The Maze Ransomware is not a new infection, but has gained momentum with new campaigns, partnered with the exploit kits, and put playful comments on its executables. According to security researcher JAMESWT, in Italy users were targeted for spam mails reported by the Italian Revenue Agency or the Entrate Agency which collects government taxes and profits. These emails contain the subject ‘ AGGIORNAMENTO: Attivita di contrasto all’evasione ‘ and include a wording document called ‘ VERDI....

This year, malware attacks against mobile devices-and Android in particular-have rocked. Hackers have focused more and more on attacking smartphones by stealing credentials, monitoring and malicious advertising. Researchers at Check Point looked into cyber-attacks during the first half of 2019 and found that cyber-attacks aimed at mobile devices and smartphones increased by 50% compared to last year. The findings were outlined in the 2019 mid-year report on cyber-attack trends. The paper suggests that one of the main reasons why mobile banking applications are increasingly being used....

The incident occurred on June 1 and UCSF said it was able to control it quickly after detection, but not before it had compromised other systems. IT systems were quarantined inside the School of Medicine to contain the attack, and the main USCF network was not compromised, the University said. Operations for patient care delivery, COVID-19 research, and the campus network were not affected either. “Although we stopped the attack as it happened, the attackers launched malware that encrypted a small number of servers inside the Medical School, rendering them temporarily unavailable,” says UCSF....

Today, on Safer Internet Day, Google released a new Chrome extension called “Password Checkup, “which checks whether usernames and password combinations entered in login forms were leaked online during past data breaches and security. The extension works on an online service every time users log on. The extension takes the username and password entered in the login form and checks it against a database of more than four billion credentials collected in recent years by Google engineers from public breaches....

As the online gambling and betting industry grows, the technology that it uses to operate does at the same time. In this article, we are going to look more closely at some of the new technologies that are being used in this industry. This will include everything from virtual reality to face recognition technology. Find out more about this new tech below. Why Is New Technology Important? Before we look at the technologies used in the gambling and betting industry, we thought we would first look at why this technology is so important....

Palo Alto Networks, based in Santa Clara, California, claimed the flaw can be used by an unauthenticated network-based attacker to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with root capabilities. The CVE-2021-3064 vulnerability was given a severe severity rating by the business, which said that an attacker would need network access to the GlobalProtect interface to exploit it. The problem affects PAN-OS 8.1 versions prior to PAN-OS 8.1.17, according to Palo Alto....

From 22 February, several people in Germany announced [1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6] that their paypal accounts linked to Google Pay ranged from € 1,73 to more than € 1800 for fraudulent transactions. Most confirmed that their accounts had been checked with small transactions ranging from € 0.01 to € 4.00 for the first time. Shortly after, several charges from the Target stores in the United States were affected, with the bulk in New York and North Carolina....

CVE-2021-43267 is a heap overflow in the TIPC (Transparent Inter-Process Communication) module, which is included with the Linux kernel and allows nodes in a cluster to communicate with each other in a fault-tolerant manner. According to a warning from SentinelOne’s Max Van Amerongen, the security researcher who discovered — and helped fix — the underlying vulnerability, “the vulnerability can be exploited either locally or remotely within a network to gain kernel privileges, allowing an attacker to compromise the entire system....

ThiefQuest, initially called EvilQuest, is designed to encrypt files on compromised systems but also enables its operators to log keystrokes, steal files and take full control of the infected device. ThiefQuest was originally classified as ransomware, but a closer examination found that criminals couldn’t figure out the victims paid the ransom, the led researchers to conclude the ransomware features were intended to mask the activities of data theft. ThiefQuest is supplied to macOS applications such as the Ableton and Mixed in Main DJ apps and the Little Snitch firewall as trojanized installer....

But how do you actually know the VPN you’re planning to use or currently use is actually protecting your traffic? How do you know the provider isn’t just lying about all the security they offer? It sounds a bit paranoid, we’ll give you that, but it often pays to be very skeptical nowadays. Otherwise, you might end up using a VPN that monitors and sells your data to advertisers, or a service that sells your bandwidth to the highest bidder....

In a security alert issued earlier today, it affects US-CERT, Cisco, F5 Networks, Palo Alto Networks, and Pulse Secure VPN apps reported in the DHS. All four were confirmed to store unencrypted authentication and/or session cookies inside the memory or log files of a computer stored on the disk. An attacker with computer access or malware running on the computer can retrieve this information and then use it to resume VPN sessions on another system without authentication....

The 100 percent disk or CPU usage “Server Host SuperFetch” is one of them. We spoke about how to address Windows 10/8 with 5 approaches, 100% disk use. In this article we will discuss and tell you how to fix this particular problem caused by Superfetch. So, please keep track of this very irritating mistake until the end of this article, which can interfere with normal operations and slow down the Windows 10 PC....

According to the Official Annual Cybercrime Report, by 2021, the healthcare industry is thought to become four-time more predisposed to these cyber threats, while cybercrime is estimated to cost $6 trillion annually by the same year. These are just some of the predictions worth mentioning here. We’ve conducted a thorough analysis of the considered factors and came up with serious cybercrime predictions for this year. Here are some of the most relevant....

People can utilise the project’s ticket reservation system to book plane tickets, hotel rooms, bus tickets, and even cinema tickets. A ticket reservation system project can be used to make a variety of additional reservations, such as reserving a space for a doctor’s appointment or a time to visit your therapist. 6 Advantages of Using a Ticket Reservation System Project Using a ticket reservation system project has various advantages. Six benefits of employing a ticket reservation system project will be discussed in this article....

President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the agreement in Brussels during Biden’s European tour, which coincided with Russia’s war in Ukraine. Business organisations applauded the move, saying it will bring comfort to thousands of companies, including internet giants like Google and Facebook, who had been concerned about their ability to send data between the United States and Europe, which has stronger data protection standards....

If you are a freelancer yourself or just consider getting on this path, here is the list of top websites that will help you enjoy your work and earn more money online. Upwork Upwork is currently the largest platform in the world, both in terms of the number of orders and the customers/freelancers involved. This platform tops the list mainly because it will suit everyone, regardless of their skill level or experience....

Established in 2004, Centrify, headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., offers a forum to implement minimum access to rights on a scale through business networks. Thoma Bravo, the private equity investment company that purchased a controlling interest in Centrify in 2018, will buy the stake from TPG. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Art Gilliland is to become the CEO of Centrify in conjunction with the deal, succeeding Flint Brenton....

What is mitm? Mitm is an acronym for man-in-the-middle. In general, a man-in-the-middle attack (MITM) is a type of cyberattack where communications between two parties are intercepted and controlled by a third party. The third party can then monitor, modify, or block the communication between the two original parties. One common example of a MITM attack is eavesdropping, where the third party intercepts communication between the two original parties and listens in on their conversation without their knowledge....

Cloud computing is on-demand access, via the internet, to computing resources–applications, servers (physical servers and virtual servers), data storage, development tools, networking capabilities, and more–hosted at a remote data center managed by a cloud services provider (or CSP). These resources are made available by the CSP for a monthly subscription or they are charged according to their usage. Cloud computing is a better alternative to traditional IT and, depending on which cloud services you choose, it can do the following:...

What is Phishing? Phishing is a scam technique where someone tricks you into revealing personal information by posing as a trustworthy entity. For example, if you receive an email from your bank telling you that there has been a suspicious transaction on your account, you would be phished if you responded to the email and provided your login information. The best way to avoid being phished is to be aware of the warning signs and to never give away personal information to anyone online....