Norton lock acquires Avast
Nortonlifelock is acquiring free antivirus provider Avast for over $8 billion. The merger promises to create a mega IT security brand devoted to protecting half a billion consumers from both companies.…
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LockBit 2.0 Uses GPO To Encrypt
A new version of the LockBit 2.0 ransomware has been found that automates the encryption of a Windows domain using Active Directory group policies. LockBit is a Raas came in to limelight last…
Defender ATP Now Defends Removable Storage and Printers
Due to the ongoing pandemic, adhoc work culture has been widely followed. Use of devices such as unmanaged printers and removable devices prone to extend the attack surface To mitigate…
Malware Hidden inside Neural Networks
Researches presented a technique to deliver malware through neural network models to evade the detection without impacting the performance of the network. Tests conducted by the experts demonstrated embedded 36.9MB…
Hive Nightmare Workaround
After setting the "days since a security cock-up" counter back to zero, Microsoft has published an official workaround for its Access Control Lists (ACLs) vulnerability (CVE-2021-36934). Use the icacls command…
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Hello Kitty Targets VMware ESXi
VMware ESXi is apparently gaining popularity among cyber attackers. Several prominent malware operators, mostly ransomware gangs, have started targeting VMware’s hypervisor solution used by a large number of enterprises. The…
Mespinoza escapes the radar
A prolific ransomware gang that has mostly gone under the radar amid attacks from better-known groups such as REvil, DarkSide and Ragnar Locker called Mespinoza, the ransomware gang described “whimsical…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday July 2021
Microsoft patched 116 CVEs in the July 2021 Patch Tuesday release, including 12 CVEs rated as critical, 103 rated as important and one rated as moderate. It’s only the second…