Google Pays Out Over $100,000 for Vulnerabilities Patched With Chrome 97 Update
Google on Tuesday announced the release of 26 security patches as part of its latest Chrome update, including one for a critical-severity bug.
A total of 22 vulnerabilities addressed with the latest Chrome refresh were reported by external researchers, including one critical-severity, 16 high-severity, and five medium-severity issues.
Living Off the “Edge” of the Land
Edge-Access Trojans (EATs) allow attackers to collect data and even disrupt crucial decisions as the edge of the network
Kaspersky Launches New Service for Removing Malicious Domains
Cybersecurity solutions provider Kaspersky this week announced the launch of a new service to help organizations take action against malicious websites.
With the new Takedown Service, organizations essentially delegate Kaspersky to manage the process of eliminating phishing and other malicious domains that may target their brands.
Red Cross Falls Victim to Massive Cyberattack
The International Committee of the Red Cross was the victim of a massive cyberattack in which hackers seized the data of more than 515,000 extremely vulnerable people, some of whom had fled conflicts, it said on Wednesday.
Microsoft Edge Adds Security Mode to Thwart Malware Attacks
A new security feature in the latest beta of the Microsoft Edge browser can help protect web surfers from zero-day attacks.
Project Zero: Zoom Platform Missed ASLR Exploit Mitigation
A prominent security researcher poking around at the Zoom video conferencing platform found worrying signs the company failed to enable a decades-old anti-exploit mitigation, a blunder that greatly increased exposure to malicious hacker attacks.
FBI, US Agencies Look Beyond Indictments in Cybercrime Fight
The FBI and other federal agencies are increasingly looking to counter cyber threats through tools other than criminal indictments, the head of the bureau’s cyber division said in an interview with The Associated Press.
Thousands of Industrial Firms Targeted in Attacks Leveraging Short-Lived Malware
Thousands of industrial organizations worldwide have been hit in campaigns that leverage short-lived malware to harvest corporate credentials that are then sold by threat actors for a profit, according to Kaspersky.
