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  • "This Malware Was Written in an Unusual Programming Language to Stop It From Being Detected"

    A cybercriminal hacking group is distributing new malware called NimzaLoader that is written in the programming language Nim. According to researchers, this programming language is rarely used to compile malicious code. Cybersecurity researchers at…

  • "Record Number of Cyber-Incidents Hit US Schools in 2020"

    Security researchers discovered that publicly disclosed cybersecurity incidents at US schools surged 18% over the past year.  There were 408 cyberattacks that affected schools in 2020, which equates to more than two schools affected by cyberattacks…

  • "FIN8 Cybercrime Group Resurges With Improved Hacking Tool"

    FIN8, the financially-motivated criminal hacking group, has returned after a year-and-a-half hiatus with updated backdoor malware, known as BADHATCH. The gang typically attacks point-of-sale (PoS) systems to steal payment card data. According to…

  • "F5, CISA Warn of Critical BIG-IP and BIG-IQ RCE Bugs"

    F5 Networks is warning users to patch four critical remote command execution (RCE) flaws in its BIG-IP and BIG-IQ enterprise networking infrastructure. If exploited, the flaws could allow attackers to take full control over a vulnerable system.  The…

  • "MORPHEUS Chip Foils Attacks From 500 Cybersecurity Experts"

    A new chip, called "MORPHEUS," developed by researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M), was able to thwart sustained attacks from more than 500 cybersecurity experts as part of the Defense Advanced Research Agency's (DARPA) 'Finding Exploits to…

  • "American Companies Not Taking Cybersecurity Seriously"

    In February, a tech company called Lynx software surveyed 1,000 Americans employed during the pandemic about their employer's cybersecurity approach since the outbreak of COVID-19. Of those surveyed, 51% said that their companies have not been taking…

  • "Debunking Three Myths about Hardware Security"

    It is suggested that government agencies consider hardware-enabled approaches in addition to software-based solutions to bolstering security against cybercriminals. The number of shipments for hardware supporting digital authentication and embedded…

  • "Phishing Attack Uses Fake Google reCAPTCHA"

    A new report by the security firm Zscaler reveals the use of a fake Google reCAPTCHA system in a Microsoft-themed phishing campaign aimed at stealing credentials mainly from senior-level employees in the banking sector. The company said that it has…

  • "Apple’s Device Location-Tracking System Could Expose User Identities"

    Researchers from the Technical University of Darmstadt have identified two vulnerabilities in a proprietary app introduced by Apple in 2019 for its iOS, macOS, and watchOS platforms called Offline Finding (OF). Offline Finding helps users find Apple…

  • "New Free Software Signing Service Aims to Strengthen Open-Source Ecosystem"

    The Linux Foundation has launched a new service called "sigstore." The service was developed in collaboration with Red Hat, Google, and Purdue University. Software developers can use this service to digitally sign their releases and other software…

  • "10 Google Play Apps Found Containing Banking Malware"

    Security researchers from Check Point have discovered a malware dropper hidden inside 10 Google Play apps, which could have put users at risk of remote access and banking malware.  Clast82 dropper was found inside various applications on the…

  • "DARPA Ramps-Up FHE Encryption Project with Intel"

    The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced four new research teams, one of which is led by Intel. The goal of the groups is to make Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) practical. FHE is an encryption scheme that would enable the…