December 2022 - Page 7 of 13

FBI seized domains linked to 48 DDoS-for-hire service platforms

The US Department of Justice has seized 48 Internet domains and charged six suspects for their involvement in running ‘Booter’ or ‘Stresser’ platforms that allow anyone to easily conduct distributed denial of service attacks. […]

14 Dec

Attackers use SVG files to smuggle QBot malware onto Windows systems

QBot malware phishing campaigns have adopted a new distribution method using SVG files to perform HTML smuggling that locally creates a malicious installer for Windows. […]

14 Dec

Microsoft patches Windows zero-day used to drop ransomware

Microsoft has fixed a security vulnerability used by threat actors to circumvent the Windows SmartScreen security feature and deliver Magniber ransomware and Qbot malware payloads. […]

14 Dec

VMware fixes critical ESXi and vRealize security flaws

VMware released security updates to address a critical-severity vulnerability impacting ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and Cloud Foundation, and a critical-severity command injection flaw affecting vRealize Network Insight. […]

14 Dec

Microsoft: Windows 10 21H1 has reached end of servicing

Multiple editions of Windows 10 21H1 have reached their end of service (EOS) on this month’s Patch Tuesday, as Microsoft reminded customers yesterday. […]

13 Dec

Microsoft-signed malicious Windows drivers used in ransomware attacks

Microsoft has revoked several Microsoft hardware developer accounts after drivers signed through their profiles were used in cyberattacks, including ransomware incidents. […]

13 Dec

LockBit claims attack on California’s Department of Finance

The Department of Finance in California has been the target of a cyberattack now claimed by the LockBit ransomware gang. […]

13 Dec

Apple security update fixes new iOS zero-day used to hack iPhones

In security updates released today, Apple has fixed the tenth zero-day vulnerability since the start of the year, with this latest one actively used in attacks against iPhones. […]

13 Dec

Windows 11 KB5021255 and KB5021234 cumulative updates released

Microsoft has released the Windows 11 KB5021255 and KB5021234 cumulative updates for versions 22H2 and 21H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and resolve twenty-nine bugs and performance issues. […]

13 Dec

Windows 10 KB5021233 and KB5021237 updates released

Microsoft has released the Windows 10 KB5021233 and KB5021237 cumulative updates for versions 22H2, version 21H2, version 21H1, and 1809 to fix security vulnerabilities and resolve twenty bugs and performance issues. […]

Month: December 2022

FBI seized domains linked to 48 DDoS-for-hire service platforms

Attackers use SVG files to smuggle QBot malware onto Windows systems

Microsoft patches Windows zero-day used to drop ransomware

VMware fixes critical ESXi and vRealize security flaws

Microsoft: Windows 10 21H1 has reached end of servicing

Microsoft-signed malicious Windows drivers used in ransomware attacks

LockBit claims attack on California’s Department of Finance

Apple security update fixes new iOS zero-day used to hack iPhones

Windows 11 KB5021255 and KB5021234 cumulative updates released

Windows 10 KB5021233 and KB5021237 updates released