12 Feb Google: Gmail users from US most targeted by phishing attacks Google has revealed earlier this week that Gmail users from the United States are the most popular target for email-based phishing and malware attacks. […]
12 Feb Microsoft: Windows 10 1909 reaches end of service in May Microsoft has reminded customers that some editions of Windows 10, version 1909 (also known as the November 2019 Update) will reach end of service in May 2021. […]
11 Feb Avaddon ransomware fixes flaw allowing free decryption The Avaddon ransomware gang has fixed a bug that let victims recover their files without paying the ransom. The flaw came to light after a security researcher exploited it to create a decryptor. […]
11 Feb Internet Explorer 11 zero-day vulnerability gets unofficial micropatch An Internet Explorer 11 zero-day vulnerability used against security researchers, not yet fixed by Microsoft, today received a micropatch that prevents exploitation. […]
11 Feb Microsoft releases emergency fix for Windows 10 WiFi crashes Microsoft has released an emergency KB5001028 out-of-band update to fix a bug causing Windows 10 to crash when connecting to WPA3 Wi-Fi networks. […]
11 Feb Microsoft warns of an increasing number of web shell attacks Microsoft says that the number of monthly web shell attacks has almost doubled since last year, with an average of 140,000 such malicious tools being found on compromised servers every month. […]
11 Feb Intel fixes vulnerabilities in Windows, Linux graphics drivers Intel addressed 57 vulnerabilities during this month’s Patch Tuesday, including high severity ones impacting Intel Graphics Drivers. […]
11 Feb 12-year-old Windows Defender bug gives hackers admin rights Microsoft has fixed a privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Defender Antivirus (formerly Windows Defender) that could allow attackers to gain admin rights on unpatched Windows systems. […]
11 Feb TrickBot’s BazarBackdoor malware is now coded in Nim to evade antivirus TrickBot’s stealthy BazarBackdoor malware has been rewritten in the Nim programming language, likely to evade detection by security software. […]
11 Feb Hackers ask only $1,500 for access to breached company networks The number of offers for network access and their median prices on the public face of hacker forums dropped in the final quarter of last year but the statistics fail to reflect the real size of the initial access market. […]