ImageMagick, an open source image processing software, has been infected with a security hole that allows attackers to upload images that contain malicious code intended to deceive the ImageMagick software to run the hacker’s commands remotely.
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Hackers targeted Japanese websites with spear phishing
You would be wise not to visit Japanese websites at present as security researchers from Symantec discovered a persistent spear phishing attack perpetrated by a group of hackers calling themselves Tick.
Anonymous hits Kenya’s foreign ministry
Anonymous continues with its effort of fighting corruption and anomaly in governments worldwide, this time hitting Kenya’s foreign ministry by leaking nonpublic documents belonging to the agency.
Microsoft wants you to use Cortana search box only with Edge and Bing
In an effort to increase the adoption of its Bing search engine and Edge browser, Microsoft has a new mandatory order for Windows 10 users: search only using Bing and open all of the links with Edge.
Beware of Tuto4PC computer utilities dropping adware and spyware onto your PC
More than 12 million PC users are facing the risk of adware and spyware attacks after they have downloaded a number of computer utilities from Tuto4PC, a company based in France.
Microsoft fails to detect abuses on a Windows patching feature for 7 years
A gang of hackers – probably state sponsored – has been wreaking havoc on government agencies and telecommunications firms based in South and Southeast Asia beginning in as early as 2009 using a lesser known feature on Windows.
