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Zyxel Firewall Vulnerabilities Detected – Urgent Patching Required The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two vulnerabilities in Zyxel firewalls to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities/Kev catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The following list of devices are affected -ATP, USB, VPN, and switches. https://www.cybersecurity.gov/cgi-bin/products/zydell/usg/firewalls.cgi?id=2023-28771 This news comes days after another flaw…

Chinese Gang Sneaks Text Message Phishing Scheme Onto UAE Mobile Phones A Chinese-speaking phishing gang dubbed PostalFurious has been linked to a new SMS campaign that’s targeting users in the U.S.A.E. The fraudulent scheme entails sending users bogus text messages asking them to pay a vehicle trip fee to avoid additional fines. The phishing pages…

Cyclops Ransomware Group Offers Go-Based Info Stealer to Cyber The threat actors behind the Cyclops ransomware have been observed offering an information stealer malware that’s designed to capture sensitive data from infected hosts. The ransomware is notable for targeting all major desktop operating systems, including Windows, macOS, and Linux. The macOS and Linux versions of…

Google Chrome Zero-Day: New Vulnerability Patch Issued – Update Now! Chrome updates released Monday patch a flaw in the web browser that it says is being actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, marked as CVE-2023-3079, was described as a type confusion bug in the V8 JavaScript engine. According to the NIST’s National Vulnerability Database,…

5 Reasons Why OT Security Tools Don’t Work Still, there’s a lot of innovation in the OT space. Why? OT systems are highly variable , Takepoint explains. As a result, you can’t really set up a standard for them. They’re very different from how IT protects information technology systems. For example, the industry has largely…

60K Adware Apps Pretending to be Cracked Versions of Popular Apps Target Thousands of adware apps for Android have been found that masquerade as cracked or modded versions of popular applications to serve unwanted ads to users as part of a campaign ongoing since October 2022. The campaign is designed to aggressively push adware to…

Cryptocurrency Theft with New Malware Campaign and Satacom Downloader A new malware campaign uses a tool called the Satacom downloader to steal cryptocurrency using a rogue extension for Chromium-based browsers. The main purpose of the malware is to steal BTC from the victim’s account by performing web injections into targeted cryptocurrency websites, Kaspersky researchers Haim…

PowerDrop Malware Targets U.S. Aerospace Industry Adlumin reports that an unknown threat actor has created a new malware called PowerDrop for the U.S. aerospace industry. The malware uses advanced techniques to evade detection. PowerDrop is also a post-exploitation tool meaning it’s designed to gather information from victim networks after obtaining initial access through other means.…

Hey AI-Pa! Draw Me a Story: TaleCrafter is an AI Method This paper discusses the advances in generative AI and how one can use it to create stories. TaleCrafter, a tool that uses artificial intelligence to generate stories, demonstrates one of the applications where this technology can be used. The goal of the paper is…

Apple Ghosts AI Generative Revolution After years of anticipation and contributions, Apple unveils its new computer, called Vision Pro, promising immersion in apps, games, movies, and the workplace. It doesn’t have any support for generative AI, which some had expected, but one industry investor sees it as a savvy marketing choiceApple seems focused on delivering…