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Microsoft Warns of ‘Nimbuspwn’ Security Flaws Haunting Linux

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Apr

2022

The vulnerabilities, collectively known as Nimbuspwn, provide a roadmap for attackers to elevate privileges to root on many Linux desktop endpoints, Redmond said in a public advisory. Microsoft said its researchers created an experimental exploit capable of delivering a root backdoor with permanent root access. “The vulnerabilities can be chained together to gain root privileges […]

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Ransomware plagues finance sector as cyberattacks get more complex

20

Apr

2022

Ransomware plagues financial institutions as they face increasingly complex threats over previous years owing to the changing behavior of cybercriminal cartels, according to VMware’s latest Modern Bank Heists report. This has happened as the cybercrime cartels have evolved beyond wire transfer frauds to target market strategies, take over brokerage accounts, and island-hop into banks, according […]

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New ‘Enemybot’ DDoS Botnet Targets Routers, Web Servers

15

Apr

2022

Dubbed Enemybot, the botnet appears to be the work of Keksec, an established cybercrime group that specializes in DDoS attacks and cryptocurrency mining. The malware was built using the source code of the Gafgyt (Bashlite) botnet – which leaked in 2015 – with some modules borrowed from the infamous Mirai botnet, including the scanner module […]

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Microsoft Warns of ‘Nimbuspwn’ Security Flaws Haunting Linux

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