It is that time again – among the fixes and patches from Microsoft, for July 2022 is one addressing CVE-2022-22047, Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability – according to Microsoft a zero-day flaw that is being exploited by threat actors. For more details see Bleeping Computer’s excellent round-up of Patch Tuesday: …
Ransomware passing its self off as Google patches
A new strain of ransomware, HavanaCrypt, is being distributed by threat actors as Google software updates, exploiting Microsoft functionality: HavanaCrypt ransomware sails in as a fake Google update • The Register
WebRTC zero-day fix available for Microsoft Edge
Better late than never… WebRTC zero-day fix lands in Microsoft Edge • The Register Actively exploited zero-day flaw in Google Chrome now patched – is yours? Could you check? – Smart Thinking Solutions
Actively exploited zero-day flaw in Google Chrome now patched – is yours? Could you check?
Make sure your Google Chrome patching is up to date. Google has just released a patch to fix a flaw in Chrome that was being actively exploited by threat actors. The attack is directed at the WebRTC system – which is a component used in web based comms, so avoid …
The two sides of Google
On one side we have the alleged Google as villian. Google sign-up ‘fast track to surveillance’, consumer groups say – BBC News We all know that the primary Google business model is based on knowledge and use of our personal data, to promote the effectiveness of it’s advertising product to …