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Supermicro and Pulse Secure have each issued advisories this past week warning users that some of their products are vulnerable to the updated version of Trickbot malware that features a bootkit module, nicknamed Trickboot, which can search for UEFI/BIOS firmware vulnerabilities.
Server maker Supermicro confirmed that its X10UP Denlow series of motherboards has vulnerabilities that can be detected by Trickboot. Secure access gateway manufacturer PulseSecure notes that two of its Pulse Secure Appliance models can be exploited. Supermicro is aware of the Trickboot issue which is observed only with a subset of the X10 UP motherboards, the company says, adding it will be providing a patch. It did not, however, offer a time frame for when the patch would be issued.
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Nigerian social media users on Tuesday raised some interesting conversations cum debates mostly centered on the state of the nation.
Users across platforms called out a few institutions of government and individuals as well, forcing the following trends to make it to the top:
EFCC
Nigerians called out the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, accusing them of unprofessionalism in their fight against corruption after the anti-graft body took to social media to parade suspects accused of cybercrime.
According to EFCC’s official Twitter handle, the ten suspects were apprehended at the Alagbado area of Lagos following “credible intelligence received by the commission about their alleged criminal activities”.