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New UEFI rootkit Black Lotus offered for sale at $5,000

Security Affairs

Black Lotus is a new, powerful Windows UEFI rootkit advertised on underground criminal forums, researcher warns. Cybersecurity researcher Scott Scheferman reported that a new Windows UEFI rootkit, dubbed Black Lotus, is advertised on underground criminal forums. SecurityAffairs – hacking, rootkit). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Meal delivery service Home Chef discloses data breach

Security Affairs

Home Chef also explained that only a portion ot its customers were impacted in the security incident. In early May, Shiny Hunters hacking group started offering for sale the databases containing tens of millions from user records from over 11 companies. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Who’s Behind the GandCrab Ransomware?

Krebs on Security

But GandCrab far eclipsed the success of competing ransomware affiliate programs largely because its authors worked assiduously to update the malware so that it could evade antivirus and other security defenses. in threads asking for urgent help obtaining access to hacked businesses in South Korea.

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Airbus data breach exposes some employees’data

Security Affairs

According to the European aerospace corporation, the intrusion has happened earlier this month, the good news is that the security breach did not affect its commercial operations either the aircraft production. Airbus declared to have begun taking immediate and appropriate actions to reinforce existing security measures.

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When Your Smart ID Card Reader Comes With Malware

Krebs on Security

” The card reader Mark bought was sold by a company called Saicoo , whose sponsored Amazon listing advertises a “DOD Military USB Common Access Card (CAC) Reader” and has more than 11,700 mostly positive ratings. In response to KrebsOnSecurity’s request for comment, Saicoo sent a somewhat less reassuring reply.

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USB drives are primary vector for destructive threats to industrial facilities

Security Affairs

As ICS security experts are well aware, it only takes one instance of malware bypassing security defenses to rapidly execute a successful, widespread attack,” continues the report. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Security Affairs – industrial facilities, USB).

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Crooks abuse GitHub platform to host phishing kits

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Researchers at Proofpoint reported that crooks are abusing free code repositories on GitHub to host phishing websites and bypass security defenses. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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