Researcher Details Sophisticated macOS Attack via Office Document Macros
A researcher found a way to deliver malware to macOS systems using a Microsoft Office document containing macro code. The victim simply has to...
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Vulnerabilities in Protocol Gateways Can Facilitate Attacks on Industrial Systems
Vulnerabilities found in protocol gateway devices can facilitate stealthy attacks on industrial systems, enabling threat actors to obtain valuable information and sabotage critical processes....
Drone Maker DJI Says Claims About Security of Pilot App ‘Misleading’
Researchers have analyzed the security of DJI’s Pilot app for Android, but the Chinese drone giant says the claims they’ve made are misleading. Last...
High-Wattage IoT Botnets Can Manipulate Energy Market: Researchers
A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology has demonstrated how, in theory, a malicious actor could manipulate the energy market using...
GreyNoise Raises $4.8 Million in Seed Funding to Combat Alert Fatigue
GreyNoise Intelligence, a startup focused on helping security teams reduce alert fatigue, has raised nearly $5 million in seed investment to help the company...
Tampa Teenager Accused in Twitter Hack Pleads Not Guilty
A Florida teen identified as the mastermind of a scheme that gained control of Twitter accounts of prominent politicians, celebrities and technology moguls pleaded...
Google Patches Over 50 Vulnerabilities in Android With August 2020 Updates
Google on Monday announced the August 2020 security updates for the Android operating system, with patches for a total of more than 50 vulnerabilities....
BlackBerry Releases Open Source Reverse Engineering Tool
BlackBerry on Monday announced a new open source tool to help security teams reverse engineer malware. Called PE Tree, BlackBerry said the free tool...
Ransomware Feared as Possible Saboteur for November Election
Federal authorities say one of the gravest threats to the November election is a well-timed ransomware attack that could paralyze voting operations. The threat...
Hackers Could Target Organizations via Flaws in Mitsubishi Factory Automation Products
High-severity vulnerabilities found by researchers in Mitsubishi Electric factory automation products can be exploited to remotely attack organizations. According to advisories published last week...