Cybersecurity

LogoFAIL: UEFI Vulnerabilities Expose Devices to Stealth Malware Attacks

Dec 04, 2023NewsroomTechnology / Firmware Security The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) code from various independent firmware/BIOS vendors (IBVs) has been found vulnerable to potential attacks through high-impact flaws in image parsing libraries embedded into the firmware. The shortcomings, collectively labeled LogoFAIL by Binarly, “can be used by threat actors to deliver a malicious payload […]

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Singapore public health services hit by DDoS attacks

Hackers disrupted internet connectivity in public healthcare institutions in Singapore this week with distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, a health technology agency that oversees the institutions said. Synapxe, which manages operations of 46 public healthcare institutions in Singapore and around 1,400 community partners such as nursing homes and general practitioners, said there’s no evidence that public […]

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US sanctions Russian accused of laundering virtual currency for ransomware affiliate

The Treasury Department on Friday sanctioned a Russian woman accused of laundering virtual currency on behalf of the country’s elites and cybercriminals, including an affiliate of Ryuk ransomware. According to the Office of Foreign Assets Control, Ekaterina Zhdanova worked to help other Russians evade sanctions imposed on the country’s financial system after the invasion of […]