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New Mimic ransomware abuses ‘Everything’ Windows search tool

A new ransomware family named ‘Mimic’ has been spotted in the wild abusing the APIs of a legitimate Windows file search tool called ‘Everything’ to achieve file enumeration. […]

25 Jan

Exploit released for critical Windows CryptoAPI spoofing bug

Proof of concept exploit code has been released by Akamai researchers for a critical Windows CryptoAPI vulnerability discovered by the NSA and U.K.’s NCSC allowing MD5-collision certificate spoofing. […]

25 Jan

CISA: Federal agencies hacked using legitimate remote desktop tools

CISA, the NSA, and MS-ISAC warned today in a joint advisory that attackers are increasingly using legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) software for malicious purposes. […]

25 Jan

Hackers auction alleged source code for League of Legends

Threat actors are auctioning the alleged source code for Riot Game’s League of Legends and the Packman anti-cheat software, confirmed to be stolen in a recent hack of the game company’s developer environment. […]

25 Jan

Zacks Investment Research data breach affects 820,000 clients

Hackers breached Zacks Investment Research (Zacks) company last year and gained access to personal and sensitive information belonging to 820,000 customers. […]

25 Jan

Malware exploited critical Realtek SDK bug in millions of attacks

Hackers have leveraged a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Realtek Jungle SDK 134 million attacks trying to infect smart devices in the second half of 2022. […]

24 Jan

Ransomware access brokers use Google ads to breach your network

A threat actor tracked as DEV-0569 uses Google Ads in widespread, ongoing advertising campaigns to distribute malware, steal victims’ passwords, and ultimately breach networks for ransomware attacks. […]

24 Jan

VMware fixes critical security bugs in vRealize log analysis tool

VMware released security patches on Tuesday to address vRealize Log Insight vulnerabilities that could enable attackers to gain remote execution on unpatched appliances. […]

24 Jan

Microsoft shares workaround for unresponsive Windows Start Menu

Microsoft has confirmed an issue causing the Windows Start menu to become unresponsive and some applications to no longer launch. […]

24 Jan

U.S. sues Google for abusing dominance over online ad market

The U.S. Justice Department has filed a federal lawsuit today against Google for abusing its dominant position in the online advertising market. […]

Tag: security

New Mimic ransomware abuses ‘Everything’ Windows search tool

Exploit released for critical Windows CryptoAPI spoofing bug

CISA: Federal agencies hacked using legitimate remote desktop tools

Hackers auction alleged source code for League of Legends

Zacks Investment Research data breach affects 820,000 clients

Malware exploited critical Realtek SDK bug in millions of attacks

Ransomware access brokers use Google ads to breach your network

VMware fixes critical security bugs in vRealize log analysis tool

Microsoft shares workaround for unresponsive Windows Start Menu

U.S. sues Google for abusing dominance over online ad market