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Quantum-proof encryption is here—decades before it can be put to the test.

The novel threat steals data and can affect all processes running on the OS, stealing information from different commands and utilities and then storing it on the affected machine.

Latest campaigns are a break from its usual financially motivated attacks and appear aligned with Russian interests, security researchers say.

We take a look at a report which indicates Brazil has a long way to go with regard to encrypting and backing up data. The post Report: Brazil must do more to encrypt, back up data appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Five months after announcing plans to disable Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros by default in the Office productivity suite, Microsoft appears to have rolled back its plans. "Based on feedback received, a rollback has started," Microsoft employee Angela Robertson said in a July 6 comment. "An update about the rollback is in progress. I apologize for any inconvenience of the rollback

A malicious browser extension with 350 variants is masquerading as a Google Translate add-on as part of an adware campaign targeting Russian users of Google Chrome, Opera, and Mozilla Firefox browsers. Mobile security firm Zimperium dubbed the malware family ABCsoup, stating the "extensions are installed onto a victim's machine via a Windows-based executable, bypassing most endpoint security

In Eclipse p2, installable units are able to alter the Eclipse Platform installation and the local machine via touchpoints during installation. Those touchpoints can, for example, alter the command-line used to start the application, injecting things like agent or other settings that usually require particular attention in term of security. Although p2 has built-in strategies to ensure artifacts are signed and then to help establish trust, there is no such strategy for the metadata part that does configure such touchpoints. As a result, it's possible to install a unit that will run malicious code during installation without user receiving any warning about this installation step being risky when coming from untrusted source.

By Deeba Ahmed Apple has announced adding a new feature to iOS devices dubbed the Lockdown Mode. This feature aims to… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Apple Debuts Lockdown Mode to Prevent State-Sponsored Spying

File upload vulnerability in GFI Mail Archiver versions up to and including 15.1 via insecure implementation of Telerik Web UI plugin which is affected by CVE-2014-2217, and CVE-2017-11317.

Online Accreditation Management v1.0 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the USERNAME parameter at process.php.