Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious package named “os-info-checker-es6” that disguises itself as an operating system information utility to stealthily drop a next-stage payload onto compromised systems. “This campaign employs clever Unicode-based steganography to hide its initial malicious code and utilizes a Google Calendar event short link as a dynamic dropper for its final
Monthly Archives: May 2025
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At YouTube’s fourth annual Brandcast event, advertisers, partners and creators came together in New York City to hear about how brands can make the most out of YouTube. …
Google has released emergency security updates to patch a high-severity Chrome vulnerability that has a public exploit and can let attackers hijack accounts. […]
Google on Wednesday released updates to address four security issues in its Chrome web browser, including one for which it said there exists an exploit in the wild. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-4664 (CVSS score: 4.3), has been characterized as a case of insufficient policy enforcement in a component called Loader. “Insufficient policy enforcement […]
Google is rolling out a change to Chromium that “de-elevates” Google Chrome so it does not run as an administrator to increase security in Windows. […]
Google warned today that hackers using Scattered Spider tactics against retail chains in the United Kingdom have also started targeting retailers in the United States. […]
Samsung has released software updates to address a critical security flaw in MagicINFO 9 Server that has been actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-4632 (CVSS score: 9.8), has been described as a path traversal flaw. “Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory vulnerability in Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server version […]
At least two different cybercrime groups BianLian and RansomExx are said to have exploited a recently disclosed security flaw in SAP NetWeaver, indicating that multiple threat actors are taking advantage of the bug. Cybersecurity firm ReliaQuest, in a new update published today, said it uncovered evidence suggesting involvement from the BianLian data extortion crew and […]
Ransomware gangs have joined ongoing SAP NetWeaver attacks, exploiting a maximum-severity vulnerability that allows threat actors to gain remote code execution on vulnerable servers. […]
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With the recent release of Copilot+ PCs, developers are increasingly focused on optimizing their apps for these devices. Copilot+ PCs are the fastest, most intelligent Windows PCs ever built. With powerful new system architecture designed to deliver best-in-class performance, all–day battery life and the ability to run the most advanced AI models on device, Copilot+ […]