Chrome 106 Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities
Google this week announced the release of Chrome 106 to the stable channel with patches for 20 vulnerabilities, including 16 reported by external researchers.
Of the externally reported security bugs, five are rated ‘high’ severity, eight are ‘medium’ severity, and three are ‘low’ severity.
Meta Disables Russian Propaganda Network Targeting Europe
A sprawling disinformation network originating in Russia sought to use hundreds of fake social media accounts and dozens of sham news websites to spread Kremlin talking points about the invasion of Ukraine, Meta revealed Tuesday.
Researchers Crowdsourcing Effort to Identify Mysterious Metador APT
Cybersecurity sleuths at SentinelLabs are calling on the wider threat hunting community to help decipher a new mysterious malware campaign hitting telcos, ISPs and universities in the Middle East and Africa.
Google, Apple Remove ‘Scylla’ Mobile Ad Fraud Apps After 13 Million Downloads
Cybersecurity firm Human has discovered and disrupted a mobile ad fraud campaign involving 89 mobile applications with a total download count of 13 million.
Senators Push to Reform Police’s Cellphone Tracking Tools
Civil rights lawyers and Democratic senators are pushing for legislation that would limit U.S. law enforcement agencies’ ability to buy cellphone tracking tools to follow people’s whereabouts, including back years in time, and sometimes without a search warrant.
GuidePoint Security Launches ICS/OT Security Services
Virginia-based cybersecurity consulting services company GuidePoint Security has announced the launch of new offerings focusing on industrial control systems (ICS) and other operational technology (OT).
New Infostealer Malware ‘Erbium’ Offered as MaaS for Thousands of Dollars
Security researchers are warning of a new information stealer named Erbium being distributed under the Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) model.
The threat made its initial appearance in late July, when a Russian speaking threat actor started advertising it on a dark web forum.
Defense Giant Elbit Confirms Data Breach After Ransomware Gang Claims Hack
Elbit Systems of America, a subsidiary of Israeli defense giant Elbit Systems, has confirmed suffering a data breach, a few months after a ransomware gang claimed to have hacked the company’s systems.
Samsung Sued Over Recent Data Breaches
Represented by Clarkson Law Firm, two Samsung users have filed a class action lawsuit against the electronics manufacturer over the two data breaches the company has suffered in 2022.
