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LoJack for computers used to attack European government bodies

October 4, 2018 admin bootkit, hacking, Lojack, Lojax, UFEI, XAgent

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2018 15:00:00 +0000

Security researchers have detected the first known instance of a UEFI bootkit being used against government bodies in Central and Eastern Europe. The attack relies on a persistence mechanism stolen from a legitimate software called Computrace—essentially LoJack for computers—that comes by default on many machines.

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A week in security (September 24 – 30)

October 1, 2018 admin CVE, CVE-2018-8373, Facebook, Googlr, iPhoneXS, Lojax, Magecart, microsoft, Mojave, mutagen astronomy, osx, phishing, port of san diego, quasar rat, safari extensions, Security world, sms phishing, telegram, TV licensing, unwanted calls, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 16:44:20 +0000

A roundup of the security news from September 24–30 including phishing, Apple woes, a vulnerability in the wild, e-commerce attacks, phone spam, and a massive Facebook breach.

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Tags: CVE CVE-2018-8373 facebook Googlr iPhoneXS Lojax Magecart microsoft Mojave mutagen astronomy osx phishing port of san diego quasar rat safari extensions sms phishing telegram TV licensing unwanted calls

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