Learn how a rather clumsy cybercrime group wielding buggy malicious tools managed to compromise a number of SMBs in various parts of the world Some cybercriminal groups are sophisticated, create advanced schemes, cooperate with other attackers and do everything to stay under the radar. Then there are threat actors like CosmicBeetle – they lack the … More ESET Research Podcast: CosmicBeetle
Beyond the vulnerability in the Android kernel, the monthly round of security patches plugs another 38 security loopholes. Google has released its monthly round of security patches for Android that plugs a bevy of vulnerabilities, including a zero-day flaw that is believed to be actively exploited in the wild by threat actors. “There are indications … More Google squashes Android zero‑day bug exploited in targeted attacks
The latest Patch Tuesday brings a new batch of security updates addressing a total of 117 vulnerabilities. The second Tuesday of the month is here, which means that Microsoft has rolled out patches for security vulnerabilities in Windows and its other products as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday bundle. This month’s batch of security updates brings … More Microsoft Patch Tuesday fixes 13 critical flaws, including 4 under active attack
The out-of-band update fixes a remote code execution flaw affecting the Windows Print Spooler service. Microsoft on Wednesday released an emergency update to plug a vulnerability in the Windows Print Spooler service that is being actively exploited in the wild. Dubbed PrintNightmare, the zero-day security flaw affects all versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system going back … More Microsoft issues patch to fix PrintNightmare zero‑day bug
Mac users are being urged to update to macOS Big Sur 11.3 as at least one threat group is exploiting the zero-day bug to sneak past the operating system’s built-in security mechanisms. Apple has rolled out an update for its macOS Big Sur operating system to address a bevy of security flaws, including a vulnerability that could … More Apple patches severe macOS security flaw
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