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Instead on just relying on a list of common or default passwords or brute-forcing attacks, they are taking advantage of the fact that IoT devices are rarely updated and manufacturers take a lot of time to push out fixes for known flaws. Currently under…
Continue ReadingAttackers looking to add IoT devices to their botnets are increasingly adding vulnerability exploitation to their attack arsenal, Netscout researchers warn. Instead on just relying on a list of common or default passwords or brute-forcing attacks, they…
Continue ReadingAugust : A vulnerability in the Android operating system’s communication management programming allowed rogue, malicious apps to eavesdrop on broadcast information including Wi-Fi network names, BSSID, local IP addresses, DNS server data, and MAC addre…
Continue ReadingThink Your Network Is Safe? If You Don’t Have Visibility Into Hardware Vulnerabilities, Think Again.
If you follow basic security best practices and quickly patch software issues as they arise, you may think your network is safe from cyberthreats. But…
Continue Reading“One possibility is that the exploit kit tool was either sold to multiple groups or the source code was leaked, allowing threat actors to use the kit or create their own variations,” the Trend Micro researchers said in a blog post . “Most of the campai…
Continue ReadingMICROSOFT HAS FLUNG OUT patches for 39 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day bug that has already been exploited by hacking groups. This vulnerability in kernel image ntoskrnl.exe was reported to Microsoft on 29 October by security vendor
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If you follow basic security best practices and quickly patch software issues as they arise, you may think your network is safe from cyberthreats. But think again. Although the number of reported software vulnerabilities is growing year to year , it…
Continue ReadingNovidade attacks affected millions of routers, primarily in Brazil, and to a minor extent, across the rest of the world. Attackers aim to steal banking information by redirecting victims to cloned bank login pages. Routers are an essential component of…
Continue ReadingExecutive summary. In October 2018, our AEP (Automatic Exploit Prevention) systems detected an attempt to exploit a vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows operating system. Further analysis led us to uncover a zero-day vulnerability in ntoskrnl.exe. We…
Continue ReadingAs always, customers are advised to follow these security best practices: /p>&ctionality. Avoid handling files from unknown or questionable sources. Never visit sites of unknown or questionable integrity. Block external ac…
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