Cybersecurity

New ZenHammer Attack Bypasses RowHammer Defenses on AMD CPUs

Mar 28, 2024NewsroomHardware Security / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers from ETH Zurich have developed a new variant of the RowHammer DRAM (dynamic random-access memory) attack that, for the first time, successfully works against AMD Zen 2 and Zen 3 systems despite mitigations such as Target Row Refresh (TRR). “This result proves that AMD systems are equally […]

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Organizations are knowingly releasing vulnerable applications – Help Net Security

92% of companies had experienced a breach in the prior year due to vulnerabilities of applications developed in-house, according to Checkmarx. AppSec managers and developers share application security duties In recent years the responsibility for application security has shifted away from dedicated security teams and is now shared between AppSec managers and developers. 49% of […]

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GhostLocker 2.0 Haunts Businesses Across Middle East, Africa & Asia

Cybercriminals have developed an enhanced version of the infamous GhostLocker ransomware that they are deploying in attacks across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Two ransomware groups, GhostSec and Stormous, have joined forces in the attack campaigns with double-extortion ransomware attacks using the new GhostLocker 2.0 to infect organizations in Lebanon, Israel, South Africa, Turkey, […]

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Self-Propagating Worm Created to Target Generative AI Systems

Researchers have developed a computer worm that targets generative AI (GenAI) applications to potentially spread malware and steal personal data. The new paper details the worm dubbed “Morris II,” which targets GenAI ecosystems through the use of adversarial self-replicating prompts, leading to GenAI systems delivering payloads to other agents. Once unleashed, the worm is stored […]

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New PoC Exploit for Apache OfBiz Vulnerability Poses Risk to ERP Systems

Jan 11, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Cyber Attack Cybersecurity researchers have developed a proof-of-concept (PoC) code that exploits a recently disclosed critical flaw in the Apache OfBiz open-source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to execute a memory-resident payload. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2023-51467 (CVSS score: 9.8), a bypass for another severe shortcoming in the same software […]

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New PoC Exploit for Apache OfBiz Vulnerability Poses Risk to ERP Systems

Jan 11, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Cyber Attack Cybersecurity researchers have developed a proof-of-concept (PoC) code that exploits a recently disclosed critical flaw in the Apache OfBiz open-source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to execute a memory-resident payload. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2023-51467 (CVSS score: 9.8), a bypass for another severe shortcoming in the same software […]