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A New Citrix Device Vulnerability Has Been Discovered

January 22, 2020

A new security vulnerability has been discovered in Citrix devices. The Canadian Centre for Cybersecurity has advised Canadian businesses to temporarily disconnect their Citrix devices from the internet. The repair patch has been rolled out as of January 19th 2020, with additional patches scheduled for January 24th. Users are advised to patch their devices as…
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Travelex falls victim to “Sodinokibi” Ransomware

January 16, 2020

The list of ransomware victims continues to grow. On New Year’s Eve 2020, Travelex, an international foreign exchange company, disclosed that it was struck by the “Sodinokibi” ransomware strain. Also known as REvil, Sodinokibi ransomware prevents users from accessing their computer data by encrypting it behind a ransomwall. The ransom demand for Travelex was $6M…
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Microsoft Urges Users To Patch Windows To Defend Against BlueKeep Exploits

November 14, 2019

To protect yourself from ongoing BlueKeep exploit attacks, Microsoft urges users with systems running Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 to update their operating systems. BlueKeep is a vulnerability with the ‘worm’ capability. This means that the malware can spread itself to other vulnerable computers on the network without additional input…
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European Airport Finds 50% of its Computers Infected With Malware

October 28, 2019

50% of the workstations at an international airport in Europe have been infected by a cryptomining malware. The breach was discovered by researchers from cybersecurity company Cyberbit. The researchers stated that they detected the malware due to abnormal activity of the PAExec tool and Reflective DLL Loading on the infected computers. What is cryptojacking? Cryptojacking…
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The Most Dangerous Software Errors Have Been Identified

September 30, 2019

American Not-for-profit research organization MITRE has published their 2019 report for the “Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Errors”. In their report, MITRE placed buffer flaws and cross-site scripting at the top of their list. The CWE list of top 25 most dangerous software errors is a useful reference for software developers and cybersecurity professionals when…
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What Is Malware and How Can You Stop It?

September 20, 2019

Malware, or malicious software, is any piece of software that is developed with malicious intent. There are many strains of malware that do everything from stealing sensitive data to locking files behind ransom walls. There are many ways that a computer can become infected with malware. Many of these, such as phishing, rely on user…
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VPN Devices Need Patching: New Vulnerabilities Have Been Discovered

September 6, 2019

The Canadian Centre for Cybersecurity recently stressed the importance of keeping VPN devices up-to-date. Because VPN devices act as points of contact between a network and the internet, they are particularly vulnerable to cyberattack. The Centre for Cybersecurity identified four types of VPN that are particularly vulnerable: Fortinet Forigate, Palo Alto GlobalProtect, Pulse Connect Secure,…
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106 Million Affected By Capital One Data Breach

August 9, 2019

In one of the largest financial data theft incidents in history, Capital One Financial Corporation reported on July 19th 2019 that around 106 million of its clients’ data was leaked due to cyberattack. Of the affected, 100 million are located in the U.S. and 6 million in Canada. Capital One announced that personal client information…
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A Windows BlueKeep Exploit Is Now Commercially Available

July 31, 2019

Immunity Inc., an IT security consulting company, announced that a BlueKeep Exploit will now be included in CANVAS – the company’s commercially available security penetration-testing tool. BlueKeep is a security vulnerability that affects Windows 7, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2008. Also known as CVE-2019-0708, the flaw allows attackers…
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Fileless Malware is Difficult to Detect, Dangerous, and On-The-Rise

July 23, 2019

Fileless Malware Attacks are on the rise. The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security warns the public to watch out for this dangerous type of cyberattack. Fileless malware attacks are a particularly dangerous strain of malicious software (malware) that are difficult to detect due to their ability to exploit your own programs to mask themselves. This…
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Travelex falls victim to “Sodinokibi” Ransomware

Microsoft Urges Users To Patch Windows To Defend Against BlueKeep Exploits

European Airport Finds 50% of its Computers Infected With Malware

The Most Dangerous Software Errors Have Been Identified

What Is Malware and How Can You Stop It?

VPN Devices Need Patching: New Vulnerabilities Have Been Discovered

A Windows BlueKeep Exploit Is Now Commercially Available

Fileless Malware is Difficult to Detect, Dangerous, and On-The-Rise

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