CISA and the FBI urged software companies today to review their products and eliminate path traversal security vulnerabilities before shipping. […]
Police shuts down 12 fraud call centres, arrests 21 suspects
Law enforcement shut down 12 phone fraud call centers in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Lebanon, behind thousands of scam calls daily. […]
Microsoft warns of “Dirty Stream” attack impacting Android apps
Microsoft has highlighted a novel attack dubbed “Dirty Stream,” which could allow malicious Android apps to overwrite files in another application’s home directory, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution and secrets theft. […]
REvil hacker behind Kaseya ransomware attack gets 13 years in prison
Yaroslav Vasinskyi, a Ukrainian national, was sentenced to 13 years and seven months in prison and ordered to pay $16 million in restitution for his involvement in the REvil ransomware operation. […]
Popular Android Apps Like Xiaomi, WPS Office Vulnerable to File Overwrite Flaw
Several popular Android applications available in Google Play Store are susceptible to a path traversal-affiliated vulnerability that could be exploited by a malicious app to overwrite arbitrary files in the vulnerable app’s home directory.
“The implications of this vulnerability pattern include arbitrary code execution and token theft, depending on an application’s 
“The implications of this vulnerability pattern include arbitrary code execution and token theft, depending on an application’s 
Microsoft won’t fix Windows 0x80070643 errors, manual fix required
Microsoft has confirmed that it won’t provide an automated fix for a known issue causing 0x80070643 errors when installing recent Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) updates. […]
Cybersecurity consultant arrested after allegedly extorting IT firm
A former cybersecurity consultant was arrested for allegedly attempting to extort a publicly traded IT company by threatening to disclose confidential and proprietary data unless they paid him $1,500,000. […]
Ukrainian REvil Hacker Sentenced to 13 Years and Ordered to Pay $16 Million
A Ukrainian national has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison and ordered to pay $16 million in restitution for carrying out thousands of ransomware attacks and extorting victims.
Yaroslav Vasinskyi (aka Rabotnik), 24, along with his co-conspirators part of the REvil ransomware group orchestrated more than 2,500 ransomware attacks and demanded ransom payments in
Yaroslav Vasinskyi (aka Rabotnik), 24, along with his co-conspirators part of the REvil ransomware group orchestrated more than 2,500 ransomware attacks and demanded ransom payments in
When is One Vulnerability Scanner Not Enough?
Like antivirus software, vulnerability scans rely on a database of known weaknesses.
That’s why websites like VirusTotal exist, to give cyber practitioners a chance to see whether a malware sample is detected by multiple virus scanning engines, but this concept hasn’t existed in the vulnerability management space.
The benefits of using multiple scanning engines
Generally speaking
That’s why websites like VirusTotal exist, to give cyber practitioners a chance to see whether a malware sample is detected by multiple virus scanning engines, but this concept hasn’t existed in the vulnerability management space.
The benefits of using multiple scanning engines
Generally speaking
Dropbox Discloses Breach of Digital Signature Service Affecting All Users
Cloud storage services provider Dropbox on Wednesday disclosed that Dropbox Sign (formerly HelloSign) was breached by unidentified threat actors, who accessed emails, usernames, and general account settings associated with all users of the digital signature product.
The company, in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said it became aware of the “
The company, in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said it became aware of the “