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Office November security updates fix remote code execution bugs

Microsoft has released the November 2020 Office security updates with a total of 22 updates and 5 cumulative updates for 7 different products, fixing 14 vulnerabilities with five of them potentially enabling remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/office-november-security-updates-fix-remote-code-execution-bugs/
ModPipe malware decrypts Oracle point-of-sale database passwords

Security researchers have discovered a new malware geared with modules that target Oracle Micros Hospitality RES 3700 point-of-sale systems, one of the most widely used management software in the hospitality industry. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/modpipe-malware-decrypts-oracle-point-of-sale-database-passwords/
DNS cache poisoning attacks return due to Linux weakness

Researchers from Tsinghua University and the University of California have identified a new method that can be used to conduct DNS cache poisoning attacks.
The findings reopen a vulnerability that had been discovered by Kaminsky in 2008 and thought to have been resolved. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dns-cache-poisoning-attacks-return-due-to-linux-weakness/
DarkSide ransomware is creating a secure data leak service in Iran

The DarkSide Ransomware operation claims they are creating a distributed storage system in Iran to store and leak data stolen from victims. To show they mean business, the ransomware gang has deposited $320 thousand on a hacker forum. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/darkside-ransomware-is-creating-a-secure-data-leak-service-in-iran/
New stealthy hacker-for-hire group mimics state-backed attackers

A new mercenary hacker group tracked as CostaRicto by BlackBerry researchers is selling its services to entities requiring APT-level hacking expertise in cyber-espionage campaigns spanning the globe and targeting a multitude of industry sectors.  [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-stealthy-hacker-for-hire-group-mimics-state-backed-attackers/