[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: containerd-1.4.3-1.fc33

Containerd is an industry-standard container runtime with an emphasis on simplicity, robustness and portability. It is available as a daemon for Lin ux and Windows, which can manage the complete container lifecycle of its host system: image transfer and storage, container execution and supervisio...

Cyberweek 2020 Attracted Both Online Shoppers and DDoS Attackers

As we close out 2020, it should come as no surprise that Cyberweek the week of Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday proved big for DDoS attacks. Threat actors were out in force during this key shopping season, and they shifted their sights toward disrupting digital commerce-related industries. This...

Insider Report: Healthcare Security Woes Balloon in COVID-Era

In 2020, the healthcare industry began a massive shift, as legacy cybersecurity issues merged with new security challenges spurred on by the spread of COVID-19. Even before the pandemic, the medical arena wrestled with major cybersecurity challenges, including insecure medical devices, protecting...

Post-Cyberattack, UVM Health Network Still Picking Up Pieces

More than a month after a cyberattack hit the University of Vermont UVM health network, the organization is still working to recover its systems. The UVM health network is a six-hospital, home-health and hospice system, which encompasses more than 1,000 physicians, 2,000 nurses and other clinicia...

Digitally Signed Bandook Trojan Reemerges in Global Spy Campaign

A wave of targeted cyberattack campaigns bent on espionage is cresting around the globe, using a strain of a 13-year old backdoor trojan named Bandook. According to Check Point Research, Bandook was last spotted being used in 2015 and 2017/2018, in the “Operation Manul” and “Dark Caracal”...

What Is the Signal Encryption Protocol?

As the Signal protocol becomes the industry standard, it's worth understanding what sets it apart from other forms of end-to-end encrypted messaging...

Digitally Signed Bandook Malware Once Again Targets Multiple Sectors

A cyberespionage group with suspected ties to the Kazakh and Lebanese governments has unleashed a new wave of attacks against a multitude of industries with a retooled version of a 13-year-old backdoor Trojan. Check Point Research called out hackers affiliated with a group named Dark Caracal in a...

Digitally Signed Bandook Malware Once Again Targets Multiple Sectors

A cyberespionage group with suspected ties to the Kazakh and Lebanese governments has unleashed a new wave of attacks against a multitude of industries with a retooled version of a 13-year-old backdoor Trojan. Check Point Research called out hackers affiliated with a group named Dark Caracal in a...

CVE-2020-13799

Western Digital has identified a security vulnerability in the Replay Protected Memory Block RPMB protocol as specified in multiple standards for storage device interfaces, including all versions of eMMC, UFS, and NVMe. The RPMB protocol is specified by industry standards bodies and is implemente...

Design/Logic Flaw

Western Digital has identified a security vulnerability in the Replay Protected Memory Block RPMB protocol as specified in multiple standards for storage device interfaces, including all versions of eMMC, UFS, and NVMe. The RPMB protocol is specified by industry standards bodies and is implemente...

CVE-2020-13799

Western Digital has identified a security vulnerability in the Replay Protected Memory Block RPMB protocol as specified in multiple standards for storage device interfaces, including all versions of eMMC, UFS, and NVMe. The RPMB protocol is specified by industry standards bodies and is implemente...

Toward Inclusive Language in Software

Akamai opposes racism in all its forms and is committed to providing an inclusive, fair, and respectful environment for both our customers and our employees. As part of this commitment, we are joining other technology-industry leaders in removing biased, oppressive, and racially insensitive...

It's universal: We all love to exchange gifts. Singles' Day and Diwali are two more reasons to do so.

There is scientific evidence that humans secrete "feel good" chemicals in their brain, such as serotonin, dopamine, and oxytocin, while giving. So it's no wonder that many of us look forward to the holidays. Online mobile shopping trends for Singles' Day and Diwali certainly confirm that. Sadly,...

WebNavigator Chromium browser published by search hijackers

A mystery Chromium browser recently made a sudden appearance, and is certainly proving popular. But what is it, and where did it come from? Malwarebytes detects the browser as PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, and we found several clues that this browser was brought to you by a notorious family of searc...

Intel BIOS Platform Sample Code Advisory - Lenovo Support US

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Intel® Ethernet 700 Series Controller Advisory - Lenovo Support US

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2020 Reader Survey: Share Your Feedback to Help Us Improve

Dear Threatpost Reader, Thank you for taking the time to participate in our anonymous Reader Survey. With your help, we intend to continue bringing you timely and relevant news and information to keep you in touch with the cybersecurity industry. This survey will only take a few minutes of your...

Scalper-Bots Shake Down Desperate PS5, Xbox Series X Shoppers

It’s a big week for gamers across the globe, with imminent, dueling releases of Xbox Series X and PlayStation PS5. However, an army of retail bots threaten to drive prices up as much as three times the retail price, putting the coveted holiday gifts well out of reach of everyday fans. Retailers...

Intel® EMA Advisory

Summary: Potential security vulnerabilities in the Intel® Endpoint Management Assistant EMA may allow escalation of privilege or information disclosure. Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities. Vulnerability Details: CVEID: CVE-2020-12315 Description: Path...

Vulnerability Descriptions in the New Version of the Security Update Guide

With the launch of the new version of the Security Update Guide, Microsoft is demonstrating its commitment to industry standards by describing the vulnerabilities with the Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS. This is a precise method that describes the vulnerability with attributes such as t...