April 2020 – Advanced Cybersecurity Experts

Published On - 28/04/2020

Viewing a GIF in Microsoft Teams allows hackers to Takeover Accounts

The vulnerability, impacting both desktop and web versions allowed the attacker to access all the data- confidential information, business plans etc. from organization’s Teams accounts by sending a malicious link to an innocent-looking image. Omer Tsarfati from cyberArk’s said, “Even if ...

Published On - 24/04/2020

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BEC attack: Florentine Banker steals $1.3 Million from 3 British Private Equity Firms

A sophisticated hacker group named The Florentine Banker managed to trick three British private equity firms and steals $1.3 Million following a complex business email compromise (BEC) attack.As per cybersecurity firm Check Point, nearly $700,000 of the total wire transferred amount is permanentl...

Published On - 21/04/2020

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Google Issues critical Warning for Chrome Users

Google has issued a security warning of a critical new vulnerability for Chrome users. They issued a Chrome update that includes a security fix. The new version of the browser 81.0.4044.113 is issued for Windows, Mac and Linux Google only revealed the codename for the exploit CVE-2020-6457 and a vag...

Published On - 17/04/2020

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Windows 10 security support extended by Microsoft

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Microsoft extends support to windows version 10 by six months. Windows 10 which regularly releases security updates twice a year, is now providing a six months grace period to some of the older version of Windows 10. Microsoft has extended support for the second...

Published On - 14/04/2020

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New tool released by Dell: SafeBIOS Events & Indicators of Attack (IoA).

Due to covid-19, many people are forced to work from home, but the network security at home may not be as secure as a corporate network. This is a security risk, that makes terminals vulnerable to malicious actors for stealing data.To enhance terminal security, Dell launched a new security tool call...

Published On - 10/04/2020

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Critical update: Webex users phished

An ongoing phishing campaign is targeting remote workers who, due to ongoing covid -19 are relying on conferencing tools like Webex. Hackers are targeting victims with mails claiming to be a Cisco critical security advisory and asking them to update, to steal their Webex credentials. The malicio...

Published On - 07/04/2020

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DarkHotel hackers breach Chinese government agencies using VPN zero-day vulnerabilities

DarkHotel hackers, a group believed to be from Korean peninsula, have launched a massive hacking operation at Chinese government agencies and their employees. Attacks believed to be related to the current COVID-19 outbreak, began last month, in March. The invasions were detected by Chinese securit...

Published On - 03/04/2020

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Bugs discovered in WordPress plugin, letting hackers gain administrator privileges

A critical vulnerability has been discovered in WordPress Rank Math SEO plugin. With over 200,000 installations, Rank Math helps website owners to attract more traffic to their sites through search engine optimization (SEO). Rank Math is easy to setup, the setup wi...