January 4, 2019
First UEFI Rootkit Tied to Sednit APT
Researcher at ESET outlines research on the first successful UEFI rootkit used in the wild. Source: First UEFI Rootkit Tied to Sednit APT
A few days ago, Microsoft issued an emergency patch for Internet Explorer to fix a zero-day vulnerability in the web browser. The problem affects versions of Internet Explorer from 9 to 11 across m… Source: Microsoft’s emergency Internet Explorer patch renders some Lenovo laptops unbootable
If the holiday season means anything, it means fixing your family’s messed-up computers … Source: How to fix your parents’ messed-up computers when home for the holidays
December 20, 2018
Microsoft patches Internet Explorer flaw being used to hijack PCs
Source: Microsoft patches Internet Explorer flaw being used to hijack PCs
December 18, 2018
Cybercriminals Use Malicious Memes that Communicate with Malware – TrendLabs Security Intelligence Blog
Steganography, or the method used to conceal a malicious payload inside an image to evade security solutions, has long been used by cybercriminals to spread malware and perform other malicious operations. We recently discovered malicious actors using this technique on memes. The malware authors have posted two tweets featuring malicious memes on October 25 and 26 via a Twitter account created in 2017. The memes contain an embedded command that is parsed by the malware