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Update your Lenovo laptop’s firmware now! Flaws could help malware survive a hard disk wipe

Security Boulevard

Security researchers at ESET discovered flaws in 25 of its laptop models - including IdeaPads, Slims, and ThinkBooks - that could be used to disable the UEFI Secure Boot process. Flaws could help malware survive a hard disk wipe se publicó primero en CISO2CISO.COM & CYBER SECURITY GROUP.

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Varenyky Spambot Trojan targets French users in alleged sextortion campaign

Security Affairs

Varenyky was discovered by researchers at ESET in May and reported by Any. It doesn't run with en-US locale but starts an activity with fr-FR on x64. “In May 2019, ESET researchers observed a spike in ESET telemetry data regarding malware targeting France,” reads the analysis published by ESET.

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See Ya Sharp: A Loader’s Tale

McAfee

While there is a lot of research into the actions of the final payload, the earlier stages are just as interesting and relevant. Practically, the sample set is sizable enough for this research, but it should be noted that there are more unique loader samples in the wild for the given date range than are used in this report.

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