[ZDNet] OMIGOD: Azure users running Linux VMs need to update now

A new remote access trojan (RAT) named Borat has appeared on darknet markets, offering easy-to-use features to conduct DDoS attacks, UAC bypass, and ransomware deployment As a RAT, Borat enables remote threat actors to take complete control of their victim’s mouse and keyboard, access files, network points, and hide any signs of their presence. Source: […]

Google said its new Nest security practices include adopting standards Google has long held as well as implementing new updates that are specific to Nest’s connected home devices and services. Source: Read More (Latest topics for ZDNet in Security)

A Russian man was arrested last week at the Seoul international airport on accusations of developing code for the TrickBot malware gang. The man, identified in local media reports only as Mr. A, was arrested trying to leave South Korea for his native home in Russia after he’d been stuck in the Asian country for […]