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You Need to Update WinRAR, Right Now
Government-backed hackers from Russia and China exploited a known vulnerability in outdated versions of WinRAR, the world’s most popular compression tool with over 500 million users. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) said Wednesday it observed a number of government-backed hacking campaigns utilizing the WinRAR bug starting in early 2023. “To ensure protection, we urge organizations…
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How Cybercriminals Are Using Bitcoin’s Blockchain to Make Botnets Stronger Than Ever
Last week, Google announced that it had partially disrupted the operations of a massive botnet — a gargantuan network of over one million malware-infected Windows computers. In the world of cybersecurity, that would be news on its own, but this particular network was using an alarming blockchain integration that makes it tough to beat.
