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U.S. Government Issues Urgent Warning of DNS Attacks

An emergency directive from the Department of Homeland Security provides “required actions” for U.S. government agencies to prevent widespread DNS hijacking attacks. The Department of Homeland Security is ordering all federal agencies…
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How Web Apps Can Turn Browser Extensions Into Backdoors

Researchers show how rogue web applications can be used to attack vulnerable browser extensions in a hack that gives adversaries access to private user data. Researchers have added another reason to be suspicious of web browser extensions.…
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Cryptomining Malware Uninstalls Cloud Security Products

New samples of cryptomining malware performs a never-before-seen function: uninstalling cloud security products. Researchers say they have discovered a unique malware family capable of gaining admin rights on targeted systems by uninstalling…