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GNU Binutils bfd_section_from_shdr Function Denial of Service Vulnerability [CVE-2018-8945]

A vulnerability in the elf.c source code of GNU Binutils could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial

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Android Fakebank Malware

Researchers at Symantec have discovered a new variant of the Fakebank malware which can be installed on Android devices. This

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National Lottery Credential Stuffing Attack

On the 16th of March, The National Lottery advised its 10.5 million account holders to change their passwords after reporting

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Phishing Emails Deemed Number One Threat By UK Businesses

Industry research by security company Clearswift has reported that malicious links within emails are perceived as posing the biggest cyber threat

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HMRC Spear Phishing Emails

Phishing emails appearing to be from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are known to increase in volume from January to

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Cryptocurrency Miner Distributed via Weathermap Plugin

A cryptocurrency miner has been distributed via a PHP tool exploiting a vulnerability in the Weathermap network monitoring tool, targeting

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Samba Settings SNAFU Lets Any User Change Admin Passwords

A vulnerability has been discovered in the Samba 4 Active Directory domain controller (AD DC) which allows authenticated users to

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MikroTik RouterOS SMB Vulnerability [CVE-2018-7445]

A vulnerability in MikroTik’s RouterOS software Server Message Block (SMB) service may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary

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Qrypter MaaS [Malware-as-a-Service] Remote Access Trojan

A new Java-based remote access trojan (RAT), known as Qrypter, has been observed. Developed by the ‘QUA R&D’ criminal group,

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RoyalCLI and RoyalDNS Backdoors

The Chinese Advanced Persistent Threat group APT15 has been found responsible for compromising a UK government contractor using two new

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