Cybersecurity

LightSpy Spyware Evolves to Add New Plugins for Data Exfiltration | Cyware Hacker News

LightSpy, a malware deployed in a 2020 watering hole attack against iOS users, has been found to be embedded with a set of 14 plugins that are responsible for private data exfiltration. Researchers have attributed the malware to the Chinese state-sponsored APT41 group, which previously had used DragonEgg and WyrmSpy spyware to target Android users. […]

Cybersecurity

Looney Tunables: New Linux Flaw Enables Privilege Escalation on Major Distributions

Oct 04, 2023THNEndpoint Security / Vulnerability A new Linux security vulnerability dubbed Looney Tunables has been discovered in the GNU C library’s ld.so dynamic loader that, if successfully exploited, could lead to a local privilege escalation and allow a threat actor to gain root privileges. Tracked as CVE-2023-4911 (CVSS score: 7.8), the issue is a […]

Cybersecurity

Qualcomm Releases Patch for 3 new Zero-Days Under Active Exploitation

Oct 03, 2023THNZero Day / Vulnerability Chipmaker Qualcomm has released security updates to address 17 vulnerabilities in various components, while warning that three other zero-days have come under active exploitation. Of the 17 flaws, three are rated Critical, 13 are rated High, and one is rated Medium in severity. “There are indications from Google Threat […]

Data Center

IBM’s rack mount Z16 mainframe targets edge computing | TechTarget

Aiming to give users more flexibility in deploying mainframes, IBM delivered a new rack-mounted Z16 system containing the same capabilities of its standalone Z16, including AI inferencing and quantum-safe cryptography. The single-frame and rack-mounted designs of the new Z16, available with LinuxOne Rockhopper 4 options, makes the system more practical for space-constrained data centers and […]