Microsoft testing Windows 11 USB 80Gbps support, Copilot on login
Microsoft is now testing support for the USB4 Version 2.0 specification in Windows 11, enabling transfer speeds of up to 80 Gbps over USB Type-C…
Month: January 2024
Act now! Ivanti vulnerabilities are being actively exploited
Software vendor Ivanti has warned customers about two actively exploited vulnerabilities in all supported versions of Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure Gateways. Successful…
Google helps get Humboldt cable between Chile and Sydney off the ground – Telco/ISP
Google is set to help get the Humboldt submarine cable project between Chile and Sydney off the ground, after several years of planning. The company…
Halara probes breach after hacker leaks data for 950,000 people
Popular athleisure clothing brand Halara is investigating a data breach after the alleged data of almost 950,000 customers was leaked on a hacking forum. The…
Google Cloud removes data transfer fees when clients switch to rivals – Cloud
Google Cloud said its customers who want to migrate their data to another cloud provider will not have to pay any network fees to make…
Expert Code Review Meets Powerful Automation
Shipping clean, secure code should be easier. HackerOne originally acquired PullRequest in 2022 to power developer-first security solutions that enable modern development. Semgrep and HackerOne…
Bitwarden adds passkey support to log into web password vaults
The open-source Bitwarden password manager has announced that all users can now log into their web vaults using a passkey instead of the standard username…
Bitcoin ETFs Approved Following Official SEC X Account Compromise
For many years, the cryptocurrency industry has waited with bated breath for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to finally approve Bitcoin ETFs. Finally,…
X Account Hacked in Brute-Force Attack Linked to ClinkSink Campaign
Mandiant’s investigation unveiled that the attack was part of a larger operation known as “ClinkSink,” which employed a “Drainer-as-a-Service” (DaaS) model to steal Solana cryptocurrency.…
New Balada Injector campaign infects 6,700 WordPress sites
A little over 6,700 WordPress websites using a vulnerable version of the Popup Builder plugin have been infected with the Balada Injector malware in a…
Mirai-based NoaBot Botnet Targeting Linux Systems with Cryptominer
A noticeable difference between NoaBot and Mirai is that rather than DDoS attacks, the botnet targets weak passwords connecting SSH connections to install cryptocurrency mining…
Ransomware review: January 2024
This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes’ ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web sites. In…