A new Linux vulnerability is found and a must-read ransomware case study. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It's Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024. I'm Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Following on the shattering discovery of a backdoor hidden in an open-source Linux compression utility comes news of a
PyPI repository shuts to stop malicious uploads, a plea to developers to stop creating apps with SQL vulnerabilities, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It's Friday, March 29th, 2024. I'm Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. I've reported before that threat actors are increasingly uploading malicious code
A botnet exploits old routers, a new malware loader discovered, and more warnings about downloading code from open source repositories. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It's Wednesday March 27th, 2024. I'm Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Despite repeated warnings that old internet-connected devices are being compromised by
A suspected China threat actor going after unpatched F5 and ScreenConnet installations. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It's Monday, March 25th, 2024. I'm Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Hundreds of organizations in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia and other countries are being targeted by a China-based
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