Cybersecurity
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The OpenZFS development team has released two new versions of the open-source cross-platform filesystem. Version 2.2.2 fixes a bug that caused data corruption in file copies and affected FreeBSD 14 and various Linux distros.
Dec 05, 2023NewsroomCyber Espionage / Threat Analysis A previously undocumented threat actor has been linked to a cyber attack targeting an aerospace organization in the U.S. as part of what’s suspected to be a cyber espionage mission. The BlackBerry Threat Research and Intelligence team is tracking the activity cluster as AeroBlade. Its origin is currently […]
Dec 05, 2023NewsroomEmail Security / Vulnerability Microsoft on Monday said it detected Kremlin-backed nation-state activity exploiting a critical security flaw in its Outlook email service to gain unauthorized access to victims’ accounts within Exchange servers. The tech giant attributed the intrusions to a threat actor it called Forest Blizzard (formerly Strontium), which is also widely […]
The efforts of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to establish rules of engagement to combatants in a cyberwar should be applauded internationally, even if adherence is likely to be limited. The ICRC recently released a set of rules for civilian hackers involved in conflicts to follow in order to clarify the line between civilians […]
The attacks involve the use of weaponized documents with malicious macros that create a reverse shell, allowing the attackers to gain control over the compromised systems.
The BlackCat ransomware group has reportedly targeted Ho Chi Minh City Energy Company, a subsidiary of Vietnam Electricity. The alleged EVNHCMC data breach has raised concerns, prompting the hacker group ALPHV to threaten to report the incident to the Vietnam Department of Energy. The situation is unfolding, with 84 samples from the Vietnam Electricity data […]
The exposed API tokens had write permissions, allowing attackers to modify files in account repositories and potentially manipulate existing models, posing a significant threat to organizations and their applications.
DePauw University warned students this week that their personal information may have been accessed by hackers who attacked the school. The school newspaper reported that on November 27, current and prospective students were sent letters notifying them of a data leak and providing them with one year of free identity protection services. The liberal arts […]
Summary A new P2Pinfect variant compiled for the Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipelined Stages (MIPS) architecture has been discovered This demonstrates increased targeting of routers, Internet of Things (IoT) and other embedded devices by those behind P2Pinfect The new sample includes updated evasion mechanisms, making it more difficult for researchers to dynamically analyse These include Virtual […]