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Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 19:13:15 +0000

A particularly dangerous Google Chrome zero-day is already being used in real-world attacks. Despite Google’s auto update feature, users will need to close and restart their browser in order to be protected.

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March 1, 2019 admin

Spectre, Google, and the Universal Read Gadget

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 16:43:37 +0000

A recently released paper by Google has resurrected the spirit of Spectre, a seemingly never-ending threat to most makes of processor. We take a look at what this means, and what the Universal Read Gadget means for most technology users.

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Tags: CPU exploit Google Meltdown meltdown and spectre Spectre universal read gadget vulnerability

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February 25, 2019 admin

A week in security (February 18 – 24)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 16:52:20 +0000

A roundup of security news from February 18–24 covering our most recent blogs and happenings in the world of infosec, including ATM hacking, Facebook location settings, spear phishing, and more.

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Tags: Android atm babyshark exploit facebook winRAR

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February 6, 2019 admin

New critical vulnerability discovered in open-source office suites

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 17:16:50 +0000

A security researcher recently published a proof of concept exploit for open-source office software LibreOffice and OpenOffice. Will this new vulnerability be used in the wild?

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Tags: CVE-2018-16858 exploit libreoffice openoffice python rce

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February 6, 2019 admin

New critical vulnerability in open-source office suites

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 17:16:50 +0000

A security researcher recently published a proof of concept exploit for open-source office software LibreOffice and OpenOffice. Will this new vulnerability be used in the wild?

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Tags: CVE-2018-16858 exploit libreoffice openoffice python rce

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January 17, 2019 admin

Improved Fallout EK comes back after short hiatus

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 19:51:27 +0000

The Fallout exploit kit is back with some noteworthy improvements.

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Tags: CVE-2018-15982 EK exploit exploit kits Fallout powershell

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January 8, 2019 admin

Ryuk ransomware attacks businesses over the holidays

Credit to Author: Adam Kujawa| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 19:49:45 +0000

Over the holiday, a little-known ransomware family called Ryuk caused serious damage to numerous organizations. The attacks leave a lot of questions unanswered. What do we know so far?

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