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A new version of the Necro Trojan malware for Android was installed on 11 million devices through Google Play in malicious SDK supply chain attacks. This new version of the Necro Trojan was installed through malicious advertising software development kits (SDK) used by legitimate apps, Android game mods, and modified versions of popular software, such as Spotify,…
Read Moren/a–n/a An issue was discovered in CoreDNS through 1.10.1. There is a vulnerability in DNS resolving software, which triggers a resolver to ignore valid responses, thus causing denial of service for normal resolution. In an exploit, the attacker could just forge a response targeting the source port of a vulnerable resolver without the need to…
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Google is testing a new API that uses machine learning models to offer real-time language translation for inputted text and to make it easier to translate web pages. According to a proposal spotted by Bleeping Computer, the feature is being developed by Chrome’s built-in AI team and is aimed at exposing the web browser’s built-in translation…
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In today’s fast-paced business environment, employees increasingly turn to unauthorized IT solutions to streamline their work and boost productivity. Known as “shadow IT,” these systems, devices, software, and services operate outside the purview of your organization’s IT department. And while it’s often adopted with good intentions, shadow IT can introduce significant security risks, compliance issues,…
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Across the channel’s vendors and distributors, these 100 individuals are helping craft the programs and processes to ensure their company’s partners succeed. Putting the right resources in place for solution provider partners, beefing up programs or crafting new ones to help them succeed—these are the individuals across the industry’s vendors and distributors who make things…
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The news of Apollo Global Management’s interest arrived after mobile chip giant Qualcomm approached Intel in recent days about potentially acquiring the chipmaker. Intel has reportedly received an investment offer for up to $5 billion from alternative asset management firm Apollo Global Management. Citing unnamed sources, Bloomberg on Sunday reported that Apollo reached out to…
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Sep 23, 2024The Hacker NewsPassword Management / Data Breach Password resets can be frustrating for end users. Nobody likes being interrupted by the ‘time to change your password’ notification – and they like it even less when the new passwords they create are rejected by their organization’s password policy. IT teams share the pain, with…
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Sep 23, 2024Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Cyber Threat Hold on tight, folks, because last week’s cybersecurity landscape was a rollercoaster! We witnessed everything from North Korean hackers dangling “dream jobs” to expose a new malware, to a surprising twist in the Apple vs. NSO Group saga. Even the seemingly mundane world of domain names and cloud…
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Sep 23, 2024Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Data Protection Popular social messaging platform Discord has announced that it’s rolling out a new custom end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) protocol to secure audio and video calls. The protocol has been dubbed DAVE, short for Discord’s audio and video end-to-end encryption (“E2EE A/V”). As part of the change introduced last week,…
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Sep 23, 2024Ravie LakshmananIoT Security / Vulnerability A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the Microchip Advanced Software Framework (ASF) that, if successfully exploited, could lead to remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-7490, carries a CVSS score of 9.5 out of a maximum of 10.0. It has been described as a stack-based…
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