Critical shim bug impacts every Linux boot loader signed in the past decade
Critical shim bug impacts every Linux boot loader signed in the past decade Pierluigi Paganini February 07, 2024 The maintainers of Shim addressed six vulnerabilities,…
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The unlikely 3 million electric toothbrush DDoS attack
A widely reported story that 3 million electric toothbrushes were hacked with malware to conduct distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks is likely a hypothetical…
Linux Shim Bootloader Flaw Expose Most Linux Distros to Attacks
Shim is a small application used by open-source projects and other third parties for verifying and running the bootloader (typically GRUB2). The application was developed…
From Cybercrime Saul Goodman to the Russian GRU – Krebs on Security
In 2021, the exclusive Russian cybercrime forum Mazafaka was hacked. The leaked user database shows one of the forum’s founders was an attorney who advised…
Over 28,000 Ivanti Instances Exposed to Internet
Ivanti has disclosed two new zero-day vulnerabilities assigned with CVE-2024-21888 and CVE-2024-21893 in the products Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure. The vulnerability (CVE-2024-2188)…
Ransomware payments reached $1 billion in 2023
In the year 2023 alone, hackers behind the rampant spread of ransomware amassed a staggering $1 billion in ransom payments, as disclosed by a comprehensive…
Qualys TotalCloud 2.0 measures cyber risk in cloud and SaaS apps
Qualys unveiled TotalCloud 2.0. This significant upgrade to Qualys’ AI-powered cloud native application protection platform (CNAPP) delivers a single prioritized view of cloud risk and…
After FBI Takedown, KV-Botnet Operators Shift Tactics in Attempt to Bounce Back
The threat actors behind the KV-botnet made “behavioral changes” to the malicious network as U.S. law enforcement began issuing commands to neutralize the activity. KV-botnet…
BCS report shows lack of improvement in tech diversity
In 2020, BCS reported that women accounted for 17% of IT specialists in the UK, a figure that had only grown by 1% in the…
Experts warn of critical JetBrains TeamCity On-Premises bug
Experts warn of a critical bug in JetBrains TeamCity On-Premises Pierluigi Paganini February 07, 2024 A new vulnerability in JetBrains TeamCity On-Premises can be exploited…
Critical flaw in Shim bootloader impacts major Linux distros
A critical vulnerability in the Shim Linux bootloader enables attackers to execute code and take control of a target system before the kernel is loaded,…
Chinese Hackers Exploited Fortinet zero-day Flaw to hack networks
Chinese state-sponsored hackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2022-42475) in Fortinet’s virtual private network to gain unauthorized access to the Dutch defense networks. The hackers then…