The WiFiDemon vulnerability A recent security report claims that the Wi-Fi network name bug, which is said to disable an iPhone’s networking capability entirely, also has remote code execution capabilities and was patched quietly by Apple...
Category - News
This category covers the News section of HowToRemove.Guide. We primarily focus on news in the security and anti-malware industry, but not limited to them, as we have recently engaged in broader interests related to browsers, operating systems and their relationship to hardware.
User experience has become a driving factor on the internet, merging areas which were once clearly separated. A prime subject in this is the intersection between the user privacy we all covet and how new features introduced to safeguard that privacy can be exploited by malware creators.
Examples:
- Hacker hide skimming code inside the favicon Metadata of E-commerce sites.
- Safari Surpasses Google Chrome with Security advantages.
- UK competition regulator claims that Google search engine deal with Apple limits competition.
In a technological world of rapid change, we at HowToRemove.Guide need to be fully aware of how that world changes to ensure we can be at the driving edge of knowledge on what malware creators can use against every day users.
And the first step to that is to be constantly informed of all coming changes.
Cloudstar victim of a highly sophisticated ransomware attack
The Cloudstar Ransomware Attack Cloudstar, a popular cloud-service provider operating in the USA and providing technology for hundreds of title companies and lenders, has become a victim of a sophisticated ransomware attack. According to the...
A sham version of the Zoom App distributed by the “LuminousMoth” APT
A recently discovered threat actor from China has been spotted launching large-scale attacks, but then carefully picking selected targets to infect and exfiltrate data from. Codenamed LuminousMoth, this new APT has been actively operating since...
The REvil Ransomware gang vanishes following a high-profile attack
There has been a rumor going around the cybersecurity circles that REvil, the notorious ransomware gang behind some of the largest attacks hitting Kaseya and other high-profile targets, has been taken down. The speculations came after the data leak...
Microsoft update patches 117 vulnerabilities
This month’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates were released yesterday, fixing a total number of 117 flaws in different Microsoft products, including Windows, Office, Bing, Windows DNS, Exchange Server, Dynamics, and Visual Studio Code. Nine of those...
VNC module with spying capabilities has been employed by the Trickbot malware
Researchers are warning that Trickbot malware is not showing any signs of slowing down. As per the latest reports on the notorious botnet, the cybercrime organization behind this threat is revamping its infrastructure in response to recent counter...
Kaseya has released patches for three critical vulnerabilities
Following the recent REvil ransomware attack on Kaseya’s systems, this Sunday, the popular software vendor released critical security updates in order to patch the security flaws in their Virtual System Administrator (VSA) solution. As per the...
Malware creators with new trick to Disable Office Files’ Macro Security...
The new technique to avoid malware detection A new example of how malware creators are evolving their methods to avoid malware detection has been spotted by security researchers. Professionals have discovered a previously unseen technique that...
Microsoft’s PrintNightmare Patch is incomplete and cannot fully address...
The Microsoft’s incomplete PrintNightmare Patch In the beginning of this week, Microsoft released an emergency update for the PrintNightmare flaw (tracked as CVE-2021-34527). However, on Wednesday, less than a day after the patch was...
Microsoft issues an emergency patch for the PrintNightmare vulnerability
The Microsoft PrintNightmare patch An urgent fix for the critical “PrintNightmare” vulnerability that affects the Windows Print Spooler service has been released by Microsoft. The flaw caused a lot of disturbance in the cybersecurity...