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Microsoft Detects Massive Dofoil Attack
2018-03-08 20:02

Mid-day Tuesday (PST), Microsoft's Windows Defender blocked more than 80,000 instances of several new variants of the Dofoil (aka Smoke Loader) downloader. The signatureless machine learning...

New Cryptocurrency Mining Malware Infected Over 500,000 PCs in Just Few Hours
2018-03-08 19:18

Two days ago, Microsoft encountered a rapidly spreading cryptocurrency-mining malware that infected almost 500,000 computers within just 12 hours and successfully blocked it to a large extent....

Cisco fixes critical flaw in its Secure Access Control System
2018-03-08 18:03

Cisco has pushed out fixes for security vulnerabilities in a wide variety of its products, including two critical flaws in its Secure Access Control System (ACS) and its Prime Collaboration...

Cortana Can Expose Enterprises to Attacks, Researchers Warn
2018-03-08 18:01

Malicious actors may be able to abuse voice-based virtual assistants to hack into enterprise systems and researchers proved it through an attack that targets Microsoft Cortana. read more

Hard-Coded Password in Cisco Software Lets Attackers Take Over Linux Servers
2018-03-08 17:48

A medium yet critical vulnerability has been discovered in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning software that could allow a local attacker to elevate privileges to root and take full control of...

CCleaner Incident Investigation Reveals Possible Stage 3 Payload
2018-03-08 17:42

CANCUN - KASPERSKY SECURITY ANALYST SUMMIT - The investigation into the September 2017 CCleaner incident has revealed what appears to be a stage three payload that attackers supposedly intended to...

Partners HealthCare CISO on Bolstering Endpoint Security
2018-03-08 17:03

Bolstering endpoint protection is a top security priority at Partners HealthCare this year, says Jigar Kadakia, CISO of the Boston-based integrated health system. What else is on the agenda?

Olympic Destroyer: A False Flag Confusion Bomb
2018-03-08 17:01

Researchers say the case of Olympic Destroyer malware show how threat actors can manipulate “geopolitical agenda” with false flags.

Lookout: Dark Caracal Points To APT Actors Moving To Mobile Targets
2018-03-08 16:59

Lookout researchers discussed Dark Caracal's implications for APT actors in the mobile space and why its now a juicy target.

Android P: Expected security and privacy improvements
2018-03-08 16:37

Google has released a developer preview of the next version of Android, currently called “Android P.” Functional changes are many, but here’s an overview of those that should improve device and...