Exploited: Cisco, SharePoint, Chrome vulnerabilities

Threat actors have been leveraging zero and n-day vulnerabilities in Cisco security appliances (CVE-2024-20481), Microsoft Sharepoint (CVE-2024-38094), and Google’s Chrome browser (CVE-2024-4947). CVE-2024-20481 (Cisco ASA/FTD) In the past few da… Continue reading Exploited: Cisco, SharePoint, Chrome vulnerabilities

Smashing Security podcast #387: Breaches in your genes, and Kaspersky switcheroo raises a red flag

From family tree to jail cell? A hacker is alleged to have exploited information on genealogy websites to steal millions from public companies. Meanwhile, Kaspersky’s US customers are wondering – what on earth is UltraAV?

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Kaspersky, Pango Respond to User Backlash as Transition to UltraAV Nearly Complete

Users continue to flame Kaspersky and Pango Group as the automatic, forced transition to UltraAV gradually progresses.
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US-based Kaspersky users startled by unexpected UltraAV installation

A poorly executed “handover” of US-based Kaspersky customers has led some users to panic when software named UltraAV popped up on their computers without any action on their part. What happened? Earlier this year, for national security reas… Continue reading US-based Kaspersky users startled by unexpected UltraAV installation

Users Quick to Remove UltraAV After Silent Transition From Kaspersky Antivirus

Many US users are voicing concerns over the silent, forced transition from Kaspersky’s security products to UltraAV.
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One Million US Kaspersky Customers Transferred to Pango’s UltraAV

Kaspersky’s customers in the US are being acquired by cybersecurity firm Pango and will be offered UltraAV antimalware software.
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Kaspersky Flags Cyberespionage APT ‘CloudSorcerer’ Targeting Russian Government

Kaspersky said the CloudSorcerer APT has been abusing public cloud services to exfiltrate data from Russian government entities.
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