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Large-scale phishing study shows who bites the bait more often

A large-scale phishing study involving 14,733 participants over a 15-month experiment has produced some surprising findings that contradict previous research results that formed the basis for popular industry practices. […]

15 Dec

CISA warns critical infrastructure to stay vigilant for ongoing threats

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned critical infrastructure organizations today to strengthen their cybersecurity defenses against potential and ongoing threats. […]

15 Dec

State-sponsored hackers abuse Slack API to steal airline data

A suspected Iranian state-supported threat actor is deploying a newly discovered backdoor named ‘Aclip’ that abuses the Slack API for covert communications. […]

15 Dec

AWS down again, outage impacts Twitch, Zoom, PSN, Hulu, others

Amazon AWS is experiencing an outage that has impacted numerous online services, including Twitch, Zoom, PSN, Xbox Live, Doordash, Quickbooks Online, and Hulu. […]

14 Dec

DHS announces ‘Hack DHS’ bug bounty program for vetted researchers

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched a new bug bounty program dubbed “Hack DHS” that allows vetted cybersecurity researchers to find and report security vulnerabilities in external DHS systems. […]

14 Dec

Windows 11 KB5008215 update released with application, VPN fixes

Microsoft has released the Windows 11 KB5008215 cumulative update to fix security vulnerabilities and bugs introduced in previous versions. […]

14 Dec

Microsoft fixes Windows AppX Installer zero-day used by Emotet

Microsoft has patched a high severity Windows zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild to deliver Emotet malware payloads. […]

14 Dec

Microsoft December 2021 Patch Tuesday fixes 6 zero-days, 67 flaws

Today is Microsoft’s December 2021 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes fixes for six zero-day vulnerabilities and a total of 67 flaws. These updates include a fix for an actively exploited Windows Installer vulnerability used in malware distribution campaigns. […]

14 Dec

Windows 10 KB5008212 & KB5008206 updates released

Like the November release, this month’s security updates include security fixes for November 2021 Update, May 2021 Update, October 2020 Update (version 20H2), and May 2020 Update (version 2004). It’s also the last security update for version 2004, which has been retired today. […]

13 Dec

Dell driver fix still allows Windows Kernel-level attacks

Dell’s driver fix of the CVE-2021-21551 vulnerability leaves margin for catastrophic BYOVD attacks resulting in Windows kernel driver code execution. […]