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**What is the version information for this release?** Microsoft Edge Version Date Released Based on Chromium Version 118.0.2088.76 10/27/2023 118.0.5993.117/.118

The English-speaking cyberattack group behind the MGM and Caesars Entertainment attacks is adding unique capabilities and gaining in sophistication. Prepare now, Microsoft says.

The prolific threat actor known as Scattered Spider has been observed impersonating newly hired employees in targeted firms as a ploy to blend into normal on-hire processes and takeover accounts and breach organizations across the world. Microsoft, which disclosed the activities of the financially motivated hacking crew, described the adversary as "one of the most dangerous financial criminal

The Iranian threat actor known as Tortoiseshell has been attributed to a new wave of watering hole attacks that are designed to deploy a malware dubbed IMAPLoader. "IMAPLoader is a .NET malware that has the ability to fingerprint victim systems using native Windows utilities and acts as a downloader for further payloads," the PwC Threat Intelligence said in a Wednesday analysis. "It uses email

Protecting intellectual property and proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) models has become increasingly important in today's business landscape. Unauthorized access can have disastrous consequences with respect to competitiveness, compliance and other vital factors, making it essential to implement leading security measures. Confidential computing is one of these technologies, using hardware-based trusted execution environments (TEEs) to create enclaves with strengthened security postures. These enclaves help protect sensitive data and computations from unauthorized access, even by pr

HP Print and Scan Doctor for Windows may potentially be vulnerable to escalation of privilege. HP is releasing software updates to mitigate the potential vulnerability.

A recent breach of authentication giant Okta has impacted nearly 200 of its clients. But repeated incidents and the company’s delayed disclosure have security experts calling foul.

A campaign targeting European governmental organizations and a think tank shows consistency from the low-profile threat group, which has ties to Belarus and Russia.

By Waqas ESET Research Uncovers New Targeted Campaign Impacting European Governments and Think Tanks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: APT Winter Vivern Exploits New Roundcube 0-Day to Target European Entities

Organizations should focus on four key areas to advance employee education and "cyber smartness."