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Microsoft Bulks Up Defender ATP for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

September 14, 2017 By aatech

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update will have more to offer than new mixed-reality experiences. When the desktop operating system update arrives on Oct. 17, it will be able to tap into an upgraded version of Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) to help customers protect end-user systems and the data stored in them.Windows Defender ATP […]

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MongoDB Tightens Security Amid New Database Attacks

September 13, 2017 By aatech

A new series of ransomware attacks targeting MongoDB databases has prompted the company to implement new data security measures. The new attacks follow a similar pattern to the MongoDB ransack campaign unleashed at the end of 2016 and beginning of 2017, when more than 33,000 MongoDB databases fell to the massacre within weeks. By mid-January, […]

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Android Users Vulnerable to ‘High-Severity’ Overlay Attacks

September 12, 2017 By aatech

Security researchers warned of a high-severity Android flaw on Thursday that stems from what they call a “toast attack” overlay vulnerability. Researchers say criminals could use the Android’s toast notification, a feature that provides simple feedback about an operation in a small pop up, in an attack scenario to obtain admin rights on targeted phones […]

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Equifax hit with a data breach possibly affecting half of the US population

September 11, 2017 By aatech

This Thursday Equifax, one of the three major credit bureaus in the US, announced that cyber security incident involving consumer information of nearly half of the population in the US had been spotted on July 29th, 2017. In the press release published yesterday, they stated that based on their internal investigation the data breach began […]

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Google Patches 81 Android Vulnerabilities With September 2017 Updates

September 10, 2017 By aatech

A total of 81 security vulnerabilities have been addressed in this month’s set of security patches for the Android platform. 13 of the flaws were rated Critical severity.The security bulletin has two security patch levels, each focused on addressing vulnerabilities in specific components. The 2017-09-01 security patch level fixes a total of 30 vulnerabilities, 10 […]

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Microsoft Won’t Fix Security Bypass Vulnerability in Edge

September 9, 2017 By aatech

Microsoft is opting to stand pat and not fix a content security bypass vulnerability in its Edge browser, something researchers warn could potentially lead to the disclosure of confidential information.Nicolai Grødum, a researcher with Cisco Talos, disclosed details around the vulnerability – which also affects older versions of Webkit browsers such as Google Chrome and […]

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Linux 4.13 Kernel Launches With Accelerated Security Feature

September 8, 2017 By aatech

While most Americans were enjoying the Labor Day weekend, Linux creator Linus Torvalds was busy releasing the Linux 4.13 kernel on Sept. 3. Linux 4.13 is the fourth new Linux kernel released in 2017 and follows Linux 4.12, which debuted in July. The Linux 4.13 kernel is noteworthy for a number of reasons, including multiple […]

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Siemens Patches Flaws in Automation, Power Distribution Products

September 7, 2017 By aatech

Siemens customers were informed last week that some of the company’s automation and power distribution products are affected by vulnerabilities that can be exploited for denial-of-service (DoS) attacks and session hijacking. Sergey Temnikov of Kaspersky Lab discovered that several Siemens products using the Discovery Service of the OPC UA protocol stack are exposed to remote […]

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New Locky Variant ‘IKARUSdilapidated’ Strikes Again

September 6, 2017 By aatech

A second wave of the Locky ransomware variant called IKARUSdilapidated has been identified by security experts. The source of the ransomware is a botnet of zombie computers coordinated to launch phishing attacks that send emails and attachments appearing to come from a targeted recipient’s trusted business-class multifunction printer. This is the second wave of IKARUSdilapidated […]

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Instagram Hackers May Have Details on Six Million Users

September 5, 2017 By aatech

Hackers are claiming to have obtained the personal details of as many as six million Instagram users, including those of celebrities including Emma Watson, Leonardo Di Caprio and David Beckham. The cyber-criminals are believed to have exploited a bug in the popular photo service’s mobile API which exposed email addresses, phone and other profile information.Although […]