An apparent botnet comprised of more than 3,000 separate source IPs generated a large, sudden spike in exploit attacks on July 19, targeting D-Link 2750B and certain Dasan GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) small and home office routers.
The Ukrainian Secret Service is blaming Russian intelligence for an attack it blocked that was launched upon a chlorine distillation plan in the Dnipropetrovsk region using VPNFilter malware.
Tapplock Smart locks contain several physical and digital vulnerabilities, each of which could allow an attacker to crack the lock with some attacks taking as little as two seconds to execute.
One vulnerability patched by Microsoft yesterday fixes an elevation of privilege issue in its Cortana voice assistant when used in a Windows 10 device.
The U.S. Treasury Department issued sanctions Monday against five Russian companies and three citizens for providing material and technical support to the Russian Federation government for the NotPetya and other cyberattacks.
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