#asus

The U.S. State Department said it's implementing a new policy that imposes visa restrictions on individuals who are linked to the illegal use of commercial spyware to surveil civil society members. "The misuse of commercial spyware threatens privacy and freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly, and association," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. "Such targeting has been

The iPhones belonging to nearly three dozen journalists, activists, human rights lawyers, and civil society members in Jordan have been targeted with NSO Group's Pegasus spyware, according to joint findings from Access Now and the Citizen Lab. Nine of the 35 individuals have been publicly confirmed as targeted, out of whom six had their devices compromised with the mercenary

Ubuntu Security Notice 6604-2 - It was discovered that the ASUS HID driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle device removal, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker with physical access could plug in a specially crafted USB device to cause a denial of service. Jana Hofmann, Emanuele Vannacci, Cedric Fournet, Boris Kopf, and Oleksii Oleksenko discovered that some AMD processors could leak stale data from division operations in certain situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information.

Plus: North Korean hackers get into generative AI, a phone surveillance tool that can monitor billions of devices gets exposed, and ambient light sensors pose a new privacy risk.

By Uzair Amir While cybercriminals create their toolbox, as a user you should also keep yourself ready for unsuspecting cyberattacks and keep a safety toolbox for your defence. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Building Your Defense Toolbox: Tools and Tactics to Combat Cyber Threats

Ubuntu Security Notice 6604-1 - It was discovered that the ASUS HID driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle device removal, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker with physical access could plug in a specially crafted USB device to cause a denial of service. Jana Hofmann, Emanuele Vannacci, Cedric Fournet, Boris Kopf, and Oleksii Oleksenko discovered that some AMD processors could leak stale data from division operations in certain situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information.

NSO Group, creator of the infamous Pegasus spyware, is spending millions on lobbying in Washington while taking advantage of the crisis in Gaza to paint itself as essential for global security.

Red Hat OpenShift sandboxed containers (OSC) version 1.5.0, introduces Peer Pods to IBM Z and LinuxONE. This update is the product of a cooperation between IBM and Red Hat, and is an important step in improving sandboxed containers, paving the way for Confidential Containers. By integrating with IBM Z and LinuxONE, OpenShift sandboxed containers help tackle the challenges of providing more secure and efficient containerized applications in complex IT infrastructures.Understanding Peer Pods in OpenShiftPeer Pods have expanded the capabilities of OpenShift, allowing for the use of Kata Container

By Waqas Kaspersky has recently launched a tool called iShutdown, designed not only to detect the notorious Pegasus spyware but also to identify other malware threats on iOS devices. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Kaspersky’s iShutdown Tool Detects Pegasus Spyware on iOS Devices

Cybersecurity researchers have identified a "lightweight method" called iShutdown for reliably identifying signs of spyware on Apple iOS devices, including notorious threats like NSO Group's Pegasus, QuaDream's Reign, and Intellexa's Predator.  Kaspersky, which analyzed a set of iPhones that were compromised with Pegasus, said the infections left traces in a file