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New ‘Cactus’ Ransomware Encrypts Itself to Evade Detection ransomware-warning-360x194

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New ‘Cactus’ Ransomware Encrypts Itself to Evade Detection

FHN May 8, 2023

A novel ransomware strain dubbed ‘Cactus’ has been found to be exploiting vulnerabilities in Fortinet VPN devices to gain...

Clop and LockBit Ransomware Gangs Target PaperCut Servers lockbit_blog_thumnail

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Clop and LockBit Ransomware Gangs Target PaperCut Servers

FHN April 28, 2023

Microsoft has recently revealed that the Clop and LockBit ransomware gangs are responsible for the attacks on...

VMware Resolves Crucial Pwn2Own Zero-Day Exploit Chain VMware-Patched-Critical-Vulnerability-In-Workstation-and-Fusion

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VMware Resolves Crucial Pwn2Own Zero-Day Exploit Chain

FHN April 27, 2023

To address zero-day vulnerabilities that might be used to achieve code execution on computers using unpatched versions...

New SLP Vulnerability Could Let Attackers Launch 2200x Powerful DDoS Attacks

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New SLP Vulnerability Could Let Attackers Launch 2200x Powerful DDoS Attacks

FHN April 26, 2023

The Service Location Protocol (SLP) is intended to allow the automated discovery of shared services within a...

Microsoft Issues Patches for 97 Flaws, Including Active Ransomware Exploit

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Microsoft Issues Patches for 97 Flaws, Including Active Ransomware Exploit

FHN April 12, 2023

Microsoft has released another set of security updates to fix a total of 97 flaws impacting its...