Malware named Crackonosh has been found to spread through pirated and cracked software that is frequently discovered through torrents, forums, and malicious websites, according to researchers at …
Afghan Government Could Collapse Six Months After U.S. Withdrawal, New Intelligence Assessment Says
Last week, the US intelligence community concluded that the government of Afghanistan could collapse as soon as six months after the US fully withdrew troops from the country. The conclusion comes …
Iran’s hardline president-elect Ebrahim Raisi says he will not meet with Biden
Iran's new President-elect Ebrahim Raisi stated on Monday that he does not plan to meet with US President Joe Biden. Raisi also called on the United States to return to the nuclear deal in his first …
UK plays down Crimean naval confrontation while Russia says ‘London has lost its manners’
On Thursday, a UK government minister announced that Britain was prepared to sail naval vessels through disputed waters near Crimea again. The statement comes just a day after a confrontation between …
Microsoft Joins Space-Focused Threat Intelligence Sharing Community
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it joined the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) as a founding member. In the announcement, the organization expressed its aim to help safeguard …
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30M Dell Devices at Risk for Remote BIOS Attacks, RCE
A faulty update mechanism has left an estimated 30 million individual Dell endpoints worldwide, according to an analysis by Eclypsium. Dell is currently facing four separate security bugs that would …
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Ransom Leak Sites Reveal 422% Annual Increase in Victims
Mandiant claims to have detected a 422% increase in victim organizations announced by ransomware groups via their leak sites year-on-year between the first quarter of 2020 and Q1 2021. Over …
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79% of Third-Party Libraries in Apps Are Never Updated
According to a recent analysis conducted by Veracode, 79% of third-party libraries are never updated after including them in a codebase. Most libraries can be easily updated without disrupting …
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One-click account takeover vulnerabilities in Atlassian domains patched
Check Point Research released a report on a series of vulnerabilities in Atlassian that have since been patched, stating that the bugs were found in the software solution provider's online domains, …
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Reps Call for Review Into Alleged FBI ‘Misconduct’ Against Chinese Scientist Accused of Spying
Representatives Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., and Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., have called for a new investigation into the FBI's actions against a former professor at the University of …