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Russia-linked Cyclops Blink botnet targeting ASUS routers

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“Our data also shows that although Cyclops Blink is a state-sponsored botnet, its C&C servers and bots affect WatchGuard Firebox and Asus devices that do not belong to critical organizations, or those that have an evident value on economic, political, or military espionage.” ” reads the advisory published by TrendMicro.

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SWEED targets precision engineering companies in Italy

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Precision engineering is a very important business market in Europe, it includes developing mechanical equipment for: automotive, railways, heavy industries and military grade technology. The code execution implements a romantic Drop and Execute code by dropping a Windows PE file from: http[://mail.hajj.zeem.sa/wp-admin/edu/educrety.exe

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WinRAR CVE-2018-20250 flaw exploited in multiple campaigns

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DLL, handles the extraction of files compressed in ACE data format. The experts pointed out that WinRAR determines the file format by analyzing its content and not the extension, this means that an attacker can change the.ace extension to.rar extension to trick the victims. The issue affects a third-party library, called UNACEV2.DLL