Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the fear and uncertainty surrounding the current global health and economic situation as well as sudden shifts and exposures in IT environments to launch COVID-19 related attack campaigns. The bad guys are moving full-steam ahead in their efforts to lure victims by playing on their fears. Fortunately, the security community is banding together to take on these cyber attackers by...
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On Friday, Apple and Google announced they were working on a system that would make it easier for apps from country’s health departments to trace the spread of coronavirus while aiming to preserve privacy. The system is designed to use bluetooth low energy to inform a user when they’ve been in close contact with someone who has self identified as having tested positive for the coronavirus. This...
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Hackers are selling two critical vulnerabilities for the video conferencing software Zoom that would allow someone to hack users and spy on their calls, Motherboard has learned. The two flaws are so-called zero-days, and are currently present in Zoom’s Windows and MacOS clients, according to three sources who are knowledgeable about the market for these kinds of hacks. The sources have not seen the actual code...
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বিশ্বব্যাপী COVID-19 এর প্রকোপের কারণে বেশিরভাগ প্ৰতিষ্ঠানের কর্মচারীরা বাসা থেকে কাজ করছেন, যার প্রেক্ষিতে মিটিং করতে বিভিন্ন ওয়েব মিটিং সফ্টওয়্যার ব্যবহৃত হচ্ছে। সহজ ব্যবহার এবং সমৃদ্ধ ফীচারের কারণে বর্তমানে ওয়েব মিটিং সফ্টওয়্যার হিসাবে “জুম” (ZOOM) বেশ জনপ্রিয়। জুম ব্যবহারকারীর সংখ্যা বৃদ্ধি পাওয়ায় সম্প্রতি “জুম-বোম্বিং” বা “ভিডিও-টেলিকনফারেন্সিং হাইজ্যাকিং” নামে বিভিন্ন আক্রমণ লক্ষ্য করা গিয়েছে। জুম মিটিং এর দুর্বলতাসমুহ ব্যবহার করে আক্রমণকারী মিটিংয়ের অ্যাক্সেস করতে পারে,...
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Description: Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox and Firefox ESR. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. These vulnerabilities have been detected in exploits in the wild. Impact: A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. Mitigation: Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more...
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Description: Google has released Chrome version 81.0.4044.92 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit to take control of an affected system. Impact: A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. Mitigation: Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information. Reference URL’s: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_7.html
Description: Juniper Networks has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in various Juniper products. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. Impact: A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. Mitigation: Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information. Reference URL’s: https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&channel=SECURITY_ADVISORIES
Description: VMware has released security updates to address a vulnerability in VMware Directory Service (vmdir). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. Impact: A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. Mitigation: Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information. Reference URL’s: https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0006.html
Description : Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. System / Technologies Affected : iCloud for Windows 7.18 iCloud for Windows 10.9.3 iTunes 12.10.5 for Windows iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4 Safari 13.1 watchOS 6.2 tvOS 13.4 macOS Catalina 10.15.4, Security Update 2020-002 Mojave, Security Update...
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The world has changed in unprecedented ways in the last several weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. While it has brought out the best in humanity in many ways, as with any crisis it can also attract the worst in some. Cybercriminals use people’s fear and need for information in phishing attacks to steal sensitive information or spread malware for profit. Even as some criminal...
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