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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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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…

WORDPRESS DELIVERS SECOND PATCH FOR SQL INJECTION BUG

A bug exploitable in WordPress 4.8.2 and earlier creates unexpected and unsafe conditions ripe for a SQL injection attack, exposing sites created on the content management system to takeover. WordPress released WordPress 4.8.3 Tuesday, which…

CRYPTOCURRENCY MINING MALWARE HOSTED IN AMAZON S3 BUCKET

As Bitcoin’s price continues to soar beyond $4,000 USD per, cybercriminals are responding in kind by using techniques long reserved for adware, click-fraud and spying to now drop cryptocurrency miners onto compromised computers. The latest…