Symantec addressed a local privilege escalation flaw that affects all Symantec Endpoint Protection client versions prior to 14.2 RU2. Symantec addressed a local privilege escalation flaw, tracked as CVE-2019-12758, that affects all Symantec Endpoint Protection client versions prior to 14.2 RU2. The vulnerability could be exploited by attackers to escalate privileges on target devices and carry out malicious actions, including the […]
Security vulnerabilities in Qualcomm allow attackers to steal private data from hundreds of million millions of devices, especially Android smartphones. Security experts from Check Point have discovered security flaws in Qualcomm that could be exploited attackers to steal private data from the so-called TrustZone. The TrustZone is a security extension integrated by ARM into the […]
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) are divided over the ban of Huawei 5G technology. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) agencies are divided over the ban of Huawei 5G technology. Canada, along with the US, the UK, New Zealand, and Australia formed […]
McAfee a vulnerability in its antivirus software that could allow an attacker to escalate privileges and execute code with SYSTEM privileges. Security experts at SafeBreach have discovered a vulnerability in McAfee antivirus software tracked as CVE-2019-3648 that could allow an attacker with Administrator privileges to escalate privileges and execute code with SYSTEM privileges. The flaw […]
Eclypsium experts found a vulnerability affecting the popular PMx Driver Intel driver that can give malicious actors deep access to a device. In August, Eclypsium researchers found multiple serious vulnerabilities in more than 40 device drivers from tens of vendors, including AMI, ASRock, ASUS, ATI, Biostar, EVGA, Getac, Gigabyte, Huawei, Insyde, Intel, MSI, NVIDIA, Phoenix Technologies, Realtek, […]
Adobe patch Tuesday updates addressed a total of 11 vulnerabilities affecting its Animate, Illustrator, Media Encoder and Bridge products. Adobe patch Tuesday updates addressed a total of 11 flaws affecting its Animate, Illustrator, Media Encoder and Bridge products. “Adobe has published security bulletins for Adobe Animate CC (APSB19-34), Adobe Illustrator CC (APSB19-36), Adobe Media Encoder […]
Aleksei Burkov is a Russian accused of being involved in more than $20 million in credit-card frauds, has been extradited to the US to face criminal charges. Aleksei Burkov (29) is a Russian man accused of running an online criminal marketplace, called Cardplanet, that helped crooks to organize more than $20 million in credit card […]
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for November 2019 address over 70 flaws, including an Internet Explorer issue (CVE-2019-1429) that has been exploited in attacks in the wild. Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for November 2019 address 74 flaws, including an Internet Explorer vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-1429, that has been exploited in the wild. Microsoft doesn’t provide any […]
On Sunday, the Mexican state-owned oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) was infected with the DoppelPaymer ransomware. On Sunday, a piece of the DoppelPaymer ransomware infected systems of the Mexican state-owned oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) taking down part of its network. According to the company, less than 5% of the computers in its network were […]
New problems for Facebook, it seems that the social networking giant is secretly using the camera while iPhone users are scrolling their feed. Is this another privacy issue for Facebook? The iPhone users Joshua Maddux speculates that Facebook might be actively using your camera without your knowledge while you’re scrolling your feed. Maddux published footage […]