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Google Starts Blocking Sideloading of Potentially Dangerous Android Apps in Singapore

Google Starts Blocking Sideloading of Potentially Dangerous Android Apps in Singapore

?Feb 08, 2024?NewsroomData Protection / Mobile Securit Google has unveiled a new pilot program in Singapore that aims to prevent users from sideloading certain apps that abuse Android app permissions to read one-time passwords and… 

Kimsuky’s New Golang Stealer ‘Troll’ and ‘GoBear’ Backdoor Target South Korea

Kimsuky’s New Golang Stealer ‘Troll’ and ‘GoBear’ Backdoor Target South Korea

?Feb 08, 2024?NewsroomCyber Espionage / Malware The North Korea-linked nation-state actor known as Kimsuky is suspected of using a previously undocumented Golang-based information stealer called Troll Stealer. The malware steals “SSH, FileZilla, C drive files/directories,… 

Critical Patches Released for New Flaws in Cisco, Fortinet, VMware Products

Critical Patches Released for New Flaws in Cisco, Fortinet, VMware Products

?Feb 08, 2024?NewsroomCyber Threat / Network Security Cisco, Fortinet, and VMware have released security fixes for multiple security vulnerabilities, including critical weaknesses that could be exploited to perform arbitrary actions on affected devices. The first… 

After FBI Takedown, KV-Botnet Operators Shift Tactics in Attempt to Bounce Back

After FBI Takedown, KV-Botnet Operators Shift Tactics in Attempt to Bounce Back

The threat actors behind the KV-botnet made “behavioral changes” to the malicious network as U.S. law enforcement began issuing commands to neutralize the activity. KV-botnet is the name given to a network of compromised small… 

Critical Bootloader Vulnerability in Shim Impacts Nearly All Linux Distros

Critical Bootloader Vulnerability in Shim Impacts Nearly All Linux Distros

?Feb 07, 2024?NewsroomDevice Security / Vulnerability The maintainers of shim have released version 15.8 to address six security flaws, including a critical bug that could pave the way for remote code execution under specific circumstances.… 

Chinese Hackers Exploited FortiGate Flaw to Breach Dutch Military Network

Chinese Hackers Exploited FortiGate Flaw to Breach Dutch Military Network

?Feb 07, 2024?NewsroomCyber Espionage / Network Security Chinese state-backed hackers broke into a computer network that’s used by the Dutch armed forces by targeting Fortinet FortiGate devices. “This [computer network] was used for unclassified research… 

Critical JetBrains TeamCity On-Premises Flaw Exposes Servers to Takeover

Critical JetBrains TeamCity On-Premises Flaw Exposes Servers to Takeover

?Feb 07, 2024?NewsroomCybersecurity / Software Security JetBrains is alerting customers of a critical security flaw in its TeamCity On-Premises continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) software that could be exploited by threat actors to take… 

Fake Facebook Job Ads Spreading ‘Ov3r_Stealer’ to Steal Crypto and Credentials

Fake Facebook Job Ads Spreading ‘Ov3r_Stealer’ to Steal Crypto and Credentials

?Feb 06, 2024?NewsroomSocial Engineering / Malvertising Threat actors are leveraging bogus Facebook job advertisements as a lure to trick prospective targets into installing a new Windows-based stealer malware codenamed Ov3r_Stealer. “This malware is designed to…