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Ionut Arghire is an international correspondent for SecurityWeek.
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A new, highly targeted piece of ransomware has hit a handful of tech and healthcare companies in Europe and the United States, BlackBerry Cylance reports.
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SAP issued five new Security Notes as part of its December 2019 Security Patch Day, to which it also added 2 updates for previously released Security Notes.
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A newly disclosed attack against Intel processors utilizes voltage modifications to expose data stored using Intel's Secure Guard Extensions (SGX).
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Security updates released by Apple this week address numerous vulnerabilities in macOS Catalina, iOS and iPadOS, Safari, and other software products.
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Google releases Chrome 79 with a total of 51 security fixes, including 37 reported by external researchers, two of which are considered critical.
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A recent update to the Ryuk ransomware has resulted in damage being made to large files the malware has encrypted, Emsisoft’s security researchers warn.
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A publicly accessible Amazon S3 storage bucket originating from iPR Software was found exposing information on thousands of users.
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Microsoft announces a new feature in Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection meant to provide more visibility into cyber-attacks targeting organizations via email.
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A Nigerian citizen was extradited to the United States on charges related to his role in a major cybercrime scheme that involved business email compromise (BEC) attacks.
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A security researcher has analyzed three hardware password vaults and discovered that credentials are stored in plaintext and survive hardware resets.
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The Dridex Trojan’s operators are expected to continue using the malware in attacks targeting the financial services sector, DHS warns.
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Data behavior analytics (DaBA) provider Cyberhaven secured $13 million in a Series A funding round amid the launch of its DaBA solution.
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Two Romanian nationals have been sentenced to 20 and 18 years in prison in the United States for their roles in a multi-million dollar online fraud operation.
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The Russia-linked cyberspy group known as Gamaredon has been targeting various Ukrainian diplomats, government and military officials, and law enforcement since mid-October.
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Facebook files lawsuit in California against a Chinese company for engaging in ad fraud on the social media platform.
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Automated third-party security lifecycle management provider Panorays this week announced it raised $15 million as part of a Series A funding round.
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Authorities in the United States recently stopped the activities of more than 600 domestic money mules.
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A new piece of macOS malware linked to the North Korean hacking group Lazarus employs in-memory execution of payloads.
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Microsoft this week issued guidance regarding Windows Hello for Business (WHfB) public keys that persist even after the devices they are tied to are removed from Active Directory.
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Cisco Talos releases Mussels, an open source dependency build automation tool.
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AWS has expanded its portfolio with three new services and capabilities meant to help organizations build and operate securely in the cloud.
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A hacker was able to access private customer reports on HackerOne after one of the platform’s security analysts inadvertently shared a session cookie.
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One of the vulnerabilities Google addressed in Android with the December 2019 patches is a critical vulnerability that could result in a permanent denial of service.
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A new Python-based RAT named PyXie has been used in campaigns targeting many industries.
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Vulnerabilities in document and imaging library Accusoft ImageGear could allow attackers to execute code remotely on vulnerable machines
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