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Ransomware activity down 11% worldwide in Q3, but rise expected
By Rory Bathgate published
News LockBit increased its share of the landscape even as attacks declined, while new groups have capitalised on the fall of Conti

Undetectable PowerShell backdoor discovered hiding as Windows update
By Rory Bathgate published
News SafeBreach researchers identified the backdoor, which they say went undetected on all major antivirus programs

Fortinet reiterates call to mitigate against active zero-day, as customers delay fixes
By Rory Bathgate published
News A large number of customers have yet to apply mitigations necessary to avoid the critical vulnerability

Nvidia's new RTX 4090 is a powerful password-cracking tool
By Rory Bathgate published
News Hackers using an array of the consumer-grade GPU could see brute force timings halve

Best antivirus for Windows 10
By Carly Page last updated
In-depth Want to stay secure? Here's the best business-class protection around

Microsoft still searching for zero-day fixes following Patch Tuesday
By Rory Bathgate published
News ProxyNotShell remains unaddressed even as Microsoft fixes several critical flaws in its monthly package of security patches

Hacker steals $566 million from Binance Bridge using proof-forgery exploit
By Rory Bathgate published
News An exploit discovered in the exchange platform's proof verifier let the hacker take 2m BNB without raising alarm bells

US military contractor hacked through Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities, custom exfiltration tools
By Rory Bathgate published
News In a joint advisory, US security groups have warned the prolonged campaign showed new strategies in play, with the vector still unknown
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