14 Dec

Citrix patches critical ADC flaw the NSA says is already under attack from China

The China-linked crime gang APT5 is already attacking a flaw in Citrix’s Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway products that the vendor patched today. Citrix

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14 Dec

Microsoft ain’t the only one squashing exploited-in-the-wild bugs this month

Patch Tuesday For its final Patch Tuesday of the year, Microsoft fixed one bug that’s already been exploited in the wild – and another that’s

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14 Dec

Microsoft isn’t the only one fixing a bug that’s being exploited this Patch Tuesday

For its final Patch Tuesday of the year, Microsoft fixed one bug that’s already been exploited and another that’s publicly known, bringing its total patched

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13 Dec

LockBit threatens to leak confidential info stolen from California’s beancounters

LockBit claims it was behind a cyber-attack on the California Department of Finance, bragging it stole data during the intrusion. The notorious ransomware gang boasted

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13 Dec

Uber staff info leaks after supplier Teqtivity gets pwned

Uber, which has suffered a few data thefts in its time, is this week dealing with the fallout from yet another – this time from

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13 Dec

Know Your Superpower: Brenda’s McAfee Journey

Our How I Got Here series spotlights the stories of McAfee team members who have successfully grown their careers. Read more about Brenda’s McAfee’s journey, what a

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13 Dec

Apple should pay €6m to French data watchdog for tracking users without consent, says official

Apple tracked users without their consent and deserves to be fined €6 million, according to a top advisor to France’s data privacy watchdog.  The Commission

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13 Dec

Top tips for security‑ and privacy‑enhancing holiday gifts

Think outside the (gift) box. Here are a few ideas for security and privacy gifts to get for your relatives – or even for yourself.

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13 Dec

Researchers smell a cryptomining Chaos RAT targeting Linux systems

A type of cryptomining malware targeting Linux-based systems has added capabilities by incorporating an open source remote access trojan called Chaos RAT with several advanced

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13 Dec

Pwn2Own contest concludes with nearly $1m paid out to ethical hackers

Pwn2Own paid out almost $1 million to bug hunters at last week’s consumer product hacking event in Toronto, but the prize money wasn’t big enough

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12 Dec

A PayPal Email Scam Is Making the Rounds: Here’s How to Identify and Avoid It

Payment applications make splitting restaurant bills, taxi fares, and household expenses so much easier. Without having to tally totals at the table or fumble with

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12 Dec

Using threat modeling to get your priorities right

Webinar How does your security team prioritize work? When a new attack from a state actor hits the news, do you know if your team

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12 Dec

Cybersecurity Trends 2023: Securing our hybrid lives

ESET experts offer their reflections on what the continued blurring of boundaries between different spheres of life means for our human and social experience –

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12 Dec

IT security teams, business execs still not on same page

In brief Let’s start with the good news: according to a survey of security and business leaders, executives have become far more aware of the

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12 Dec

UK arrests five for selling ‘dodgy’ point of sale software

Tax authorities from Australia, Canada, France, the UK and the USA have conducted a joint probe into “electronic sales suppression software” – applications that falsify

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11 Dec

Japan, Australia, to bolster cyber-defenses, maybe offensive capacity too

Asia In Brief Australia’s home affairs and cybersecurity minister Clare O’Neill has given the nation a goal of becoming the world’s most cyber secure nation

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09 Dec

This ransomware gang is a right Royal pain in the AES for healthcare orgs

Newish ransomware gang Royal has been spotted targeting the healthcare sector, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has said. The crew emerged

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09 Dec

Legit Android apps poisoned by sticky ‘Zombinder’ malware

Threat researchers have discovered an obfuscation platform that attaches malware to legitimate Android applications to lure users to install the malicious payload and make it

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