Tag: exploits

  • Krebs on Security: Hacker in Snowflake Extortions May Be a U.S. Soldier

    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/11/hacker-in-snowflake-extortions-may-be-a-u-s-soldier/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Hacker in Snowflake Extortions May Be a U.S. Soldier Feedly Summary: Two men have been arrested for allegedly stealing data from and extorting dozens of companies that used the cloud data storage company Snowflake, but a third suspect — a prolific hacker known as Kiberphant0m — remains…

  • Alerts: CISA Releases Six Industrial Control Systems Advisories

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/11/26/cisa-releases-six-industrial-control-systems-advisories Source: Alerts Title: CISA Releases Six Industrial Control Systems Advisories Feedly Summary: CISA released six Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on November 26, 2024. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. ICSA-24-331-01 Schneider Electric PowerLogic PM55xx and PowerLogic PM8ECC ICSA-24-331-02 Schneider Electric PowerLogic P5 ICSA-24-331-03…

  • CSA: What Can We Learn from Recent Cloud Security Breaches?

    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/what-can-we-learn-from-recent-cloud-security-breaches Source: CSA Title: What Can We Learn from Recent Cloud Security Breaches? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights recent cyber incidents involving cloud-based organizations, emphasizing vulnerabilities such as credential theft, outdated security practices, and reliance on third-party services. Notably, it underscores the importance of adopting basic security…

  • The Register: QNAP and Veritas dump 30-plus vulns over the weekend

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/26/qnap_veritas_vulnerabilities/ Source: The Register Title: QNAP and Veritas dump 30-plus vulns over the weekend Feedly Summary: Just what you want to find when you start a new week Taiwanese NAS maker QNAP addressed 24 vulnerabilities across various products over the weekend.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: QNAP has addressed 24 vulnerabilities across…

  • Rekt: Locked Away

    Source URL: https://www.rekt.news/locked-away Source: Rekt Title: Locked Away Feedly Summary: From teen DeFi heroes to SEC villains. How Rari Capital suffered two devastating hacks, got charged with fraud, and vanished – leaving a graveyard of frozen funds and a lesson in what happens when code meets hubris. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text…

  • Hacker News: Computing with Time: Microarchitectural Weird Machines

    Source URL: https://cacm.acm.org/research-highlights/computing-with-time-microarchitectural-weird-machines/ Source: Hacker News Title: Computing with Time: Microarchitectural Weird Machines Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the development and implications of microarchitectural weird machines (µWMs), which exploit CPU microarchitectural features to create powerful obfuscation techniques for malware. This research provides insights into how these µWMs can…

  • The Register: Russian spies may have moved in next door to target your network

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/25/infosec_news_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: Russian spies may have moved in next door to target your network Feedly Summary: Plus: Microsoft seizes phishing domains; Helldown finds new targets; Illegal streaming with Jupyter, and more Infosec in brief Not to make you paranoid, but that business across the street could, under certain conditions, serve…

  • The Register: ‘Alarming’ bugs lay low in Ubuntu Server utility for 10 years

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/21/qualys_ubuntu_server_vulnerabilities/ Source: The Register Title: ‘Alarming’ bugs lay low in Ubuntu Server utility for 10 years Feedly Summary: Update now: Qualys says vulnerabilities give root and are ‘easily exploitable’ Researchers at Qualys refuse to release exploit code for five bugs in Ubuntu Server’s needrestart utility that allow unprivileged attackers to gain root access…

  • AWS News Blog: Introducing Amazon CloudFront VPC origins: Enhanced security and streamlined operations for your applications

    Source URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/introducing-amazon-cloudfront-vpc-origins-enhanced-security-and-streamlined-operations-for-your-applications/ Source: AWS News Blog Title: Introducing Amazon CloudFront VPC origins: Enhanced security and streamlined operations for your applications Feedly Summary: Securely deliver high-performance web apps with CloudFront VPC origins; serve content directly from private subnets, eliminating undifferentiated work. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The introduction of Amazon CloudFront Virtual Private Cloud…

  • Hacker News: Ghost Tap: New cash-out tactic with NFC Relay

    Source URL: https://www.threatfabric.com/blogs/ghost-tap-new-cash-out-tactic-with-nfc-relay Source: Hacker News Title: Ghost Tap: New cash-out tactic with NFC Relay Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a new cash-out tactic used by fraudsters, termed “Ghost Tap,” which involves relaying NFC traffic to covertly cash out stolen credit card information linked to mobile payment systems…