Google updated Chrome to version 50.0.2662.75, patching 20 vulnerabilities, including two high-severity bugs that qualified for rewards.
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Decryption Tool Stifles Jigsaw Ransomware
Jigsaw ransomware makes big data-destructing threats to victims, but its bark may be worse than its bite now that security experts have found a way for victims to decrypt systems for free.
Qbot Malware Morphs Quickly to Evade Detection
Researchers spot new wave of Qbot infections that can shape-shift every six hours to evade detection.
Broken IBM Java Patch Prompts Another Disclosure
Current versions of IBM SDK 7 and SDK 8 remain vulnerable to a 2013 Java vulnerability. Security Explorations discovered the original patch is broken and disclosed details on the flaw and a proof-of-concept exploit.
Microsoft Unleashes 13 Bulletins, Six Critical
Microsoft released six critical vulnerabilities in addition to patching the much-hyped Badlock vulnerability.
Badlock Vulnerability Falls Flat Against Its Hype
The much anticipated Badlock vulnerability wasn’t in the SMB protocol after all, but in SAM and LSAD and exposed Windows machines to privilege escalation.
ZeuS Banking Trojan Resurfaces As Atmos Variant
Atmos banking malware has perilous pedigree that includes Citadel and ZeuS.
Meet The Cryptoworm, The Future of Ransomware
The age of self-propagating ransomware, or cryptoworms, is right around the corner, says Cisco Talos.
Burr-Feinstein Anti-Crypto Bill Slammed by Critics
Security and privacy advocates, along with IT business leaders, slam the Burr-Feinstein bill as misguided and detrimental to encryption.
Moxa Won’t Patch Publicly Disclosed Flaws Until August
A number of publicly disclosed vulnerabilities in Moxa networking gear won’t be patched until August, if at all, according to ICS-CERT.