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Crooks use weaponized coronavirus map to deliver malware

While WHO declares the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, crooks are attempting to exploit the situation to monetize their efforts. Cybercriminals continue to exploit...

Avast disables the JavaScript engine component due to a severe issue

Antivirus maker Avast has disabled a core component of its antivirus to address a severe vulnerability that would have allowed attackers to control...

RCE in popular ThemeREX WordPress Plugin has been actively exploited

The WordPress plugin ‘ThemeREX Addons’ is affected by a critical vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. A critical...

Office network at the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) breached

The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) disclose a security breach this week. The European Network of Transmission System Operators...

Bugs in Avast AntiTrack expose users to cyber attacks

A flaw in the impacting Avast and AVG AntiTrack privacy software could expose users to browser hijacking and Man-in-The-Middle (MiTM) attacks. Security expert...

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for March 2020 fix 115 issues

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for March 2020 address 115 vulnerabilities, 26 issues have been rated as critical severity. Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for...

Microsoft disrupted US-Based Infrastructure of the Necurs botnet

Microsoft announced that it took over the US-based infrastructure used by the infamous Necurs spam botnet that infected millions of computers. Microsoft announced to...

Hackers use hackers spreading tainted hacking tools in long-running campaign

Who is hacking the hackers? Experts from Cybereason a mysterious hackers group is targeting other hackers by spreading tainted hacking tools. Experts...

FBI arrested a Russian citizen suspected to be the mastermind of Deer.io

The FBI announced the arrest of a Russian national that is suspected to be the mastermind behind Deer.io, a Shopify-like platform. The FBI...

Australia’s privacy watchdog sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal

Aussie privacy watchdog sues Facebook over alleged “systematic failures” exposing Australians to Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. Australia’s privacy watchdog, the Office of...

Sodinokibi Ransomware operators threaten to leak ‘dirty’ financial data of a company

Sodinokibi Ransomware operators are threatening to leak a company’s “dirty” financial secrets because they did not pay the ransom. The operators behind...

The City of Durham shut down its network after Ryuk Ransomware attack

The City of Durham, North Carolina, was the last victim in order of time of the infamous Ryuk ransomware that infected its systems....

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