The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns of an increase in attacks targeting state and local governments with the Emotet Trojan.
Active for over a decade, Emotet is a Trojan mainly used to drop additional malware onto compromised systems. Previously, it also functioned as a banking Trojan and as an information stealer.
Read more: CISA Warns of Emotet Trojan Targeting State, Local Governments
A researcher at privileged access management solutions provider CyberArk has discovered vulnerabilities in the products of 10 cybersecurity vendors.
Read more: Researcher Finds Vulnerabilities in Products of 10 Cybersecurity Vendors
A new Mirai-based botnet is targeting zero-day vulnerabilities in Tenda routers, according to researchers at 360 Netlab, a unit of Chinese cybersecurity company Qihoo 360.
Read more: Ttint Botnet Targets Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in Tenda Routers
The October 2020 security updates for Android patch a total of 48 vulnerabilities, including critical-severity flaws that affect Qualcomm closed-source components.
Read more: Androids October 2020 Security Update Patches 48 Vulnerabilities
The United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) last week said some of its systems were disrupted as a result of a cyberattack.
Read more: UN Maritime Agency Hit by Sophisticated Cyberattack
A newly released “vaccine” can prevent certain ransomware families from erasing shadow copies to prevent data recovery.
Read more: Ransomware Vaccine Intercepts Requests to Erase Shadow Copies
