Black Lotus Labs has discovered a new strain a malware, they are calling it Chaos. The new is very telling – the malware is infecting a wide range of devices and servers, Linux, Windows, small office routers etc. One of the servers infected was hosting an instance of GitHub, bringing …
New simple security feature in Windows
The latest release of Windows 11, now includes Enhanced Phishing Protection, which sounds complicated, and I am sure the implementation of it is complex, but the security advantage it offers is obvious and simple. Windows 11 will warn you when you type a password into an insecure website or application. …
‘Metador’ a new cyber security threat
Bleeping Computers is reporting on the discovery of a new cyber-criminal gang, Metador, who have apparently been infiltrating ISPs, telecos and universities for the last two years: New hacking group ‘Metador’ lurking in ISP networks for months (bleepingcomputer.com) The group have been involved in some complex operations using Windows and …
From advertising to ransomware
Chromeloader started life as an annoyance that would redirect browsers to pages of adverts – Microsoft and VMware are now warning that variants of web have moved on to infecting both Windows and macOS machines with malware, including ransomware: ChromeLoader expands into ransomware on Windows and macOS • The Register …
It’s Patch Tuesday again!
Before I start this post – remember you should have Windows updates set to automatic (we do make exceptions for some Windows servers) and you should be able to monitor the update status on all your organisation’s computers. You cannot check whether everyone has updated? Then do something about it …
Another Google Chrome zero-day patch released
I have just spotted this – it is Saturday – but I thought I would put it quickly, up as many people depend on Google Chrome for shopping, banking etc: Google Chrome emergency update fixes new zero-day used in attacks (bleepingcomputer.com) This impacts the Windows, Mac, and Linux versions, is …
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Malware in redistributed James Webb Space telescope images – but we use JWST images here at Smart Thinking!
Here is a story that shows you always have to keep your guard up when dealing with cyber-security, as the threat landscape is constantly changing and the threat actors will always choose vectors that are in the news. This particular attack comes right back here to Smart Thinking – malware …
