TRU Security

Google has issued an emergency update (Chrome 98.0.4758.102) for its popular Chrome browser, with fixes for seven high-severity vulnerabilities. One of these, CVE-2022-0609, has already been actively exploited in the wild, making it this year's first Chrome zero-day vulnerability.

A new joint advisory warns of the increasing threat of ransomware, stating that at least $602 million was paid to extortion gangs following ransomware attacks in 2021 — a figure that is only expected to keep rising.

An active threat campaign using the notorious Qbot trojan is stealing sensitive data in just 30 minutes, much more quickly than previously known variants of this malware.

As Windows 10 users consider moving to Windows 11, threat actors are using fake 'upgrade' websites to spread the popular RedLine infostealer.

Microsoft's February Patch Tuesday has arrived, bringing fixes for a total of 48 bugs, including one zero-day vulnerability.

Vodafone Portugal, a subsidary of UK-based Vodafone Group, has had to take their networks offline after they became the victim of a cyberattack.

A newly discovered trojan by the name of NimbleMamba is suspected to originate from the Molerats threat group, who have been laying quiet for some time.