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The German BSI agency recommends replacing Kaspersky antivirus software

Security Affairs

German Federal Office for Information Security agency, also known as BSI, recommends consumers not to use Kaspersky anti-virus software. The German Federal Office for Information Security agency, aka BSI, recommends consumers uninstall Kaspersky anti-virus software. ” reads the BSI announcement. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Firefox finally addressed the Antivirus software TLS Errors

Security Affairs

Firefox finally addressed the issues with antivirus apps crashing HTTPS websites starting with the release of Firefox 68. Mozilla announced that it will resolve the issues that caused antivirus apps crashing HTTPs websites with the release of Firefox 68 version. This is possible by installing root certificates on the device.

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Crackonosh Monero miner made $2M after infecting 222,000 Win systems

Security Affairs

“While the Windows system is in safe mode antivirus software doesn’t work. The researchers started investigating the threat after they became aware that the malware was disabling and uninstalling its antivirus from infected devices. “It also uses WQL to query all antivirus software installed SELECT * FROM AntiVirusProduct.”

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New Cring ransomware deployed targeting unpatched Fortinet VPN devices

Security Affairs

Attackers are actively exploiting the CVE-2018-13379 flaw in Fortinet VPN to deploy the Cring ransomware to organizations in the industrial sector. was used at the time of the attack), which enabled the attackers to exploit the CVE-2018-13379 vulnerability and gain access to the enterprise network.” ” continues Kaspersky.

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Some Fortinet products used hardcoded keys and weak encryption for communications

Security Affairs

Security researchers from SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab discovered that multiple Fortinet products use a weak encryption cipher (“XOR” with a static key) and cryptographic keys to communicate with the FortiGuard Web Filter, AntiSpam and AntiVirus cloud services. UDP ports 53, 8888 and TCP port 80 (HTTP POST /fgdsvc).

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SHARED INTEL: How ransomware evolved from consumer trickery to deep enterprise hacks

The Last Watchdog

RaaS rollout 2015 – 2018. The GandCrab RaaS that appeared in early 2018 was one of the last high-profile threats targeting individuals on a large scale. It vanished from the radar in June 2018, when the ransomware plague took another sharp turn. Targeting enterprises Late 2018 – present day.

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John McAfee found dead in prison cell ahead of extradition to US

Security Affairs

One of the fathers of antivirus software, the entrepreneur John McAfee has been found dead in a Barcelona prison cell while he was waiting for extradition to the US. The authorities claim that the McAfee failed to file tax returns for incomes related to a period between 2014 and 2018. reads the press release published by DoJ.