Credit to Author: Dhruv Mehrotra| Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +0000
Plus: US midterms survive disinformation efforts, the government names the alleged Lockbit ransomware attacker, and the Powerball drawing hits a security snag.
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Microsoft on Tuesday released a tightly focused but still significant update that addresses 68 reported (some publicly) vulnerabilities. Unfortunately, this month brings a new record: six zero-day flaws affecting Windows. As a result, we have added both the Windows and Exchange Server updates to our “Patch Now” schedule. Microsoft also published a “defense in depth” advisory (ADV220003) to help secure Office deployments. And there are a small number of Visual Studio, Word, and Excel updates to add to your standard patch release schedule.
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:59:12 +0000
A bit like leaving the front door keys under the doormat…
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000
Satellite monitors discovered two vessels with their trackers turned off in the area of the pipeline prior to the suspected sabotage in September.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 19:40:12 +0000
Questions about the Kremlin’s relationships with these groups remain. But researchers are finally getting some answers.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 16:25:20 +0000
Anyone can get a blue tick on Twitter without proving who they are. And it’s already causing a ton of problems.
Read moreCredit to Author: Anjali Raut| Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2022 11:02:59 +0000
QBot, also known as Qakbot, QuackBot, and Pinkslipbot, is a Banking Trojan that was first observed in 2007….
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Read moreCredit to Author: Mickey Jin| Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000
This blog entry details our investigation of CVE-2019-8561, a vulnerability that exists in the macOS PackageKit framework, a component used to install software installer packages (PKG files).
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 18:11:10 +0000
A nonprofit organization is suing the state of Massachusetts on behalf of thousands of low-income families who were collectively robbed of more than a $1 million in food assistance benefits by card skimming devices secretly installed at cash machines and grocery store checkout lanes across the state. Federal law bars states from replacing these benefits using federal funds, and a recent rash of skimming incidents nationwide has disproportionately affected those receiving food assistance via state-issued prepaid debit cards.
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Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 17:26:34 +0000
Patches, busts, leaks and why even low-likelihood exploits can be high-severity risks – listen now!
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