COVID-19 Vaccine-Maker Hit with Cyberattack, Data Breach
Dr. Reddy’s, the contractor for Russia’s “Sputinik V” COVID-19 vaccine and a major generics producer, has had to close plants and isolate its data centers.
Nvidia Warns Gamers of Severe GeForce Experience Flaws
Versions of Nvidia GeForce Experience for Windows prior to 3.20.5.70 are affected by a high-severity bug that could enable code execution, denial of service and more.
Ransomware Takes Down Network of French IT Giant
Sopra Steria hit with cyber attack that reportedly encrypted parts of their network on Oct. 20 but has remained mostly mum on details.
Researcher: I Hacked Trump’s Twitter by Guessing Password
Trump’s weak Twitter password and lack of basic two-factor authentication protections made it shockingly simple to hack his account, Dutch security researcher Victor Gevers reported.
Facebook, News and XSS Underpin Complex Browser Locker Attack
A sophisticated “browser locker” campaign is spreading via Facebook, ultimately pushing a tech-support scam. The effort is more advanced than most, because it involves exploiting a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on a popular news site, researchers said. Browser lockers are a type of redirection attack where web surfers will click on a site, only to…
Microsoft Teams Phishing Attack Targets Office 365 Users
Up to 50,000 Office 365 users are being targeted by a phishing campaign that purports to notify them of a “missed chat” from Microsoft Teams.
Chrome 86 Aims to Bar Abusive Notification Content
Google said Chrome 86 will automatically block malicious notifications that may be used for phishing or malware.
One week to go! Windows Server Summit 2020
Are you ready for the Windows Server Summit 2020? We are just one week away and there’s still time to register. You don’t want to miss out on the brand-new Windows Server content curated and presented by our AMAZING technical experts! Tune in at 9:00 AM PST on October 29, 2020 for an all-in-one experience…
Feds: Iran Behind ‘Proud Boys’ Email Attacks on Democratic Voters
Messages that threaten people to ‘vote for Trump or else’ are part of foreign adversaries’ attempts to interfere with the Nov. 3 election, according to feds.
On the trail of the XMRig miner
As protection methods improve, the developers of miners have had to enhance their own creations, often turning to non-trivial solutions. Several such solutions (previously unseen by us) were detected during our analysis of the open source miner XMRig. How it all began: ransominer Alongside well-known groups that make money from data theft and ransomware (for…