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Oops: Cyberspies Infect Themselves with their Own Malware After infecting themselves with their own custom remote access trojan (RAT), an Indian-linked cyber-espionage group has accidentally exposed its operations to security researchers. The threat actor has been active since at least December 2015 and is tracked as PatchWork (aka Dropping Elephant, Chinastrats, or Quilted Tiger) due to
Microsoft: Powerdir Bug Gives Access to Protected MacOS User Data Microsoft says threat actors could use a macOS vulnerability to bypass Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) technology to access users’ protected data. The Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team has reported the vulnerability dubbed powerdir (tracked as CVE-2021-30970) to Apple on July 15, 2021, via the Microsoft Security Vulnerability
Linux Mint 20.3 Released Promising Security Updates Until 2025 Linux Mint has released version 20.3, codenamed ‘Una,’ as a long-term support version that will receive security updates until 2025. Long-term support releases are for those who favor stability over bleeding-edge software and experimental features, so Linux Mint 20.3 is ideal for those who want to
Europol Ordered to Erase Data on those Not Linked to Crime The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), an EU privacy and data protection independent supervisory authority, has ordered Europol to erase personal data on individuals that haven’t been linked to criminal activity. According to the EDPS, the watchdog considers personal data any identification number, location