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Vulnerability in tachograph could be infected by worm
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Vulnerabilities in common electronic tachographs (ELDs) could be present in more than 14 million U.S. trucks, according to researchers at Colorado State University. The experts demonstrated how the attacks could take place. U.S. regulations require modern trucks to be equipped with electronic logging devices (ELDs), but these have become potential cybersecurity threat vectors. Research from three Colorado State University experts uncovers three critical vulnerabilities in commonly used ELDs. Three vulnerabilities in the tachographs First they showed that the ELDs can be controlled wirelessly to any controller area network...

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New ransomware and self-replicating worm discovered
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Unit 42, the research team at Palo Alto Networks, has published a research report on a new peer-to-peer (P2P) worm targeting the cloud, dubbed P2PInfect. This worm targets vulnerable Redis systems with container-effective exploits. At the same time, Unit 42 also published a report on Mallox ransomware. Researchers observed an almost 50 percent increase in activity, with MS-SQL servers being exploited to spread the ransomware. On July 11, 2023, Unit 42 cloud researchers discovered a new peer-to-peer (P2P) worm they dubbed P2PInfect. This – in the…

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USB worm travels across three continents
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The scam of a USB stick with malware, which was thought to be outdated for a long time, has actually been pulled out of the cybercrime box again. A new variant of the well-known PlugX worm appeared in Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe and Mongolia and is still migrating. 16.000 miles apart are the current outbreaks of a new species of PlugX USB worm: after first appearing in Papua New Guinea in August 2022, infections have been popping up in Ghana, Mongolia, Zimbabwe and Nigeria. How the new version of the worm works The new version discovered by Sophos X-Ops spreads via…

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WhatsApp worm variant for Signal, Telegram and Skype
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WhatsApp worm now also attacks via Signal, Telegram or Skype users. Malware has evolved and is now also using other messenger apps to spread. Messenger service users currently have to be careful. At the end of January, we published a security warning about a WhatsApp worm that spreads via supposed profit notifications. Further development of the malicious app The criminals have since developed the malicious app significantly. In its latest version, the malware also spreads through other messenger services such as Signal, Telegram, Skype and Viber. In the message sent by infected contacts, the malicious app promises after clicking on the link ...

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