Google has just patched Chrome’s eighth zero-day hole of the year so far. Zero-days are bugs for which there were zero days you could have updated proactively… …because cybercriminals not only found the bug first, but also figured out how to exploit it for nefarious purposes before a patch was prepared and published. So, the […]
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Google seeks to make Cobalt Strike useless to attackersGoogle Cloud’s intelligence research and applications team has created and released a collection of 165 YARA rules to help defenders flag Cobalt Strike components deployed by attackers. Fake subscription invoices lead to […]
(Image: ZDNET) Editor’s note: We’re taking a break but will be back at 4am ET on Sunday to continue delivering the latest Cyber Monday deals. Black Friday has come and gone, but Cyber Monday is up next, so you can still snag the year’s best deals on tech. We’re seeing tons of early Cyber Monday […]
For 6 months, the infamous Emotet botnet has shown almost no activity, and now it’s distributing malicious spam. Let’s dive into details and discuss all you need to know about the notorious malware to combat it. Why is everyone scared of Emotet? Emotet is by far one of the most dangerous trojans ever created. The […]
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(Image: ZDNET) Black Friday has come and gone. But you can still snag the year’s best deals on tech. Currently, we’re seeing tons of Black Friday-still-available discounts online for TVs, laptops, tablets, phones, and even Apple products like the AirPods and iPads. A number of big retailers — including Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy — have all […]
Explore the various types of Constraints and how to use them in a SwiftUI-powered application Most would agree that augmented reality has yet to find its niche, with the reasoning most frequently quoted is: the absence of a killer app. A truism, although I suspect another reason is that it is tough to code augmented […]
US authorities announced a ban Friday on the import or sale of communications equipment deemed “an unacceptable risk to national security” — including gear from Chinese giants Huawei Technologies and ZTE. Both firms have been on a roster of companies listed as a threat by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the new rules bar […]
These days, most of us have telephones that display the number that’s calling before we answer. This “feature” actually goes right back to the 1960s, and it’s known in North American English as Caller ID, although it doesn’t actually identify the caller, just the caller’s number. Elsewhere in the English-speaking world, you’ll see the name […]
The Bahamut APT group distributes at least eight malicious apps that pilfer victims’ data and monitor their messages and conversations This week, ESET researchers published their analysis of a malicious campaign where the Bahamut APT group targets Android users via trojanized versions of two legitimate VPN apps – SoftVPN and OpenVPN. Since January 2022, Bahamut […]