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Avast Finds Backdoor on US Government Commission Network

7 months ago
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Avast –  Avast –  We have found a new targeted attack against a small, lesser-known U.S. federal government commission associated with international rights. Despite repeated attempts through multiple channels over…

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Brazil investigates use of staff credentials in cyberattacks against government bodies

7 months ago
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Following major cyberattacks against central government bodies in Brazil, initial investigations have found that malicious actors have used civil servant credentials to access systems. The finding is among a series…

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‘DarkWatchman’ RAT Shows Evolution in Fileless Malware

7 months ago
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The new tool manipulates Windows Registry in unique ways to evade security detections and is likely being used by ransomware groups for initial network access. A novel remote access trojan…

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Actively Exploited Microsoft Zero-Day Allows App Spoofing, Malware Delivery

7 months ago
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December’s Patch Tuesday updates address six publicly known bugs and seven critical security vulnerabilities. Microsoft has addressed a zero-day vulnerability that was exploited in the wild to deliver Emotet, Trickbot…

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Brazilian Ministry of Health hit by second cyberattack in less than a week

7 months ago
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Brazil’s Ministry of Health has suffered a second cyberattack in less than a week, which has compromised various internal systems, including the platform that holds COVID-19 vaccination data. ZDNet Recommends…

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Brazilian Ministry of Health suffers cyberattack and COVID-19 vaccination data vanishes

7 months ago
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Websites under Brazil’s Ministry of Health (MoH) have suffered a major ransomware attack that resulted in the unavailability of COVID-19 vaccination data of millions of citizens. Following that attack that…

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Half of Websites Still Using Legacy Crypto Keys

7 months ago
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Half of Websites Still Using Legacy Crypto Keys The internet is becoming more secure overall, but slightly more than half of websites' digital keys are still generated via legacy encryption…

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What Is Privilege Escalation? Definition, Types and Examples

7 months ago
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Privilege escalation might be a confusing cybersecurity term for many. That’s why in this article we’re going to shed a little bit more light on this topic. Keep reading to…

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Double Extortion Ransomware: The New Normal

7 months ago
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With more and more businesses learning how to avoid paying huge amounts of money to ransomware actors by maintaining up-to-date backups and having disaster recovery plans in place, the number…

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AT&T Takes Steps to Mitigate Botnet Found Inside Its Network 

7 months ago
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AT&T is battling a modular malware called EwDoor on 5,700 VoIP servers, but it could have a larger wildcard certificate problem. AT&T is taking action to take down a botnet…