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- Microsoft Teams, Virtualbox, Tesla zero-days exploited at Pwn2Ownby Sergiu Gatlan on March 23, 2023 at 11:33 pm
During the second day of Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023, competitors were awarded $475,000 after successfully exploiting 10 zero-days in multiple products. [...]
- BlackGuard stealer now targets 57 crypto wallets, extensionsby Bill Toulas on March 23, 2023 at 10:08 pm
A new variant of the BlackGuard stealer has been spotted in the wild, featuring new capabilities like USB propagation, persistence mechanisms, loading additional payloads in memory, and targeting additional crypto wallets. [...]
- WordPress force patching WooCommerce plugin with 500K installsby Sergiu Gatlan on March 23, 2023 at 9:39 pm
Automattic, the company behind the WordPress content management system, is force installing a security update on hundreds of thousands of websites running the highly popular WooCommerce Payments for online stores. [...]
- City of Toronto confirms data theft, Clop claims responsibilityby Ax Sharma on March 23, 2023 at 9:05 pm
City of Toronto is among Clop ransomware gang's latest victims hit in the ongoing GoAnywhere hacking spree. Other victims listed alongside the Toronto city government include UK's Virgin Red and the statutory corporation, Pension Protection Fund. [...]
- New CISA tool detects hacking activity in Microsoft cloud servicesby Sergiu Gatlan on March 23, 2023 at 6:34 pm
The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a new open-source incident response tool that helps detect signs of malicious activity in Microsoft cloud environments. [...]
- Windows 11 gets phishing protection boost and SHA-3 supportby Sergiu Gatlan on March 23, 2023 at 5:57 pm
Microsoft announced that the new Windows 11 build rolling out to Insiders in the Canary channel comes with increased protection against phishing attacks and support for SHA-3 cryptographic hash functions. [...]