RPC Vulnerability Stands Out in a Field of 128 in April
Credit to Author: Christopher Budd| Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:45:37 +0000
This month’s Patch Tuesday is more about quantity than severity, with one flashback-inducing exception
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Malwarebytes Evaluation of the MITRE ENGENUITY ATT&CK Round 4 Emulations
Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 21:00:00 +0000
We believe any EDR product should strive to be easy to use out-of-the-box and without requiring advanced configuration.
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Read moreDuckduckgo launches privacy browser beta for macOS
Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:53:00 -0700
Privacy-centered search engine DuckDuckGo today launched the beta of its desktop browser for macOS.
The browser is designed from the ground up to maintain privacy, the company said, meaning it will not collect information about users and will not install cookies or tracking codes on devices. DuckDuckGo also said it can block “hidden trackers” before they load.
Duckduckgo first announced plans for a macOS desktop browser in December 2021. (The browser is already available as a download for mobile devices). In 2019, DuckDuckGo added Apple Maps support and has since made other improvements to how it works on Apple devices.
RaidForums Gets Raided, Alleged Admin Arrested
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:29:33 +0000
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said today it seized the website and user database for RaidForums, an extremely popular English-language cybercrime forum that sold access to more than 10 billion consumer records stolen in some of the world’s largest data breaches since 2015. The DOJ also charged the alleged administrator of RaidForums — 21-year-old Diogo Santos Coelho, of Portugal — with six criminal counts, including conspiracy, access device fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Read moreRPC Vulnerability Stands Out in a Field of 129 in April
Credit to Author: Christopher Budd| Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:45:37 +0000
This month’s Patch Tuesday is more about quantity than severity, with one flashback-inducing exception
Read moreFive critical bugs fixed in hospital robot control system
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:58:35 +0000
Fortunately, we’re not talking about a robot revolution, or about hospital AI run amuck. But these bugs could lead to ransomware, or worse…
Read moreTarrask malware uses scheduled tasks for defense evasion
Credit to Author: Paul Oliveria| Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:00:00 +0000
Microsoft Detection and Response Team (DART) researchers have uncovered malware that creates “hidden” scheduled tasks as a defense evasion technique. In this post, we will demonstrate how threat actors create scheduled tasks, how they cover their tracks, and how the malware’s evasion techniques are used to maintain and ensure persistence on systems.
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Read moreRussia’s Sandworm Hackers Attempted a Third Blackout in Ukraine
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:44:39 +0000
The foiled attack was the first in five years to use Sandworm’s Industroyer malware, which is designed to automatically trigger power disruptions.
Read moreDuckDuckGo’s Privacy Browser Finally Lands on Desktop
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:00:00 +0000
DuckDuckGo started out as a private search engine. Now its web browser is debuting on Macs to rival Chrome, Safari, Edge, and Brave.
Read moreAttackers linger on government agency computers before deploying Lockbit ransomware
Credit to Author: Andrew Brandt| Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 11:30:45 +0000
Threat actors spent more than five months remotely googling for tools from the target’s machines
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