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A new WhatsApp OTP scam could allow the hijacking of users’ accounts

Experts warn of a new ongoing WhatsApp OTP scam that could allow attackers to hijack users’ accounts through phone calls.…

4 years ago

Multiple Microsoft Office versions impacted by an actively exploited zero-day

A zero-day flaw in Microsoft Office that could be exploited by attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution on Windows systems.…

4 years ago

Pro-Russian hacker group KillNet plans to attack Italy on May 30

Pro-Russian hacker group KillNet is threatening again Italy, it announced a massive and unprecedented attack on May 30. Pro-Russian hacker…

4 years ago

Security Affairs newsletter Round 367 by Pierluigi Paganini

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs for…

4 years ago

Experts believe that Russian Gamaredon APT could fuel a new round of DDoS attacks

360 Qihoo reported DDoS attacks launched by APT-C-53 (aka Gamaredon) conducted through the open-source DDoS Trojan program LOIC. Researchers at 360 Qihoo observed…

4 years ago

The strange link between Industrial Spy and the Cuba ransomware operation

The recently launched Industrial Spy data extortion marketplace has now started its ransomware operation. In April, Malware HunterTeam and Bleeping…

4 years ago

Reuters: Russia-linked APT behind Brexit leak website

Russia-linked threat actors are behind a new website that published leaked emails from leading proponents of Britain's exit from the…

4 years ago

Android pre-installed apps are affected by high-severity vulnerabilities

Microsoft found several high-severity vulnerabilities in a mobile framework used in pre-installed Android System apps. The Microsoft 365 Defender Research…

4 years ago

GhostTouch: how to remotely control touchscreens with EMI

Security researchers devised a technique, dubbed GhostTouch, to remotely control touchscreens using electromagnetic signals. A team of researchers from Zhejiang…

4 years ago

FBI: Compromised US academic credentials available on various cybercrime forums

The FBI warns organizations in the higher education sector of credentials sold on cybercrime forums that can allow threat actors…

4 years ago

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