Security News

Innodisk InnoAGE provides full recovery to IoT edge devices
2020-12-18 01:45

The new-patented recovery technology of on-site recovery and 24/7 no-man monitoring feature come together by InnoOSR and following feature enhancement. Now Innodisk's exclusive InnoAGE series are able to meet full recovery scenarios.

Malicious Chrome, Edge extensions with 3M installs still in stores
2020-12-16 17:04

Malicious Chrome and Edge browser extensions with over 3 million installs, most of them still available on the Chrome Web Store and the Microsoft Edge Add-ons portal, are capable of stealing users' info and redirecting them to phishing sites. While Avast spotted the extensions in November 2020, they estimate that they could have been used for malicious purposes for years given that some Chrome Web Store reviewers have reported link hijacking starting with December 2018.

ADVA unveils set of edge and access network synchronization devices for next-gen apps
2020-12-16 00:45

ADVA launched a unique set of edge and access network synchronization devices with enhanced capabilities for next-generation applications such as 5G. The latest Oscilloquartz solutions address key challenges for a wide range of industries by bringing new levels of timing accuracy and resilience to edge networks. The OSA 5412 and 5422 offer precise phase, frequency and time-of-day synchronization and can be used for time-as-a-service applications.

Blaize AI Studio: An open and code-free software platform for faster ROI of AI edge deployments
2020-12-14 02:30

Blaize fully unveiled the Blaize AI Studio offering, the industry's first open and code-free software platform to span the complete edge AI operational workflow from idea to development, deployment and management. AI Studio dramatically reduces edge AI application deployment complexity, time, and cost by breaking the barriers within existing application development and machine learning operations infrastructure that hinder edge AI deployments.

Ad-injecting malware hijacks Chrome, Edge, Firefox
2020-12-11 14:15

When searching for things online, has a greater number of ads than usual been popping up at the top of your search results? If it has, and you're using Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Yandex Browser, or Mozilla Firefox, you might have fallen prey to the ad-injecting Adrozek malware. Modifying browser extensions by adding malicious scripts to them, which fetch additional scripts to injecting advertisements into search results.

Watch Out! Adrozek Malware Hijacking Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Yandex Browsers
2020-12-11 07:07

Microsoft on Thursday took the wraps off an ongoing campaign impacting popular web browsers that stealthily injects malware-infested ads into search results to earn money via affiliate advertising. The campaign - which impacts Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Yandex Browser, and Mozilla Firefox browsers on Windows - aims to insert additional, unauthorized ads on top of legitimate ads displayed on search engine results pages, leading users to click on these ads inadvertently.

Defending the Intelligent Edge from Evolving Attacks
2020-12-10 21:24

While we have seen an expected spike in attacks targeting novice remote workers and vulnerable devices to gain network access, we are also beginning to see new attacks targeting connected home networks. Many of the attacks against home networks focused on exploiting older, more vulnerable devices such as home routers and entertainment systems.

Ad-scamming, login-stealing Windows malware is hitting Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Yandex browsers, says Microsoft
2020-12-10 21:06

On Thursday Microsoft warned that there's an ongoing campaign to distribute malware that modifies web browsers to conduct credential theft and ad fraud. Since at least May, 2020, unidentified cybercriminals have been distributing a family of browser modifiers dubbed Adrozek, Microsoft said.

Microsoft warns of ad-scamming, credential-stealing malware hitting Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Yandex browsers
2020-12-10 21:06

On Thursday Microsoft warned that there's an ongoing campaign to distribute malware that modifies web browsers to conduct credential theft and ad fraud. Since at least May, 2020, unidentified cybercriminals have been distributing a family of browser modifiers dubbed Adrozek, Microsoft said.

Microsoft Edge gets a performance boost with sleeping tabs
2020-12-10 08:01

Microsoft is rolling out a sleeping tabs feature to the new Chromium-based Edge web browser which will drastically reduce memory and CPU resource usage. "Just like a good night's sleep allows you to stay focused and productive the next day, sleeping tabs helps optimize your browser's performance by freeing up resources for the tabs you're really using."