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Microsoft 365 Defender Log4j Scanner Has False Positive Alerts
Microsoft 365 Defender Log4j Scanner Has False Positive Alerts
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint has shown “sensor tampering alerts” linked to the company’s new Microsoft 365 scanner for Log4j processes. The alerts are reportedly shown mainly on Windows Server 2016 systems and warn of “possi...
Shutterfly Hit with Ransomware Attack
Shutterfly Hit with Ransomware Attack
Photography company Shutterfly announced in a Dec. 26 statement that it had been hit by a ransomware attack that impacted some of its services. This attack made Shutterfly the latest in a string of companies to be targeted by hack...
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” Downloads Contain Crypto Malware
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” Downloads Contain Crypto Malware
ReasonLabs, a leading provider of cybersecurity prevention and detection software, discovered a new form of crypto-mining malware that hacks into users’ computers disguised as a pirated download of “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” Re...
DuckDuckGo is Creating a Privacy-Focused Desktop Browser
DuckDuckGo is Creating a Privacy-Focused Desktop Browser
DuckDuckGo, creator of the privacy-focused search engine of the same name, is working on a desktop browser that looks to bring its strong emphasis on privacy to users’ entire web experience, according to a company blog post posted...
Pegasus Spyware Placed on Phone of Jamal Khashoggi's Wife by UAE Authorities Before His Murder
Pegasus Spyware Placed on Phone of Jamal Khashoggi's Wife by UAE Authorities Before His Murder
Pegasus spyware was placed on the phone of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s wife, Hanan Elatr, by United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities months before he was murdered by Saudi agents in October 2018, according to a report by The Washi...
Meta Takes Legal Action Against Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram Phishing Attacks
Meta Takes Legal Action Against Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram Phishing Attacks
Meta Platforms announced on Monday that it has filed a federal lawsuit in California against the hackers who were behind the recent Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram phishing attacks. The hackers operated over 39,000 phishing webs...
Apache Rolls Out 3rd Patch to Fix Log4j Vulnerability
Apache Rolls Out 3rd Patch to Fix Log4j Vulnerability
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) rolled out another patch, version 2.17.0, to combat a new Log4j vulnerability. This vulnerability in the widely used logging library could be potentially exploited by malicious actors to set up...
Cybersecurity Agencies Warn of Iranian Hackers Targeting Crucial US Sectors
Cybersecurity Agencies Warn of Iranian Hackers Targeting Crucial US Sectors
Hackers linked to the Iranian government have been targeting a “broad range of victims” in the United States by using data exfiltration, extortion, and ransomware, according to an advisory issued on Nov. 17 by American, British, a...
GoDaddy Data Breach Exposes Over 1M WordPress Users' Data
GoDaddy Data Breach Exposes Over 1M WordPress Users' Data
GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain registrar, was the victim of a cyberattack that resulted in the unauthorized access of data belonging to 1.2 million active and inactive WordPress users. In a filing with the U.S. Securities...
Apple Sues NSO Group for Pegasus Spyware Attacks on iPhones
Apple Sues NSO Group for Pegasus Spyware Attacks on iPhones
Apple is joining WhatsApp, and its parent company Meta (formerly known as Facebook), in a lawsuit against NSO Group, which is the developer of the Pegasus spyware. Apple said in a statement that it’s seeking a permanent injunction...