SocGholish Malware Exploits BOINC Project for Covert Cyberattacks

SocGholish Malware Exploits BOINC Project for Covert Cyberattacks

Jul 22, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Malware The JavaScript downloader malware known as SocGholish (aka FakeUpdates) is being used to deliver a remote access trojan called AsyncRAT as well as a legitimate open-source project called BOINC. BOINC, short for Berkeley Open Infrastructure Network Computing Client, is an open-source “volunteer computing” platform maintained by the University of California …

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20 Tech Companies Hiring In The IT Channel: May 2024

20 Tech Companies Hiring In The IT Channel: May 2024

Long View Systems, T-Rex Solutions, NexusTek, Secureworks, Deepwatch and Five9 are among the companies to list open positions for channel-related roles. This month, Long View Systems, T-Rex Solutions and NexusTek are among the solution providers to list open positions while Secureworks, Deepwatch and Five9 are among the vendors to list open positions for channel-related roles. …

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Juniper Networks Snatches Away Another Cisco Sales Veteran

Juniper Networks Snatches Away Another Cisco Sales Veteran

‘While bidding farewell is bittersweet, I am thrilled to announce my transition to Juniper Networks, where I am eager to embark on the next wave of innovation with AI at the forefront,’ says new Juniper Networks Area Vice President of Enterprise Sales Chad Romero. Juniper Networks has hired away another Cisco sales veteran as it …

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CISA Warns Of Microsoft Streaming, Cisco NX-OS Vulnerabilities

CISA Warns Of Microsoft Streaming, Cisco NX-OS Vulnerabilities

The Microsoft vulnerability could result in gained system privileges, while the Cisco vulnerabilities could lead to a DoS attack. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has put out warnings over vulnerabilities in Microsoft Streaming and the Cisco NX-OS data center network operating system. CISA has issued a binding operational directive to federal civilian executive …

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Here Are The Emerging Technologies That MSP 500 Execs See Offering The Biggest Opportunities In 2024

Here Are The Emerging Technologies That MSP 500 Execs See Offering The Biggest Opportunities In 2024

We asked top managed service provider executives to tell us which emerging technology areas they see as providing the biggest opportunity this year. (Surprise! Not everyone said AI. And those that did had some interesting ideas about how AI could boost their business.) Emerging Opportunities Managed Service Providers have to be at the top of …

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BlackSuit hacked Groveport schools, no internet for a week

BlackSuit hacked Groveport schools, no internet for a week

Groveport Madison schools still have no internet service nearly a week after a computer hack forced officials to shut down the entire system. Since the Dec. 5 incident, teachers have been instructing the district’s 6,000 students the old-fashioned way, with books and paper. The ransomware group BlackSuit hacked into security camera and printers at Groveport …

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18 Malicious Loan Apps Defraud Millions of Android Users

18 Malicious Loan Apps Defraud Millions of Android Users

Dec 11, 2023NewsroomData Security / Mobile Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered 18 malicious loan apps for Android on the Google Play Store that have been collectively downloaded over 12 million times. “Despite their attractive appearance, these services are in fact designed to defraud users by offering them high-interest-rate loans endorsed with deceitful descriptions, all while …

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