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Cybersecurity research conducted by the illustrious team at Elastic Security Labs has brought to light a virulent new strain of the RustBucket malware, a notorious enemy of macOS-powered devices. It appears the cyber-nemesis has evolved, displaying an increased persistence on targeted endpoints and an unnerving ability to stealthily avoid antivirus programs. ADVERTISEMENT The researchers reveal, […]
Proton, the organization behind Proton Mail, VPN and other services, has released the first stable version of Proton Pass today after a beta period. Proton Pass is an open source password manager that adheres to the same privacy and security principles as other Proton products. ADVERTISEMENT Proton Pass is available as a free and subscription-based […]
A newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft Teams allows attackers to push malware onto the devices of other Microsoft Teams users, even if they are considered external. ADVERTISEMENT IT security researchers at Jumpsec have discovered a new vulnerability in Microsoft Teams. The vulnerability may be exploited to bypass traditional security protections, e.g., against phishing or malware, […]
Password management service LastPass started to prompt its customers to reset their two-factor authentication method on May 9th, 2023. The company upgraded account security at the time by raising the number of password iterations to 600,000 rounds. ADVERTISEMENT The increased number of iterations improves the protection of customer’s master password, effectively making it more difficult […]
Stability AI has released a new version of its AI image generator, Stable Diffusion XL (SDXL). The new version, called SDXL 0.9, produces more photorealistic images than its predecessor. It also does a better job of generating hands, which was previously a weakness of AI-generated images. ADVERTISEMENT The new model, according to Stability AI, offers […]
The makers of the password management service 1Password announced the rollout of what they call a “privacy-preserving telemetry system” in the application today. ADVERTISEMENT Telemetry collects usage data and many applications and all operating systems have such systems in place. Developers may use it to analyze issues or usage, which may help prioritize development. Telemetry […]
Asus has released new firmware for a wide range of its routers that address nine different security issues, some of which rated critical. The company encourages customers to install the firmware update immediately on their devices to protect them against potential attacks. Customers may also modify settings to mitigate potential attacks. ADVERTISEMENT The security advisory […]
The open source Bitwarden password manager supports biometric authentication. Windows Hello is supported on Windows, so that users may use biometric authentication to access their passwords and other vault data. Up until recently, anyone could use the stored data to access the user’s vault without authentication under certain circumstances. ADVERTISEMENT The vulnerability allowed anyone with […]
Dominik Reichl, the lead developer of the KeePass password manager, has released KeePass 2.54 to the public. The new version of the application improves security in several meaningful ways, and it addresses potential attack vectors of previous versions of the program. ADVERTISEMENT New and existing KeePass users find the download of KeePass 2.54 on the […]
Security researchers have discovered that threat actors are using a serious zero-day flaw in the MOVEit file transfer product in a number of client scenarios. ADVERTISEMENT According to BleepingComputer, MoveIt Transfer from Progress Software has a serious vulnerability that is being exploited by threat actors. The website reported that multiple organizations have been compromised and their […]