December 2020 – Page 9

Google Chrome’s high-resource ad blocking spotted in the wild

Google Chrome has now actively started targeting ads that drain device resources like network data, processing power or RAM. […]

13 Dec

Intel’s Habana Labs hacked by Pay2Key ransomware, data stolen

Intel-owned AI processor developer Habana Labs has suffered a cyberattack where data was stolen and leaked by threat actors. […]

13 Dec

Hands on with Windows 10’s built-in Pktmon network monitor

With the Windows 10 October 2018 update release, Microsoft had quietly added a built-in command-line network packet sniffer called Pktmon to Windows 10. Since then, Microsoft has added a few more features to the tool that make it much easier to use. […]

13 Dec

Windows 10X is arriving next year: What we know so far

According to reliable sources, Windows 10X is now expected to launch on single-screen devices in the Spring of 2021. Here’s everything you need to know. […]

12 Dec

Subway marketing system hacked to send TrickBot malware emails

Subway UK has disclosed that a hacked system used for marketing campaigns is responsible for the malware-laden phishing emails sent to customers yesterday. […]

12 Dec

Adobe releases final Flash Player update, warns of 2021 kill switch

After 24 years of fun games and abuse by threat actors, Adobe has released their final Flash Player update and thanked everyone for the fantastic content that they have released over the years. […]

11 Dec

The Week in Ransomware – December 11th 2020 – Targeting K-12

This week we continued to see ransomware target businesses, education, and healthcare with cyberattacks that disrupt operations and lead to school closings. […]

11 Dec

MountLocker ransomware gets slimmer, now encrypts fewer files

MountLocker ransomware received an update recently that cut its size by half but preserves a weakness that could potentially allow learning the random key used to encrypt files. […]

11 Dec

Samsung fixes critical Android bugs in December 2020 updates

This week Samsung has started rolling out Android’s December security updates to mobile devices to patch critical security vulnerabilities in the operating system. This comes after Android had published their December 2020 security updates bulletin, which includes patches for critical bugs. […]

11 Dec

Microsoft Office security updates fix critical SharePoint RCE bugs

Microsoft has addressed critical remote code execution vulnerabilities in multiple SharePoint versions with this month’s Office security updates. […]

Month: December 2020

Google Chrome’s high-resource ad blocking spotted in the wild

Intel’s Habana Labs hacked by Pay2Key ransomware, data stolen

Hands on with Windows 10’s built-in Pktmon network monitor

Windows 10X is arriving next year: What we know so far

Subway marketing system hacked to send TrickBot malware emails

Adobe releases final Flash Player update, warns of 2021 kill switch

The Week in Ransomware – December 11th 2020 – Targeting K-12

MountLocker ransomware gets slimmer, now encrypts fewer files

Samsung fixes critical Android bugs in December 2020 updates

Microsoft Office security updates fix critical SharePoint RCE bugs