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"Recent Sudo Vulnerability Affects Apple, Cisco Products"Researchers at the cybersecurity firm Qualys discovered a bug in the Sudo utility that affects Apple's macOS Big Sur operating system and multiple Cisco products. Administrators can use the Sudo utility to delegate root-level admin authority to specific… -
"Microsoft Office 365 Attacks Sparked from Google Firebase"Researchers at Armorblox have discovered a savvy phishing campaign that manages to evade native Microsoft security defenses and is bent on stealing Microsoft login credentials. The phishing campaign is using Google Firebase to bypass email security…
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"Disclosed ICS Vulnerabilities Surged During Second Half of 2020"Researchers at Claroty discovered that a substantial rise in industrial control system (ICS) vulnerabilities were disclosed in the second half of 2020. The research revealed a 33% increase in the number of disclosed ICS vulnerabilities than in the first…
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"'Zoombombing' Research Shows Legitimate Meeting Attendees Cause Most Attacks"The rapid transition to remote working, learning, and more, due to the COVID-19 virus spread, has sparked an increase in the use of the videoconferencing app Zoom. However, the migration has led to multiple incidents of "Zoombombing" in which uninvited…
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"Kobalos – A Complex Linux Threat to High Performance Computing Infrastructure"Cybersecurity researchers at ESET researchers have discovered a new form of malware that predominantly targets high-performance computing (HPC) clusters. The malware dubbed Kobalos is portable to Linux, BSD, Solaris, and possibly AIX and Windows…
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"USC and Amazon Establish Center for Secure and Trusted Machine Learning"The University of Southern California (USC) and Amazon recently announced their partnership aimed at creating a joint research center. This center will focus on the development of new methods to bolster the privacy, security, and trustworthiness of…
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"Exclusive: Suspected Chinese Hackers Used SolarWinds Bug to Spy on U.S. Payroll Agency – Sources"Security researchers have found that Chinese hackers exploited a flaw in SolarWinds Corp's software to help break into U.S. government computers last year. The attackers used computer infrastructure and hacking tools previously deployed by state-…
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"Spies Target Gamers With Malware Inserted Into Software Updates, ESET Says"Hackers have targeted gamers for a number of reasons, including stealing data, installing adware, or disrupting gameplay. According to cybersecurity researchers at ESET, a highly targeted malware operation is taking place in Asia. The actors behind the…
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"Increase in Physical Security Incidents Adds to IT Security Pressures"The results of a survey conducted by the remote video-monitoring service provider Pro-Vigil indicate that many organizations have changed their physical security strategies in response to concerns stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. There has been an…
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"Social Media Oversharing Exposes 80% of Office Workers"Researchers at Tessian polled 4000 UK and US professionals and interviewed 10 hackers specializing in social engineering to compile its latest research: How to Hack a Human. The researchers concluded that over 80 percent of British and American…
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"Proposed Public Health Emergency Bill Targets COVID-19 Tech Privacy"The Public Health Privacy Act was recently introduced by a group of Democratic Senators and Congressional members to address issues regarding the privacy and security of technologies used for COVID-19 response. These technologies include contact tracing…
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"Identity Theft Spikes Due to COVID-19 Relief"According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), cases of identity theft in the United States doubled in 2020, mainly due to cybercriminals taking advantage of people affected economically by COVID-19 who filed to receive government benefits. …