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VMware Rolls a Fix for Formerly Critical Zero-Day Bug
VMware has issued a full patch and revised the severity level of the NSA-reported vulnerability to “important.”
Kmart, Latest Victim of Egregor Ransomware – Report
The struggling retailer’s back-end services have been impacted, according to a report, just in time for the holidays.
Google Play Apps Remain Vulnerable to High-Severity Flaw
Patches for a flaw (CVE-2020-8913) in the Google Play Core Library have not been implemented by several popular Google Play apps, including Edge.
Vancouver Metro Disrupted by Egregor Ransomware
The attack, which prevented Translink users from using their metro cards or buying tickets at kiosks, is the second from the prolific threat group just this week.
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