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How to work with Vault Secrets Engines
2021-03-04 19:24

Jack Wallen shows you how to create both local and AWS secrets engines with Hashicorp's Vault. In my previous Vault tutorial, How to use the Vault command line tool to store your code secrets, I showed you how to install the tool and how to store a secret in the Vault server.

Microsoft reveals 3 new malware strains used by SolarWinds hackers
2021-03-04 19:05

Microsoft has revealed information on newly found malware the SolarWinds hackers deployed on victims' networks as second-stage payloads. The company now tracks the "Sophisticated attacker" who used the Sunburst backdoor and Teardrop malware during the SolarWinds supply-chain attack as Nobelium.

Four Microsoft Exchange Zero-Days Exploited by China
2021-03-04 19:03

Microsoft has issued an emergency Microsoft Exchange patch to fix four zero-day vulnerabilities currently being exploited by China. EDITED TO ADD (3/12): Exchange Online is not affected.

Notorious Maza cybercrime forum attacked by other hackers
2021-03-04 18:34

The Maza cybercrime forum was hacked and member data leaked in the latest of a series of attacks targeting mostly Russian-speaking hacker forums. Last night, BleepingComputer was contacted by a newly registered Twitter user who stated that the Maza forum was hacked and member data was leaked.

Maza forum hacked in recent attacks targeting cybercrime forums
2021-03-04 18:34

The Maza cybercrime forum was hacked and member data leaked in the latest of a series of attacks targeting mostly Russian-speaking hacker forums. Last night, BleepingComputer was contacted by a newly registered Twitter user who stated that the Maza forum was hacked and member data was leaked.

Microsoft Edge is now 41% faster with new Startup Boost feature
2021-03-04 18:18

Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that it's enabling support for sleeping tabs and now Microsoft is rolling out two new features - vertical tabs and startup boost. Vertical tabs feature was first introduced last year and this feature has been designed to move the tabs bar from the top to the left side in a vertical layout and you can switch between old and new layout with one click.

Microsoft Edge gets tab enhancements and improved performance
2021-03-04 18:18

Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that it's enabling support for sleeping tabs and now Microsoft is rolling out two new features - vertical tabs and startup boost. Vertical tabs feature was first introduced last year and this feature has been designed to move the tabs bar from the top to the left side in a vertical layout and you can switch between old and new layout with one click.

FireEye finds new malware likely linked to SolarWinds hackers
2021-03-04 18:04

FireEye discovered a new "Sophisticated second-stage backdoor" on the servers of an organization compromised by the threat actors behind the SolarWinds supply-chain attack. The new malware is dubbed Sunshuttle, and it was "Uploaded by a U.S.-based entity to a public malware repository in August 2020.".

Privilege Escalation Bugs Patched in Linux Kernel
2021-03-04 17:27

A total of five vulnerabilities that could lead to local privilege escalation were recently identified and fixed in the Linux kernel. Identified by Positive Technologies security researcher Alexander Popov, the high severity bugs resided in the virtual socket implementation of the Linux kernel.

National Surveillance Camera Rollout Roils Privacy Activists
2021-03-04 17:21

While controversy over the potential overreach of neighborhood and law-enforcement video surveillance has focused mainly on Ring, an Atlanta-based startup has quietly rolled out its own network of smart surveillance cameras across the country that is again raising questions of privacy and the ire of some advocating it, according to a published report. Langley so far has not responded to an email sent Thursday by Threatpost requesting comments and details about Flock TALON and the technology's privacy protections.