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Zealot Leveraging NSA Exploits to Mine Monero
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Zealot Leveraging NSA Exploits to Mine Monero

Researchers at F5 Networks have been analyzing and monitoring an advanced and aggressive malware campaign. They have termed the campaign Zealot, the name derives from one of the files dropped on targeted servers called zealot.zip. Currently, it appears as only Linux and Microsoft servers are been ta

19-Year-Old Crypto Vulnerability Impacts Major Firms
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19-Year-Old Crypto Vulnerability Impacts Major Firms

A team of three researchers has dusted off an old crypto vulnerability that can still affect major firms relying on RSA encryption key exchanges. Once the vulnerability is exploited it could enable an attacker to obtain the private encryption key necessary to decrypt sensitive HTTPS traffic under ce

Ethiopian Spies Score Own Goal
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Ethiopian Spies Score Own Goal

Through extensive research done by Citizen Lab show Ethiopian spies using spyware acquired from Israeli company Cyberbit. The discovery resulted from the Ethiopian spies failing to configure the Command and Control (C&C) server. This left the information agency’s targets exposed online for all t

Critical Root Access Flaw on macOS
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Critical Root Access Flaw on macOS

Apple has recently patched a serious root access flaw found macOS High Sierra. The flaw allows for the authentication to bypass making the system exceptional vulnerable to exploitation. The flaw would enable a potential attacker to gain root access to the vulnerable system. Apple has described the v

Cobalt Quick to Exploit Windows Vulnerability
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Cobalt Quick to Exploit Windows Vulnerability

Hacking group Cobalt, who has developed a reputation for attacking banks, have been quick to exploit a Windows vulnerability that recently surfaced. Microsoft has patched the vulnerability found in Microsoft Office and it is strongly advised that all patches are downloaded as soon as possible. The v

Terdot Banking Trojan a Serious Threat
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Terdot Banking Trojan a Serious Threat

Terdot was first seen in the wild in October 2016, while discovered over a year ago it has managed to fly under the radar. While initially developed to be solely a banking Trojan, Terdot has since grown into a sophisticated hacking tool that can also work as a backdoor and infostealer. One of the in

BlueBorne Vulnerability Affects Amazon Echo
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BlueBorne Vulnerability Affects Amazon Echo

In September this year, researchers at Armis, a company specializing in the Internet of Things security, announced that they had developed a proof of concept code that would allow potential hackers to hack Bluetooth devices. BlueBorne is the name given to a collection of eight vulnerabilities which