Online Trackers Increasingly Switching to Invasive CNAME Cloaking Technique

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Chinese Hackers Using Firefox Extension to Spy On Tibetan Organizations

Cybersecurity researchers today unwrapped a new campaign aimed at spying on vulnerable Tibetan communities globally by deploying a malicious Firefox extension on target systems. "Threat actors aligned with the Chinese Communist Party's state interests delivered a customized malicious Mozilla ...

The Top Free Tools for Sysadmins in 2021

It's no secret that sysadmins have plenty on their plates. Managing, troubleshooting, and updating software or hardware is a tedious task. Additionally, admins must grapple with complex webs of permissions and security. This can quickly become overwhelming without the right tools. If you're a ...

Russian Hackers Targeted Ukraine Authorities With Supply-Chain Malware Attack

Ukraine is formally pointing fingers at Russian hackers for hacking into one of its government systems and attempting to plant and distribute malicious documents that would install malware on target systems of public authorities. "The purpose of the attack was the mass contamination of information ...

Online Trackers Increasingly Switching to Invasive CNAME Cloaking Technique

With browser makers steadily clamping down on third-party tracking, advertising technology companies are increasingly embracing a DNS technique to evade such defenses, thereby posing a threat to web security and privacy. Called CNAME Cloaking, the practice of blurring the distinction between ...

Experts Warns of Notable Increase in QuickBooks Data Files Theft Attacks

New research has uncovered a significant increase in QuickBooks file data theft using social engineering tricks to deliver malware and exploit the accounting software. "A majority of the time, the attack involves basic malware that is often signed, making it hard to detect using antivirus or other ...

Practical Linux Security Cookbook - Second Edition ($35.99 Value) FREE for a Limited Time

Over the last few years, system security has gained a lot of momentum and software professionals are focusing heavily on it.