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In the latest edition of Internet Security Week , we cover Chrome and Edge with critical security flaws, driver information exposed to criminal groups, an in-depth look at NGFW, and much more.
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Update now: Chrome and Edge fix critical security flaws.
A pair of critical security flaws were fixed this week in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. The vulnerabilities allowed remote code execution from malicious pages and affected not only these two software programs, but all browsers that use the Chromium architecture as a base.
By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech
Driver information in São Paulo is being exposed in criminal groups.
Data such as full name, address, CPF (Brazilian tax identification number), postal code, city, license plate, chassis number, Renavam (Brazilian vehicle registration number), and year of manufacture of vehicles are circulating.
By Francisco Camurça in We Live Security
Conversation hijacking and how to deal with it.
Cybercriminals can access the emails of the people you are in contact with and try to hijack your conversations.
By Roman Dedenok in Kaspersky Daily
An in-depth look at NGFW: alternatives, benefits, and how it can benefit your business
In recent years, many smarter solutions, tools, and alternatives have been developed in the technology field, allowing businesses of all types to optimize their processes and standards. However, this digital transformation has also increased security vulnerabilities, making the tools used obsolete. It was in this context that the NGFW – Next Generation Firewall – was developed.
By Kelvin Zimmer on Lumiun Blog
Microsoft is investigating complaints about Edge URLs being leaked to Bing.
You might want to think twice before typing anything into Microsoft's Edge browser, as an apparent bug in a recent version of Redmond's Chromium clone seems to be routing the URLs you visit back to the Bing API.
By Tobias Mann in The Register
Botnet Ramnit totals more than 180,000 detections in Latin America in 2023.
A botnet is a network of virtual robots used by cybercriminals to carry out a massive attack, whether through denial of service (DDoS), data theft, spam, or other actions aimed at gaining access to the target's connection.
By Claudio Yuge on Canaltech
Pig butchering: scam manipulates victims and empties their bank accounts.
Scammers attempt to steal money or cryptocurrency through supposed investment opportunities that often begin as a romantic relationship between two people who meet online.
By Márk Szabó in We Live Security
Virtualization systems and Linux servers are under attack.
Linux and ESXi-based systems are increasingly becoming victims of ransomware attacks. So how can you protect your servers?
By Hugh Aver in Kaspersky Daily
Google sues CryptBot creators and obtains court order to shut down malware domains.
Google reported that it obtained a court order to shut down the domains used to distribute CryptBot after prosecuting the malware's distributors for stealing information.
By Jessica Lyon Hardcastle in The Register
