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New ‘Brokewell’ Android Malware Spread Through Fake Browser Updates

Apr 26, 2024NewsroomMobile Security / Cybercrime Fake browser updates are being used to push a previously undocumented Android malware called Brokewell. “Brokewell is a typical modern banking malware equipped with both data-stealing and remote-control capabilities built into the malware,” Dutch security firm ThreatFabric said in an analysis published Thursday. The malware is said to be […]

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Blackjack group used ICS malware Fuxnet against Russian targets

Ukrainian Blackjack group used ICS malware Fuxnet against Russian targets Pierluigi Paganini April 15, 2024 The Ukrainian hacking group Blackjack used a destructive ICS malware dubbed Fuxnet in attacks against Russian infrastructure. Industrial and enterprise IoT cybersecurity firm Claroty reported that the Ukrainian Blackjack hacking group claims to have damaged emergency detection and response capabilities […]

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Intel and Lenovo BMCs Contain Unpatched Lighttpd Server Flaw

Apr 15, 2024NewsroomFirmware Security / Vulnerability A security flaw impacting the Lighttpd web server used in baseboard management controllers (BMCs) has remained unpatched by device vendors like Intel and Lenovo, new findings from Binarly reveal. While the original shortcoming was discovered and patched by the Lighttpd maintainers way back in August 2018 with version 1.4.51, […]

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Considerations for Operational Technology Cybersecurity

Operational Technology (OT) refers to the hardware and software used to change, monitor, or control the enterprise’s physical devices, processes, and events. Unlike traditional Information Technology (IT) systems, OT systems directly impact the physical world. This unique characteristic of OT brings additional cybersecurity considerations not typically present in conventional IT security architectures. The convergence of […]

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Malicious Code in XZ Utils for Linux Systems Enables Remote Code Execution

The malicious code inserted into the open-source library XZ Utils, a widely used package present in major Linux distributions, is also capable of facilitating remote code execution, a new analysis has revealed. The audacious supply chain compromise, tracked as CVE-2024-3094 (CVSS score: 10.0), came to light last week when Microsoft engineer and PostgreSQL developer Andres […]

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Patch Now: Kubernetes RCE Flaw Allows Full Takeover of Windows Nodes

A security bug in the widely used Kubernetes container-management system allows attackers to remotely execute code with System privileges on Windows endpoints, potentially leading to full takeover of all Windows nodes within a Kubernetes cluster. Akamai security researcher Tomer Peled discovered the flaw, which is tracked as CVE-2023-5528 and has a CVSS score of 7.2. […]