The U.S. government has officially accused Russia of being behind cyberattacks against American political organizations with the intent of interfering with the upcoming Presidential election in November.
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Malware Increasingly Abusing WMI for Evasion
Malware is increasingly using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) queries to evade detection and to determine the environment it is running in, FireEye researchers warn.
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Over 500,000 IoT Devices Vulnerable to Mirai Botnet
Researchers have identified more than 500,000 vulnerable Internet of Things (IoT) devices that could easily be ensnared by Mirai or similar botnets.
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How to Make Threat Intelligence Practical for Your Organization
If there is a drumbeat I will continue to harp on it’s the importance of practical cyber threat intelligence. There’s so much data out there, and so much confusion in the market as to what intel even is, intel’s practicality takes on even greater significance.
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Spotify Falls Victim to Malvertising Attack
People using the Spotify Free online music service have been served malicious advertisements that could automatically open a web browser and redirect them to malware-laden sites.
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Using Apache Hadoop to Meet Cybersecurity Challenges
Apache Hadoop turned 10 this year.
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GE Machine Monitoring System Plagued by Serious Flaw
A serious vulnerability found in one of GE’s Bently Nevada condition and vibration monitoring products can be exploited by remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to affected devices, ICS-CERT warned on Thursday.
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iOS 10’s Safari Doesn’t Keep Private Browsing Private
The Safari browser in iOS 10 no longer offers the same level of privacy as before when it comes to Private Browsing, a researcher has discovered.
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VMware Patches Directory Traversal Flaw in Horizon View
VMware has released updates for the Windows versions of its Horizon View product to address an important vulnerability that could lead to information disclosure.
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X.Org Library Flaws Allow Privilege Escalation, DoS Attacks
X.Org developers released patches and updates to address over a dozen vulnerabilities found in several client libraries. The flaws can be exploited by local or remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition or escalate privileges.
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