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Microsoft says it has issued its first-ever targeted warning to several dozen hospitals, alerting them to vulnerabilities in their virtual private network (VPN) appliances after spotting a ransomware gang targeting them. The warning follows the recent discovery that Iranian hackers have been targeting vulnerabilities in VPN servers from Pulse Secure, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, and […] More
A new campaign is spreading the LimeRAT Remote Access Trojan by harnessing an old encryption technique in Excel files. LimeRAT is a simple Trojan designed for Windows machines. The malware is able to install backdoors on infected machines and encrypt files in the same way as typical ransomware strains, add PCs to botnets, and install […] More
Image: Peter Kruse Since May 2018, a malware botnet has been launching brute-force attacks against Microsoft SQL (MSSQL) databases to take over admin accounts and then install cryptocurrency mining scripts on the underlying operating system. The botnet, detailed in a report published today by cyber-security firm Guardicore and shared with ZDNet, is still active and […] More
Business email compromise (BEC) attacks have more than doubled in the past year as cyber criminals try to use their email scams against big businesses. This form of cyber crime is often based around scammers pretending to be someone known to the victim – a colleague, a contractor, or maybe even their boss – and […] More
On the heels of Zoom’s iPhone privacy blunder, a security researcher has found that attackers can use the Zoom Windows client’s group chat feature to share links that will leak the Windows network credentials of anyone who clicks on them. Zoom is under extra scrutiny as usage of the video conference app has surged during […] More
Before you get comfortable in front of the TV, ready to ride out your life under lockdown, are you aware of all the data Netflix stores on you? Although the predominant method of streaming is still TV, watching on-the-go has seen a rise with 15% of people using Netflix on their smartphones or tablet devices. […] More
Since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, there has been an uptick in misinformation circulating online. In particular, there have been various conspiracy theories surrounding the origins of coronavirus which has sparked a US-China blame game. According to researchers from Standford, this blame game, in combination with inaccurate news reporting and social media conspiracy theories, […] More
Zoho’s chief strategy officer Vijay Sundaram is a firm believer that business growth should not come at the cost of customer privacy. “20 years ago, we made a decision: We will never have a model that makes revenue out of advertising,” he told ZDNet. “What that means is that slows down your growth because you […] More
