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Google Chrome Zero-Day Found Exploited in the Wild

The high-severity security vulnerability (CVE-2022-2856) is due to improper user-input validation.

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The Android 13 Privacy Settings You Should Update Now

Google’s new mobile operating system has arrived. Take back some control with these privacy and security tips.

China-Backed RedAlpha APT Builds Sprawling Cyber-Espionage Infrastructure

The state-sponsored group particularly targets organizations working on behalf of the Uyghurs, Tibet, and Taiwan, looking to gather intel that could lead to human-rights abuses, researchers say.

Cybercriminals Developing BugDrop Malware to Bypass Android Security Features

In a sign that malicious actors continue to find ways to work around Google Play Store security protections, researchers have spotted a previously undocumented Android dropper trojan that's currently in development. "This new malware tries to abuse devices using a novel technique, not seen before in Android malware, to spread the extremely dangerous Xenomorph banking trojan, allowing criminals

New Google Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability Being Exploited in the Wild

Google on Tuesday rolled out patches for Chrome browser for desktops to contain an actively exploited high-severity zero-day flaw in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2022-2856, the issue has been described as a case of insufficient validation of untrusted input in Intents. Security researchers Ashley Shen and Christian Resell of Google Threat Analysis Group have been credited with reporting the flaw on

Update Chrome now! Google issues patch for zero day spotted in the wild

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities Categories: News Tags: 104.0.5112.101 Tags: Google Tags: Chrome Tags: CVE-2022-2852 Tags: CVE-2022-2856 Tags: CVE-2022-2854 Tags: CVE-2022-2853 Tags: UAF Tags: heap buffer overflow Google issued an update that includes 11 security fixes. One of the vulnerabilities is labeled as “Critical” and one of the vulnerabilities that is labeled as “High” exists in the wild. (Read more...) The post Update Chrome now! Google issues patch for zero day spotted in the wild appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Researchers Link Multi-Year Mass Credential Theft Campaign to Chinese Hackers

A Chinese state-sponsored threat activity group named RedAlpha has been attributed to a multi-year mass credential theft campaign aimed at global humanitarian, think tank, and government organizations. "In this activity, RedAlpha very likely sought to gain access to email accounts and other online communications of targeted individuals and organizations," Recorded Future disclosed in a new

Malicious Browser Extensions Targeted Over a Million Users So Far This Year

More than 1.31 million users attempted to install malicious or unwanted web browser extensions at least once, new findings from cybersecurity firm Kaspersky show. "From January 2020 to June 2022, more than 4.3 million unique users were attacked by adware hiding in browser extensions, which is approximately 70% of all users affected by malicious and unwanted add-ons," the company said. As many as

How to secure a Windows PC for your kids

Categories: Personal What to think about when preparing your child's Windows device for the new school year. (Read more...) The post How to secure a Windows PC for your kids appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

CVE-2022-25799: Unvalidated Redirects and Forwards - OWASP Cheat Sheet Series

An open redirect vulnerability exists in CERT/CC VINCE software prior to 1.5.0. An attacker could send a link that has a specially crafted URL and convince the user to click the link. When an authenticated user clicks the link, the authenticated user's browser could be redirected to a malicious site that is designed to impersonate a legitimate website. The attacker could trick the user and potentially acquire sensitive information such as the user's credentials.