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New Hive ransomware variant is written in Rust and use improved encryption method

Security Affairs

Hive ransomware operators have improved their file-encrypting module by migrating to Rust language and adopting a more sophisticated encryption method. The most important change in the latest Hive variant is the encryption mechanism it adopts. ” reads the post published by Microsoft. ” continues Microsoft. .

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OpenSSL fixed two high-severity vulnerabilities

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The OpenSSL project fixed two high-severity flaws in its cryptography library that can trigger a DoS condition or achieve remote code execution. The OpenSSL project has issued security updates to address a couple of high-severity vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2022-3602 and CVE-2022-3786 , in its cryptography library. of the library.

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Top Open Source Security Tools

eSecurity Planet

It matches reported vulnerabilities to the open source libraries in code, reducing the number of alerts. Backed by a huge open source database of known exploits, it also provides IT with an analysis of pen testing results so remediation steps can be done efficiently. Read more: Metasploit: Pen Testing Product Overview and Analysis.

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EventBot, a new Android mobile targets financial institutions across Europe

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EventBot is a mobile banking trojan and infostealer that abuses Android’s accessibility features to steal user data from financial applications, read user SMS messages, and steal SMS messages to allow the malware to bypass two-factor authentication.” ” reads the analysis published by Cybereason.

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YTStealer info-stealing malware targets YouTube content creators

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Intezer cybersecurity researchers have detailed a new information-stealing malware, dubbed YTStealer, that was developed to steal authentication cookies from YouTube content creators. “If YTStealer finds authentication cookies for YouTube, it does something interesting though. ” reads the post published by Intezer.

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Top 5 Application Security Tools & Software for 2023

eSecurity Planet

Authentication: Ensures that users or entities are verified and granted appropriate access based on their identity. Encryption: This protects sensitive data by converting it into a coded form that can only be accessed or decrypted with the appropriate key.

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Application Security: Complete Definition, Types & Solutions

eSecurity Planet

Take advantage of CAPTCHAs (Completely Automated Public Turing tests to tell Computers and Humans Apart) to prevent automated attacks, protect against abuse, improve user experience, ensure authenticity of user-generated data, and ensure that only legitimate user interactions are processed.