Summary: Cybersecurity agencies in Japan and U.S. warn of attacks by Chinese state-backed hacking group. The group, known as BlackTech, is accused of tampering with branch routers to infiltrate networks . This ongoing threat creates a cybersecurity concern in both corporate and national security. A Proactive Warning from U.S and ... Read More »
Changing Tides in Browser Security Main Points: The landscape of browser security has evolved substantially in the past decade. Once considered a gold standard, Browser Isolation is less effective in today’s SaaS-centric world. Browser Isolation limitations include degraded browser performance and inability to address evolving threats. Browser Security: An Evolution ... Read More »
– The China-linked threat actor Budworm is behind a recent spate of cyber-attacks on government and telecom entities. – The threats were launched against a Middle Eastern telecommunications company and an Asian government. – These attacks took place in August 2023. – Budworm employed the use of an advanced version ... Read More »
Google Attends to New Actively Exploited Zero-Day in Chrome Browser Main Points: Google has launched fixes for a newly found active zero-day in the Chrome browser. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-5217, is a high-risk issue. This bug is a heap-based buffer overflow in the VP8 compression format in libvpx. Buffer ... Read More »
AtlasCross Phishing Lures with a Twist of Red Cross Spice – The new threat actor AtlasCross uses Red Cross-themed phishing lures to deliver two unlisted backdoors – DangerAds and AtlasAgent. – AtlasCross, renowned for its high technical level and cautious attack attitude, has been labelled by NSFOCUS Security Labs as ... Read More »
GPU.zip: A New Side-channel Attack Throttles Graphics Processors – Researchers identify new side-channel attack called GPU.zip that threatens most modern GPUs. – The attack leverages data compression optimization embedded in virtually all GPUs. – The research team hailed from prominent academic institutions including the University of Texas at Austin, Carnegie ... Read More »
Summary of Data Security Woes: The High Price of Cybercrime Main Takeaways Data security often makes headlines due to major breaches. New hacking methods threaten supposedly secure data. Despite being costly to prevent, cybercrimes like data breaches, ransomware, and malware attacks are even more expensive when they occur. Costly Consequences ... Read More »
New ZenRAT Malware Trots Its Way Through Bogus Bitwarden Installs Main Points A new strain of malware dubbed ZenRAT is lumbering about in the digital wilderness. If you click the wrong links, you could find yourself in a good bit of trouble. The tricky part? This new baddie is luring ... Read More »
Google Identifies New Critical Security Flaw in Libwebp Image Library An article was published recently that highlighted Google’s assigning of a new CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) identifier for a major security defect in the libwebp image library when rendering WebP format images. Just like dad mixes his dinner and ... Read More »
Microsoft Rolls Out Support for Passkeys on Windows 11 Here is a summary of the main points: – Microsoft releases a major update which includes support for passkeys on Windows 11 – Passkeys allow users to log into websites and applications without entering a username and password – The user’s ... Read More »
