Monthly Security Digest for the month August
Every month, we are covering the major security events for our clients. Please find an exclusive selection below.
FBI and CISA Issues Warning on Vishing Attacks
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have issued a security alert warning about an ongoing wave of vishing attacks targeting the US private sector. Vishing or voice phishing is a social engineering attack in which criminals call victims to obtain the desired information, usually posing as other persons.
Over 400 Vulnerabilities on Qualcomms Snapdragon Chip
Cybersecurity Researchers at CheckPoint have discovered 6 serious flaws in Qualcomms Snapdragon SoC and the Hexagon architecture that impacts up to 40 percent of Android phones in use. Exploiting these flaws can open up handsets made by Google, Samsung, LG, Xiaomi and OnePlus to DoS and escalation-of-privileges attacks.
Lemon Duck Cryptominer Targets Cloud Apps & Linux
The Lemon Duck crypto miner is one of the more advanced types of cryptojacker payloads. The threat actors behind this crypto-miner continuously update the code with new threat vectors and obfuscation techniques to evade detection.