Flaw in GRUB 2 Boot Loader Threatens Many Linux Systems
A buffer overflow (CVE-2020-10713) in the GRUB 2 boot loader can allow an attacker to gain code execution on many Linux systems...
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Dennis Fisher
Editor in ChiefDennis Fisher is an award-winning journalist who has been covering information security and privacy since 2000.
He is one of the co-founders of Threatpost and previously wrote for TechTarget and eWeek, when magazines were still a thing that existed. Dennis enjoys finding the stories behind the headlines and digging into the motivations and thinking of both defenders and attackers. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe, The Improper Bostonian, Harvard Business School’s Working Knowledge, and most of his kids’ English papers.
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Featured Articles
Supreme Court to Review CFAA For First Time
The US Supreme Court has agreed to review a case related to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) for the first time ever, a...
Decipher Library: First Edition
We've put together a list of security and privacy related book recommendations from people across the industry, from technical...
Google Patches Bug Used in Active Attacks Against Chrome
Google has fixed a flaw in the FreeType library that attackers are attempting to exploit against Chrome users.
Trickbot Up to Its Old Tricks
Days after a takedown operation, the Trickbot botnet is back up and running with new C2 servers in Europe and South America.
SonicWall Fixes Critical Flaw in Firewall Appliances
A critical flaw in SonicOS could lead to remote code execution in vulnerable SonicWall firewall appliances.
Microsoft Fixes Ping of Death Flaw in Windows
A flaw (CVE-2020-16898) in Windows 10 and Server 2019 can allow remote code execution with one malformed ICMP packet.
FIN11 Cybercrime Group Uses Ransomware, Extortion to Cash In
The newly identified FIN11 group uses the Clop ransomware and various public malware tools in operations against companies around the world.