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2022-02-18 15:07:35 Researchers have found that several computers in SouthKorea are being attacked by a botnet called "PseudoManuscrypt" using the same spreading tactics as another malware called CryptBot.

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2022-02-18 11:44:15 A set of new Linux vulnerabilities have been discovered in Canonical's Snap for software packaging and deployment system, the most critical of which can be exploited to gain root privileges on targeted systems.

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2022-02-18 10:48:28 A "potentially destructive actor" aligned with the Iranian government is actively exploiting the known Log4j vulnerability to infect unpatched VMware Horizon servers with ransomware.

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2022-02-18 08:23:57 Cisco has released security updates to patch 3 vulnerabilities affecting its products, including one high-severity flaw that attackers can exploit by sending an email to crash Cisco Email Security Appliances.

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2022-02-18 07:21:44 Adobe releases patches for another critical vulnerability (CVE-2022-24087) discovered in the Adobe Commerce and Magento eCommerce platforms that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code.

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2022-02-17 16:23:20 Google announced plans to bring its "Privacy Sandbox" initiative to Android to expand its privacy-focused but also less disruptive advertising technology beyond the desktop web.

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2022-02-17 12:19:09 Researchers release a new open-source tool called "Underactor" that can uncover pixelated text from redacted documents and reveal sensitive data.

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2022-02-17 11:18:49 Researchers have unpacked a new Golang-based botnet called "Kraken," which is under active development and features an array of backdoor capabilities.

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2022-02-17 10:36:07 The politically motivated "Moses Staff" hacker group has been observed using a custom multi-component toolset with the goal of carrying out cyberespionage against Israeli organizations.

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2022-02-17 08:44:32 U.S. government agencies FBI, NSA, CISA release joint advisory accusing state-sponsored Russian hackers of regularly attacking several U.S. cleared defense contractors to steal proprietary documents and other confidential information.

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