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State of Malware 2021 report

Reports

State of Malware 2021 report

Our report discusses the trends of the year. Extortion, precision malware, and ruthless scams.

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Beware! Uber scam lures victims with alert from a real Uber number - A scammer is trying to trick Uber users into giving up their credit card details under the guise of a security alert SMS from a spoofed number.

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Beware! Uber scam lures victims with alert from a real Uber number

September 24, 2021 - A scammer is trying to trick Uber users into giving up their credit card details under the guise of a security alert SMS from a spoofed number.

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SonicWall warns users to patch critical vulnerability “as soon as possible” - SonicWall is asking SMA 100 series customers to patch their appliances against a vulnerability that could give attackers administrator access.

Exploits and vulnerabilities

SonicWall warns users to patch critical vulnerability “as soon as possible”

September 24, 2021 - SonicWall is asking SMA 100 series customers to patch their appliances against a vulnerability that could give attackers administrator access.

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Parents and teachers believe digital surveillance of kids outweighs risks - A recent report from the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), reveals that parents and teachers have learned to accept surveillance in schools.

Privacy

Parents and teachers believe digital surveillance of kids outweighs risks

September 24, 2021 - A recent report from the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), reveals that parents and teachers have learned to accept surveillance in schools.

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Microsoft Exchange Autodiscover flaw reveals users’ passwords - Researchers were able to harvest hundreds of thousands of credentials thanks to a quirk of the Autodiscover process.

Exploits and vulnerabilities

Microsoft Exchange Autodiscover flaw reveals users’ passwords

September 23, 2021 - Researchers were able to harvest hundreds of thousands of credentials thanks to a quirk of the Autodiscover process.

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How to clear your cache - Read our easy steps to clearing your cache on major web browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, and Internet Explorer.

How-tos

How to clear your cache

September 23, 2021 - Read our easy steps to clearing your cache on major web browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, and Internet Explorer.

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Italian mafia cybercrime sting leads to 100+ arrests - Europol has announced the successful arrest and dismantling of an organized crime ring that is said to have ties with the Italian mob.

Scams

Italian mafia cybercrime sting leads to 100+ arrests

September 23, 2021 - Europol has announced the successful arrest and dismantling of an organized crime ring that is said to have ties with the Italian mob.

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MSHTML attack targets Russian state rocket centre and interior ministry - Someone is trying to use CVE-2021-40444 against valuable Russian targets.

Reports

MSHTML attack targets Russian state rocket centre and interior ministry

September 22, 2021 - Someone is trying to use CVE-2021-40444 against valuable Russian targets.

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Patch now! Insecure Hikvision security cameras can be taken over remotely - Many Hikvision cameras are vulnerable to a critical, unauthenticated, remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability.

Exploits and vulnerabilities

Patch now! Insecure Hikvision security cameras can be taken over remotely

September 22, 2021 - Many Hikvision cameras are vulnerable to a critical, unauthenticated, remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability.

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Patch vCenter Server “right now”, VMWare expects CVE-2021-22005 exploitation within minutes of disclosure - CVE-2021-22005 has a CVSS score of 9.8 and should be treated as an

Exploits and vulnerabilities

Patch vCenter Server “right now”, VMWare expects CVE-2021-22005 exploitation within minutes of disclosure

September 22, 2021 - CVE-2021-22005 has a CVSS score of 9.8 and should be treated as an "emergency change", according to VMWare.

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