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XLoader, a $49 spyware that could target both Windows and macOS devices

Check Point Research (CPR) experts have spotted a cheap malware, dubbed XLoader variant, which was upgraded to target both Windows and…

5 years ago

Kelihos botmaster Peter Levashov gets time served

A US federal judge sentenced Russian hacker Peter Levashov to 33 months, time served, and three years of supervised release…

5 years ago

LPE flaw in Linux kernel allows attackers to get root privileges on most distros

Experts discovered a Local Privilege Escalation, tracked as CVE-2021-33909, that could allow attackers to get root access on most Linux…

5 years ago

A 16-year-old bug (CVE-2021-3438) in printer driver affects millions of printers worldwide

Experts warn of a 16-year-old vulnerability (CVE-2021-3438) in an HP, Xerox, and Samsung printers driver that an attacker could exploit…

5 years ago

A bug in Fortinet FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer allows unauthenticated hackers to run code as root

Fortinet fixes a serious bug in its FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer network management solutions that could be exploited to execute arbitrary…

5 years ago

WiFiDemon – Recently discovered iPhone Wi-Fi bug could also allow RCE

A recently discovered iPhone Wi-Fi bug that could crash the WiFi connectivity could be exploited by attackers to achieve remote…

5 years ago

US DoJ indicts four members of China-linked APT40 cyberespionage group

US DoJ indicted four members of the China-linked cyberespionage group known as APT40 for hacking various entities between 2011 and…

5 years ago

Experts disclose critical flaws in Advantech router monitoring tool

Cisco Talos experts disclose details of several critical flaws in a router monitoring application developed by industrial and IoT firm…

5 years ago

Threat actor claims to have stolen 1 TB of data belonging to Saudi Aramco

A hacker claims to have stolen 1 TB of sensitive data from the Saudi Arabian petroleum and natural gas giant,…

5 years ago

Pegasus Project – how governments use Pegasus spyware against journalists

Pegasus Project investigation into the leak of 50,000 phone numbers of potential surveillance targets revealed the abuse of NSO Group's…

5 years ago

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