As highlighted by Bleeping Computer, security researchers discovered over 60,000 Android apps purporting to be legitimate programs have been secretly installing adware on users’ devices for the past six months. The Romanian cybsecurity firm Bitdefender warned, “To date, Bitdefender has discovered 60,000 completely different samples (unique apps) carrying the adware and we suspect there is much more in the wild.” …
Microsoft is working on a fix for a zero-day exploit that targets Secure Boot, a default security feature that prevents malicious software from running on your machine. While there is an initial patch, the full fix could take until 2024, as Morning Brew reports. We learned in March from cybersecurity firm ESET about BlackLotus, a UEFI boot-kit sold on hacker …
AI is in the news constantly, and for good reason: It’s a rapidly evolving tech that has the potential to disrupt many facets of modern life—some good, and some bad. The bad, unfortunately, can be used against your business in new forms of cyberattacks, some worse than others. AI seems poised to change the way bad actors target individuals and …
Cyberattacks are reported in the news so often these days, you would be forgiven for thinking they were inevitable. While attackers are quite sophisticated, a good plan of attack can keep them away from your networks. From both preventing attacks in the first place, to knowing what to do in the middle of an attack, these tips can help smaller …
The U.S. Justice Department seized 13 domains responsible for DDoS-for-hire services, sometimes called “stressor” or “booter” services. These services outsource the work of hacking to those with the resources and skills to do so (as well as access to the necessary botnets) for as little as $10 per hour. The removal of these 13 sites means 13 fewer resources for …
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