Vulnerabilities

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Dark Reading

Recent high-profile cybersecurity incidents such as the SolarWinds attack and the Apache Log4j vulnerability have exposed the threats associated with the software supply chain. These can range from fairly simple exploits of known vulnerabilities to very sophisticated attacks, sponsored by nation-state actors. The annual spending on enterprise software — also known as commercial off-the-shelf or…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Dark Reading

The latest version of a Mac Trojan called UpdateAgent, aka WizardUpdate, provides fresh evidence of the growing effort that some threat actors are putting into targeting Apple technologies. The malware, which impersonates legitimate software, such as support agents and video software, first surfaced in September 2020. It is commonly distributed via drive-by downloads or pop-ups…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Dark Reading

Digital Shadows announces the launch of a new Vulnerability Intelligence module within SearchLight. The new capability enables security teams to rapidly identify which of the many thousands of Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) they should focus their limited resources on and how they can prevent criminals from exploiting them. The new module, within Digital Shadows…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Kaspersky Blog

Four years have passed since the first publication of the research on Spectre and Meltdown, hardware vulnerabilities in modern processors. Since then, researchers discovered several similar flaws, that are potentially capable of leaking confidential data. The researchers also showed examples of attacks using these vulnerabilities, although most of them are unlikely to be used in…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Security Week

Active since at least 2009, Lazarus is the most active North Korean state-sponsored hacking group, with numerous factions operating under its umbrella. Believed to have orchestrated various high-profile cyberattacks, the group stole $400 million worth of crypto-assets last year. Two different macro-enabled decoy documents masquerading as job opportunities at American global security and aerospace giant…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Security Week

A total of 22 vulnerabilities addressed with the latest Chrome refresh were reported by external researchers, including one critical-severity, 16 high-severity, and five medium-severity issues. There were 12 use-after-free bugs reported externally, impacting Safe Browsing, Site isolation, Web packaging, Omnibox, Printing, Vulkan, Scheduling, Text Input Method Editor, Bookmarks, Optimization Guide, and Data Transfer. The most…