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Read moreDeveloper Sabotages Open-Source Software Package
March 21 2022This is a big deal:
A developer has been caught adding malicious code to a popular open-source package that wiped files on computers located in Russia and Belarus as...
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"Install this moneymaking app" - this one is so special that it isn't available on Google Play or the App Store!
Read more"Install this moneymaking app" - this one is so special that it isn't available on Google Play or the App Store!
Read moreIt's been a long time coming, and we're not there yet, but at least Microsoft Office will be a bit safer against macro malware...
Read moreMicrosoft blocks web installation of its own App Installer files
February 7 2022It's a big deal when a vendor decides to block one of its own "features" for security reasons. Here's why we think it's a good idea.
Read moreLinux-Targeted Malware Increased by 35%
January 24 2022Crowdstrike is reporting that malware targeting Linux has increased considerably in 2021:
Malware targeting Linux systems increased by 35% in 2021 compared to 2020.
XorDDoS, Mirai and Mozi malware families...
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Using EM Waves to Detect Malware
January 14 2022I don’t even know what I think about this. Researchers have developed a malware detection system that uses EM waves: “Obfuscation Revealed: Leveraging Electromagnetic Signals for Obfuscated Malware...
Read moreFaking an iPhone Reboot
January 12 2022Researchers have figured how how to intercept and fake an iPhone reboot:
We’ll dissect the iOS system and show how it’s possible to alter a shutdown event, tricking a...
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Firefox update brings a whole new sort of security sandbox
December 7 2021Firefox 95.0 is out, with the usual security fixes... plus some funky new ones.
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