Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. A remote attacker can exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. Therefore,Bhutan Computer Incident Response Team recommended users and administrators to review the Microsoft’s January 2021 Security Update Summary and Deployment Information and apply the necessary updates....
Mozilla Releases Security Updates
Mozilla has released a security update to address a vulnerability in Thunderbird. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. Therefore,Bhutan Computer Incident Response Team recommended users and administrators to review the Mozilla Security Advisory for Thunderbird 78.6.1 and apply the necessary update....
Adobe Releases Security Updates
Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple Adobe products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. Therefore,Bhutan Computer Incident Response Team recommends users and administrators to review the Adobe Security Bulletins and apply the necessary updates. Photoshop APSB21-01 Illustrator ASPB21-02 Animate ASPB21-03 Campaign Classic APSB21-04 InCopy APSB21-05 Captivate APSB21-06 Bridge APSB21-07...
WhatsApp OTP Scam
In this pandemic, use of instant messaging applications has seen a spike and WhatsApp is one of the platforms which is being used by almost all netizens, worldwide. As expected it is also being targeted by hackers, since many don’t follow the security best practices as advised by platform providers. What is the WhatsApp OTP scam? BtCIRT has recently come to know of a WhatsApp OTP scam or hack where the victim receives a message from a contact asking to forward the One Time Password (OTP) that the victim will receive, implying that they are having issues with receiving...
Whatsapp “Huawei New Year Gift” SCAM Alert
BtCIRT has come across a new scam of Huawei offering New Year free Gifts in Whatsapp, the details of which is as shown in the pictures below: BtCIRT would like to inform everyone that such gift offers are always too good to be true. The links that are provided in the message are most probably phishing links which are created to steal your login or online credentials (Username & Passwords). If you have come across this message and have clicked on the links, we advise you to change your credentials as soon as possible and share this advice to...