Tag: security
This dangerous new form of malware is attacking Windows and Linux systems alike
For almost a decade, different Chinese threat actor groups used a piece of weaponized code that was mistakenly categorized as a variant of another malware, security experts have admitted. In a report, Trend Micro revealed since 2016, groups such as Iron Tiger and Calypso used a piece of malware that…
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Black Basta ransomware gangs exploit patched Windows flaw to launch zero-day attacks
The Cardinal cybercrime group (also known as UNC4393, or Storm-1811), an affiliate of the notorious Black Basta gang, has been found exploiting a recently-patched Windows vulnerability to deploy the encryptor, while the flaw was still a zero-day. A report from cybersecurity researchers Symantec changes what was so far known about…
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The future of hunting down security flaws could be multiple LLMs working together
The future of penetration testing and vulnerability hunting will most likely not be with AI, but rather AIs – as in multiples, security experts have warned. Researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) found a group of Large Language Models (LLMs) outperformed single AI use, and significantly outperformed the…
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Microsoft warns Azure Tags could be targeted by hackers
Microsoft seems to have had a slight change of heart when it comes to the security risk its Azure Service Tags are posing. While initially claiming the tool was never meant to be a security measure, the company is now warning users that there are scenarios in which Service Tags…
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Thousands of FortiGate VPN systems hit by Chinese hackers
Between 2022 and 2023, Chinese attackers managed to compromise at least 20,000 Fortinet devices, including some that belonged to the government of the Netherlands, reports have revealed. The news, recently confirmed by the Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD), also said the scope of the campaign was much larger…
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Your cheap Netgear router might have some serious security flaws — here’s what we know so far
A popular budget-friendly Netgear small business router is vulnerable to half a dozen flaws that could lead to the theft of sensitive information, and possibly even full device takeover, experts have warned. Since the device reached its end-of-life, Netgear is not expected to release any patches for the flaws, so…
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