Nearly five months after security researchers warned of the Cactus ransomware group leveraging a set of three vulnerabilities in Qlik Sense data analytics and business intelligence (BI) platform, many organizations remain dangerously vulnerable to the threat. Qlik disclosed the vulnerabilities in August and September. The company’s August disclosure involved two bugs in multiple versions of […]
For the past few months, Nintendo-related content has been disappearing from Garry’s Mod, the physics-based sandbox game and modding platform beloved by Steam players. The source of the takedown requests presents a worst-case scenario for the community; rather than coming from copyright trolls, the takedowns are coming from Nintendo itself, according to creator Garry Newman […]
This month’s best new releases include an analogue percussion monster from Hexinverter and Erica Synths, plus three very different oscillators from Befaco, Noise Engineering and Klavis. Hexinverter Mutant Machine Reissued and reimagined by Erica Synths following the closure of Hexinverter, the Mutant Machine is a thing of beauty. What we have here is a strictly […]
The first three months of 2024 saw 841 publicly reported “data compromises” – up 90% on the same period last year, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). The non-profit said that although the number of data breaches, exposures and leaks was up on Q1 2023, the total victim count decreased 72% annually to […]
In recent months, we have encountered a number of cases where attackers inject malware into website software that allows for custom or miscellaneous code — for example, the miscellaneous scripts area of the Magento admin panel, or WordPress plugins such as Custom CSS & JS. Custom script editors are popular with bad actors because they […]
This month’s best new releases include another Buchla reissue from Tiptop Audio, ALM’s compact utility module and a unique oscillator from EarthQuaker Devices. Buchla/Tiptop Audio Mixer/Preamplifier 207t Tiptop’s reissue of the Buchla 207 mixer sticks closely to the quirky format of the 1970s original. It’s a stereo design with six mono inputs, each of which […]
A TrickBot malware developer sentenced to 64 months in prison Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2024 The Russian national malware developer Vladimir Dunaev was sentenced to more than 5 years in prison for his role in the TrickBot operation. The Russian national Vladimir Dunaev (40) has been sentenced in the US to 64 months in prison […]
This month’s best new modules include TipTop’s latest Buchla reissue, a unique quad envelope from Eowave and serious audio seasoning from Frap Tools. Buchla & TipTop Audio Model 296t TipTop Audio’s officially licensed Buchla modules have been some of our favourites over the last year. Bringing the iconic Buchla modules to a more accessible, Eurorack-compatible […]
Saudi Ministry exposed sensitive data for 15 months Pierluigi Paganini January 08, 2024 Saudi Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources (MIM) had an environment file exposed, opening up sensitive details for anybody willing to take them. The Cybernews research team believes that the sensitive data was accessible for 15 months. An environment (env.) file serves […]