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According to cybersecurity experts at Cisco Talos, Microsoft Office has a high-severity vulnerability that could allow prospective cyber attackers to execute malicious code on the target device remotely. Microsoft announced the issue in a brief blog post, stating that its researcher Marcin ‘Icewall’ Noga had identified a class attribute double-free …
In a massive malicious SEO campaign, cybercriminals are promoting low-quality Q&A sites by redirecting visitors to fake discussion forums. As a result, almost 15,000 sites have been compromised. In September 2022, researchers at Sucuri discovered the attacks. Each compromised site was found to contain approximately 20,000 files that were utilized …
Security experts at Akamai have discovered a campaign that uses an elaborate phishing kit. This campaign targets Americans using lures centered around holidays like Labor Day and Halloween. The kit combines several methods and employs several evasion detection techniques to prevent non-victims from visiting its phishing pages. One of the …
Lenovo reports that it has patched two critical security flaws that affected several of its ThinkBook, IdeaPad, and Yoga laptops. Lenovo is also recommending that consumers update their systems immediately. The flaws make it possible for cybercriminals to deactivate the UEFI Secure Boot tool, allowing them to load and run …
David Schütz, a cybersecurity researcher, inadvertently discovered a means to circumvent the lock screen on his fully updated Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 5 devices, allowing anybody with physical access to the smartphone to unlock it. Bypassing the lock screen on Android smartphones is a straightforward five-step method that should …
According to a KrebsOnSecurity article, the recent growth of phony LinkedIn accounts is causing an identity crisis for the business networking site and organizations that rely on it to hire and evaluate new workers. The fake LinkedIn profiles, created with content stolen from authentic accounts and AI-generated profile pictures, are …
It’s getting easier than ever to conduct effective phishing campaigns thanks to the rise in popularity of SaaS platforms. A recently published report released by Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 revealed that the use of Software as a Service to conduct phishing attacks has surged by an incredible 1,100 percent …
A cyber-security threat actor known as SocGholish has compromised a JavaScript code used by an unnamed media content provider. The malware is being used to spread the FakeUpdates malware to major media outlets across the United States. More than 250 regional and national newspaper sites are affected by the malicious …
According to Microsoft’s latest announcement, businesses should assess security measures to defend against evolving cyber-security threats. Microsoft released its Digital Defense Report (MDDR) for 2022. Microsoft released alarming statistics about the cyber threats that the company has faced in the last year, including phishing, identity theft, and ransomware attacks. Microsoft …
While holding its Zoomtopia event on November 8, 2022, the video conferencing giant announced the release of two brand-new productivity tools for Zoom users. In addition to the communication and collaboration tools already provided within Zoom, the newly released Zoom Mail and Calendar Clients are intended to increase users’ productivity. …
