A new variant of Android malware has been discovered luring users with the promise of free Netflix subscriptions. The malware, dubbed FlixOnline, disguises itself as a legitimate Netflix application. What happened? The fraudulent app lures victims with a promise of two months of premium Netflix subscription for free due to […]
Online scams are at an all-time high and thieves have found a way to leverage legitimate services to gather stolen data from phishing attacks. What’s going on? Threat actors are using Google Forms and Telegram as alternative ways to accumulate stolen data and start using them immediately. Moreover, automated phishing […]
Credit: Microsoft Microsoft is making available today, April 22, the first preview releases of a couple of its promised next-generation “perpetual” (non-subscription) Office client products. Microsoft is delivering a first public preview of its Office Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) release, the successor to Office 2019, designed for larger businesses […]
Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro revealed that a threat actor is actively exploiting a flaw, tracked as CVE-2020-24557, in its antivirus solutions to gain admin rights on Windows systems. Security solutions one again are used as attack vectors by threat actors, this time cybersecurity company Trend Micro revealed that attackers are actively […]
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Industrial automation giant Rockwell Automation has started releasing firmware updates for some of its Stratix switches to address another round of vulnerabilities introduced by the use of Cisco’s IOS XE software. Rockwell Automation regularly releases firmware updates for its Stratix devices to address vulnerabilities introduced by the use of Cisco […]
Adversaries are increasingly abusing Telegram as a “command-and-control” system to distribute malware into organizations that could then be used to capture sensitive information from targeted systems. “Even when Telegram is not installed or being used, the system allows hackers to send malicious commands and operations remotely via the instant messaging […]
Over one-third of employees say email and message overload may lead them to quit their jobs, according to a new report. Companies are planning whether to reopen their offices for a mass return to in-office working, encourage their employees to stay remote or introduce a hybrid work model once the […]
Credit: Microsoft In January 2021, Microsoft started testing a brand new Windows 10 feature called News and Interests with Windows Insiders. Usually, that will mean this feature might debut in some future Windows feature update somewhere down the line — maybe 21H1 or 21H2, if past rollout schedules were any […]
Lampposts can provide an assisting turn in helping the re-opening and recovery associated with cities since the COVID-19 pandemic goes away. Image: Smarter Together/Dominik Parzinger For the brand new tech gadgets that may pop into your head whenever thinking of clever metropolitan areas, there is a centuries-old device has the […]