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High-severity WinRAR 0-day exploited for weeks by 2 groups
Aug 129 months ago

High-severity WinRAR 0-day exploited for weeks by 2 groups

Exploits allow for persistent backdooring when targets open booby-trapped archive. ...

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Encryption made for police and military radios may be easily cracked
Aug 099 months ago

Encryption made for police and military radios may be easily cracked

An encryption algorithm can have weaknesses that could allow an attacker to listen in. ...

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Adult sites are stashing exploit code inside racy .svg files
Aug 089 months ago

Adult sites are stashing exploit code inside racy .svg files

Running JavaScript from inside an image? What could possibly go wrong? ...

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Google discovered a new scam—and also fell victim to it
Aug 079 months ago

Google discovered a new scam—and also fell victim to it

Disclosure comes two months after Google warned the world of ongoing spree. ...

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Voice phishers strike again, this time hitting Cisco
Aug 059 months ago

Voice phishers strike again, this time hitting Cisco

Stopping people from falling for phishing attacks isn't working. So what are organizations to do? ...

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