CVE-2021-37708

Endpoint Security , Governance & Risk Management , Hardware / Chip-level Security Check Point Report Describes Flaw’s Technical Details Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • May 7, 2021     (Photo: Shutterstock) A severe vulnerability in a system on certain Qualcomm chips, which has been patched, potentially could have enabled attackers to remotely control Android smartphones, access…

Security software giant McAfee has announced it has reached a deal to sell its enterprise business for an all cash fee of $4bn. The firm said it has entered a definitive agreement with a consortium led by Symphony Technology Group (STG), with the transaction expected to be completed by the end of 2021, subject to…

The TrickBot trojan is adding man-in-the-browser (MitB) capabilities for stealing online banking credentials that resemble Zeus, the early banking trojan, researchers said — potentially signaling a coming onslaught of fraud attacks. TrickBot is a sophisticated ( and common ) modular threat known for….

Deep Instinct Closes $100 Million Series D New Funding to Fuel Hyper-Growth | IT Security News 22. April 2021 BlackRock funds lead investment as company positions itself as the next fastest-growing cybersecurity solutions provider with an aggressive growth trajectory.   NEW YORK (April 22, 2021) – Deep Instinct, the first company to apply end-to-end deep learning, based…

Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Legislation & Litigation , Ransomware Sponsor of Bill Says Ransomware Attacks Are ‘Completely Out of Control’ Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • June 23, 2021     A bill introduced this week in the Australian Parliament would make it mandatory for organizations based in the country to report to the Australian Cyber…

Cross-chain decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Poly Network was attacked on Tuesday, with the alleged hacker draining roughly $600 million in crypto. From a report: Poly Network, a protocol launched by the founder of Chinese blockchain project Neo, operates on the Binance Smart Chain, Ethereum and Polygon blockchains. Tuesday’s attack struck each chain consecutively, with the…