October 2022 – Page 4

Microsoft: Vice Society targets schools with multiple ransomware families

A threat group known as Vice Society has been switching ransomware payloads in attacks targeting the education sector across the United States and worldwide. […]

25 Oct

Dutch police arrest hacker who breached healthcare software vendor

The Dutch police have arrested a 19-year-old man in western Netherlands, suspected of breaching the systems of a healthcare software vendor in the country, and stealing tens of thousands of documents. […]

24 Oct

Google Chrome to drop support for Windows 7 / 8.1 in Feb 2023

Google announced today that the Google Chrome web browser will likely drop support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 starting February 2023. […]

24 Oct

Chrome extensions with 1 million installs hijack targets’ browsers

Researchers at Guardio Labs have discovered a new malvertizing campaign pushing Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge extensions that hijack searches and insert affiliate links into webpages. […]

24 Oct

Apple fixes new zero-day used in attacks against iPhones, iPads

In security updates released on Monday, Apple has fixed the ninth zero-day vulnerability used in attacks against iPhones since the start of the year. […]

24 Oct

Iran’s atomic energy agency confirms hack after stolen data leaked online

The Iranian Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) has confirmed that one of its subsidiaries’ email servers was hacked after the ”Black Reward’ hacking group published stolen data online. […]

24 Oct

Microsoft fixes printing issue blocking Windows 11 22H2 upgrades

Microsoft has fixed a known issue blocking the Windows 11 2022 Update from being offered on systems with printers using Universal Print Class or Microsoft IPP Class drivers because of compatibility issues. […]

23 Oct

Thousands of GitHub repositories deliver fake PoC exploits with malware

Researchers at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science found thousands of repositories on GitHub that offer fake proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for various vulnerabilities, some of them including malware. […]

23 Oct

Typosquat campaign mimics 27 brands to push Windows, Android malware

A massive, malicious campaign is underway using over 200 typosquatting domains that impersonate twenty-seven brands to trick visitors into downloading various Windows and Android malware. […]

22 Oct

Android adware apps in Google Play downloaded over 20 million times

Security researchers at McAfee have discovered a set of 16 malicious clicker apps that managed to sneak into Google Play, the official app store for Android. […]

Month: October 2022

Microsoft: Vice Society targets schools with multiple ransomware families

Dutch police arrest hacker who breached healthcare software vendor

Google Chrome to drop support for Windows 7 / 8.1 in Feb 2023

Chrome extensions with 1 million installs hijack targets’ browsers

Apple fixes new zero-day used in attacks against iPhones, iPads

Iran’s atomic energy agency confirms hack after stolen data leaked online

Microsoft fixes printing issue blocking Windows 11 22H2 upgrades

Thousands of GitHub repositories deliver fake PoC exploits with malware

Typosquat campaign mimics 27 brands to push Windows, Android malware

Android adware apps in Google Play downloaded over 20 million times