Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats they’ve observed between Sep. 20 to Sep 27. As with previous roundups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post summarizes […]
Month: September 2019
Hacker Releases ‘Unpatchable’ Jailbreak For All iOS Devices, iPhone 4s to iPhone X – USB Access Required!!!
An iOS hacker and cybersecurity researcher today publicly released what he claimed to be a “permanent unpatchable bootrom exploit,” in other words, an epic jailbreak that works on all iOS devices ranging from iPhone 4s […]
Russian APT Map Reveals 22,000 Connections Between 2000 Malware Samples
Though Russia still has an undiversified and stagnant economy, it was one of the early countries in the world to realize the value of remotely conducted cyber intrusions. In recent years, many Russia hacking groups […]
Microsoft Releases Emergency Patches for IE 0-Day and Windows Defender Flaw
It’s not a Patch Tuesday, but Microsoft is rolling out emergency out-of-band security patches for two new vulnerabilities, one of which is a critical Internet Explorer zero-day that cyber criminals are actively exploiting in the […]
Threat Roundup for September 6 to September 13
Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between Sep. 6. to Sep 13. As with previous roundups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will […]
APIs Get Their Own Top 10 Security List
OWASP’s new list of API weaknesses focuses on issues that have caused recent data breaches and pose common security hazards in modern cloud-based applications. Source: APIs Get Their Own Top 10 Security List
Netscout Warns of Increased APT Activity Targeting Airlines
A new threat report from Netscout identifies an increased level of APT activity targeting the airline and airport industries. Their findings highlight that APT groups from China, Iran and Russia are targeting this sector to […]
NetCAT: New Attack Lets Hackers Remotely Steal Data From Intel CPUs
Unlike previous side-channel vulnerabilities disclosed in Intel CPUs, researchers have discovered a new flaw that can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring an attacker to have physical access or any malware installed on […]
Patch Tuesday Roundup
It’s monthly Microsoft patching time, with the software giant releasing updates to fix 79 vulnerabilities across their product range, with 17 critical and 61 important. A couple of these were to fix vulnerabilities with a […]
Mozilla Launches ‘Firefox Private Network’ VPN Service as a Browser Extension
Mozilla has officially launched a new privacy-focused VPN service, called Firefox Private Network, as a browser extension that aims to encrypt your online activity and limit what websites and advertisers know about you. Firefox Private […]