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North Korean Attackers Use Windows Update to Deliver Malware
By Aaron Klotz published
A North Korean group known as Lazarus has begun a new campaign involving surveillance attacks on highly protected government defense and aerospace entities.
MoonBounce Malware Hides In Your BIOS Chip, Persists After Drive Formats
By Mark Tyson published
It is very worrying that a trend among malware writers is to attempt to infect your PC motherboard's flash memory, so it can persist through an SSD/HDD wipe or replacement.
Avira Adds Crypto Mining Software to Cybersecurity Solution
By Francisco Pires published
Two NortonLifeLock antivirus products now include cryptocurrency mining software that skims 15% off the top.
Raspberry Pi Detects Malware Using Electromagnetic Waves
By Ash Hill published
A team from the Research Institute of Computer Science and Random Systems uses a Raspberry Pi to detect malware with electromagnetic waves.
New Malware Uses SSD Over-Provisioning to Bypass Security Measures
By Aaron Klotz published
Korean researchers have discovered two major vulnerabilities revolving around the over-provisioning feature built into all modern SSDs.
'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Pirates Hit by Crypto Malware
By Nathaniel Mott published
Reason Labs reported that pirated versions of "Spider-Man: No Way Home" are being used to spread crypto mining malware.
Hacker Hijacks HP AMD EPYC Servers For Raptoreum Crypto Mining
By Francisco Pires published
Hacker turns critical Java exploit Log4J into profit to mine Raptoreum using HP's AMD-based 9000 EPYC server hardware.
Intel, Nvidia, Microsoft Vulnerable to Critical Java Exploit, AMD Unaffected
By Francisco Pires published
Spectre and Meltdown days dejá-vu?
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