Cybersecurity

MySQL Servers, Docker Hosts Infected With DDoS Malware

Attackers are targeting MySQL servers and Docker hosts to plant malware capable of launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, according to a warning from researchers at the AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center. According to AhnLab, attacks targeting MySQL on Windows have increased in frequency with vulnerable MySQL servers infected with ‘Ddostf’, a DDoS-capable botnet of Chinese […]

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Reptar: New Intel CPU Vulnerability Impacts Multi-Tenant Virtualized Environments

Nov 15, 2023NewsroomVulnerability / Hardware Security Intel has released fixes to close out a high-severity flaw codenamed Reptar that impacts its desktop, mobile, and server CPUs. Tracked as CVE-2023-23583 (CVSS score: 8.8), the issue has the potential to “allow escalation of privilege and/or information disclosure and/or denial of service via local access.” Successful exploitation of […]

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Urgent: VMware Warns of Unpatched Critical Cloud Director Vulnerability

Nov 15, 2023NewsroomNetwork Securit / Vulnerability VMware is warning of a critical and unpatched security flaw in Cloud Director that could be exploited by a malicious actor to get around authentication protections. Tracked as CVE-2023-34060 (CVSS score: 9.8), the vulnerability impacts instances that have been upgraded to version 10.5 from an older version. “On an […]

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Researchers Uncover Info-Stealing Campaign Targeting Gaming Community

A targeted campaign against the gaming community exploits Discord channels and fake download sites to distribute types of information-stealing malware. Multiple information stealer families, including BBy Stealer, Nova Sentinel, Doenerium, and Epsilon Stealer, were identified. To counter similar threats, online gamers are urged to download software exclusively from official and trustworthy websites.

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CacheWarp Attack: New Vulnerability in AMD SEV Exposes Encrypted VMs

Nov 14, 2023NewsroomHardware Security / Virtualization A group of academics has disclosed a new “software fault attack” on AMD’s Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) technology that could be potentially exploited by threat actors to infiltrate encrypted virtual machines (VMs) and even perform privilege escalation. The attack has been codenamed CacheWarp (CVE-2023-20592) by researchers from the CISPA […]