Malware Stealing Credit Card Data
Credit card sniffers or online skimmers are a type of harmful software that cybercriminals often create using the JavaScript programming language. Threat actors primarily use…
Law firms facing malware cyber threat
From early this year, two malware variants targeted almost 6-7 law firms spread through two separate incidents, alerting whole of the world about the lurking…
Uncovering the most pressing cybersecurity concerns for SMBs
In this Help Net Security video interview, James Edgar, CISO at Fleetcor, discusses what consequences SMBs are most concerned about when it comes to cyberattacks,…
LastPass was undone by an attack on a remote employee
The attackers responsible for the LastPass breach compromised a remote worker’s computer. Last August, LastPass suffered a well publicised breach: Developer systems were compromised and…
Pro-Russian hacker group NoName Hits Japanese Organizations
Pro-Russian hacker group NoName057(16), popularly known as simply NoName – has listed Japanese organizations including railway services as its targets, in retaliation to Japanese sanctions…