Kali Linux 2020.4 switches the default shell from Bash to ZSH
Kali Linux 2020.4 was released yesterday by Offensive Security, and it takes the big step of changing the default shell from Bash to ZSH. […] Source: leepingcomputer.com
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S3 Ep7: When ransomware crooks get a big fat zero! [Podcast]
Here’s the latest podcast – listen now! Source: Naked Security Sophos New feed
Continue ReadingGoogle Chrome 87 Closes High-Severity ‘NAT Slipstreaming’ Hole
Overall Google’s Chrome 87 release fixed 33 security vulnerabilities. Source: Threatpost.com
Continue ReadingSophos 2021 Threat Report: Navigating cybersecurity in an uncertain world
Here’s the latest Sophos Threat Report – learn what cybercriminals are up to on Windows, Linux, Android and more Source: Naked Security Sophos New feed
Continue ReadingMicrosoft previews Linux endpoint detection and response capabilities
Microsoft has announced today the public preview of endpoint detection and response (EDR) capabilities in Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) — now known as Microsoft Defender for Endpoint — for Linux servers. […] Source: leepingcomputer.com
Continue ReadingDNS cache poisoning attacks return due to Linux weakness
Researchers from Tsinghua University and the University of California have identified a new method that can be used to conduct DNS cache poisoning attacks. The findings reopen a vulnerability that had been discovered by Kaminsky in 2008 and thought to have been resolved. […] Source: leepingcomputer.com DNS cache poisoning attacks return due to Linux weakness
Continue Reading2 More Google Chrome Zero-Days Under Active Exploitation
Browser users are once again being asked to patch severe vulnerabilities that can lead to remote code execution. Source: Threatpost.com 2 More Google Chrome Zero-Days Under Active Exploitation
Continue ReadingNew worming botnet Gitpaste-12 infecting IoT devices, Linux servers
By Waqas Gitpaste-12 uses GitHub and Pastebin for framing the component code and has 12 different attack modules. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New worming botnet Gitpaste-12 infecting IoT devices, Linux servers Source: hack read com New worming botnet Gitpaste-12 infecting IoT devices, Linux servers
Continue ReadingGitpaste-12 Worm Targets Linux Servers, IoT Devices
The newly discovered malware uses GitHub and Pastebin to house component code, and harbors 12 different initial attack vectors. Source: Threatpost.com Gitpaste-12 Worm Targets Linux Servers, IoT Devices
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RansomEXX Trojan attacks Linux systems
We recently discovered a new file-encrypting Trojan built as an ELF executable and intended to encrypt data on machines controlled by Linux-based operating systems. After the initial analysis we noticed similarities in the code of the Trojan, the text of the ransom notes and the general approach to extortion, which suggested that we had in […]
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