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Emergency alert on US phones and TVs today — Don’t worry, it’s just a test

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will run an emergency alert test today to check Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) capabilities nationwide. […]

03 Oct

New ‘Looney Tunables’ Linux bug gives root on major distros

A new Linux vulnerability known as ‘Looney Tunables’ enables local attackers to gain root privileges by exploiting a buffer overflow weakness in the GNU C Library’s ld.so dynamic loader. […]

03 Oct

Microsoft now lets you play a game during Windows 11 installs

Microsoft has introduced a new twist to the Windows 11 installation and update process, transforming it from a mundane task into an enjoyable experience. […]

03 Oct

Google to bolster phishing and malware delivery defenses in 2024

Google will introduce new sender guidelines in February to bolster email security against phishing and malware delivery by mandating bulk senders to authenticate their emails and adhere to stricter spam thresholds […]

03 Oct

Android October security update fixes zero-days exploited in attacks

Google has released the October 2023 security updates for Android, addressing 54 unique vulnerabilities, including two known to be actively exploited. […]

02 Oct

Microsoft Defender no longer flags Tor Browser as malware

For Windows users who frequently use the TorBrowser, there’s been a pressing concern. Recent versions of the TorBrowser, specifically because of the tor.exe file it contained, were being flagged as potential threats by Windows Defender. […]

02 Oct

Exim patches three of six zero-day bugs disclosed last week

Exim developers have released patches for three of the zero-days disclosed last week through Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), one of them allowing unauthenticated attackers to gain remote code execution. […]

02 Oct

New BunnyLoader threat emerges as a feature-rich malware-as-a-service

Security researchers discovered a new malware-as-a-service (MaaS) named ‘BunnyLoader’ advertised on multiple hacker forums as a fileless loader that can steal and replace the contents of the system clipboard. […]

02 Oct

Ransomware gangs now exploiting critical TeamCity RCE flaw

Ransomware gangs are now targeting a recently patched critical vulnerability in JetBrains’ TeamCity continuous integration and deployment server. […]

02 Oct

Exploit available for critical WS_FTP bug exploited in attacks

Over the weekend, security researchers released a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a maximum severity remote code execution vulnerability in Progress Software’s WS_FTP Server file sharing platform. […]