Russian hackers debut simple ransomware service, but store keys in plain text

First, the bad news: the CyberVolk 2.x (aka VolkLocker) ransomware-as-a-service operation that launched in late summer. It's ...

Notepad++ fixes flaw that let attackers push malicious update files

Notepad++ version 8.8.9 was released to fix a security weakness in its WinGUp update tool after researchers and users ...

Notepad++ updater installed malware

The updater for the open-source editor Notepad++ has installed malware on PCs. An update to Notepad++ v8.8.9 corrects this.

Ransomware gangs turn to Shanya EXE packer to hide EDR killers

Several ransomware groups have been spotted using a packer-as-a-service (PaaS) platform named Shanya to assist in EDR ...
GitHub

Dynamic CLI Example Text Based on Actual Executable Name

Currently, all Velero CLI command examples are hardcoded with the string "velero" as the program name. This causes confusion and poor user experience when the binary is renamed or distributed under a ...
Beebom

How to Make a File Executable in Linux

Imagine a situation where you wrote an excellent script to automate a tedious task for you. But when you try to execute it in Linux, all you get is a “Permission ...
GitHub

[BUG] Windows 10 Terminal - Echo text incorrectly parsed as executable commands when chaining with PowerShell

When running a bash command that combines echo with PowerShell via &&, the bash interpreter incorrectly parses the echo string content as executable commands, causing a cascade of "command not found" ...
Android Authority

Files by Google will finally be able to natively display text files (APK teardown)

Google’s file manager for Android is working on integrating a viewer for text files. Evidence first appeared in Files by Google version 1.8436.793259964.0-release but the tool is not yet active. When ...
Frontiers

Binary and multiclass malware classification of windows portable executable using classic machine learning and deep learning

1 Department of Computer Studies, Arab Open University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2 Department of Computer Sciences, ISSAT, University of Gafsa, Gafsa, Tunisia Cybersecurity has become a significant ...