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Intel CPU Exploit BoundHook

Affected Platforms All Intel CPUs with Skylake and later processors running Memory Protection Extension (MPX) on Windows 10 (64 or

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Ursnif Banking Trojan

A recent spam campaign has been observed delivering the Ursniff banking trojan, luring users in with alleged parking violations and

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Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome (62.0.3202.75)

Affected Platforms Google Chrome version 61.0.3163.123 and earlier for Windows, Mac and Linux. Description Google has released Chrome version 62.0.3202.75

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Microsoft DDE Works in Outlook

We have written about Advanced Persistent Threat (APT ) groups abusing Microsoft’s Dynamic data Exchange (DDE) feature through malicious attachments,

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Adobe Flash Vulnerability Used by APT28 (CVE-2017-11292)

Affected Platforms Adobe Flash Player version 27.0.0.159 Description The APT group, APT28 (aka FancyBear), are attempting to use an Adobe

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RAUM Malicious Torrent Distribution Tool

RAUM is a new tool for the production, distribution and monitoring of malicious torrent files. These files either contain or

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Filecoder Ransomware

Filecoder ransomware has been seen targeting Irish computer users via a faked EIR (an Irish Telecommunications company) email. The email

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BadRabbit Ransomware

A new variant of the Petya ransomware has been discovered, known as BadRabbit. The ransomware’s dropper is delivered by a drive-by

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Linksys E-Series Router Vulnerabilities

Affected Routers Linksys E900, E1200, E8400 (confirmed affected) Linksys E900-ME, E1500, E3200, E4200, WRT54G2 (unconfirmed) Description Five vulnerabilities have been

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SYSCON Backdoor Uses FTP as a C2 Channel

A botnet has been found that uses an unusual method for its bots to communicate to a Command and Control

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