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12-Year-Old Windows Defender Bug Gives Hackers Admin Rights Microsoft has fixed a privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Defender Antivirus (formerly Windows Defender) that could allow attackers to gain admin rights on unpatched Windows systems. Microsoft Defender Antivirus is the default anti-malware solution on over 1 billion systems running Windows 10 according to Microsoft’s stats. The elevation of privileges flaw tracked
TrickBot’s BazarBackdoor Malware Is Now Coded In Nim To Evade Antivirus TrickBot’s stealthy BazarBackdoor malware has been rewritten in the Nim programming language, likely to evade detection by security software. The TrickBot cybercrime gang has been increasingly distributing their newer and stealthier BazarBackdoor malware through spam campaigns. Once a computer becomes infected, BazarBackdoor is used to provide the
Hackers Ask Only $1,500 For Access To Breached Company Networks The number of offers for network access and their median prices on the public posts on hacker forums dropped in the final quarter of last year but the statistics fail to reflect the real size of the initial access market. Data from threat intelligence firm Kela
French MNH Health Insurance Company Hit By RansomExx Ransomware French health insurance company Mutuelle Nationale des Hospitaliers (MNH) has suffered a ransomware attack that has severely disrupted the company’s operations. BleepingComputer has learned. MNH is the first mutual insurance company in France to provide health insurance services, and plans focused on the health sector. The company’s website