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Researchers warn that a bug in AMD’s chips would allow attackers to root into some of the most privileged portions of a computer—and that it has persisted in the company’s processors for decades.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday charged a 38-year-old individual from Nashville, Tennessee, for allegedly running a "laptop farm" to help get North Koreans remote jobs with American and British companies. Matthew Isaac Knoot is charged with conspiracy to cause damage to protected computers, conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, intentional

One hacker solved the CrowdStrike outage mystery with simple crash reports, illustrating the wealth of detail about potential bugs and vulnerabilities those key documents hold.

Microsoft execs detailed the company's reaction to the CrowdStrike incident and emphasized the value of a collective identity.

The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Kimsuky has been linked to a new set of attacks targeting university staff, researchers, and professors for intelligence gathering purposes. Cybersecurity firm Resilience said it identified the activity in late July 2024 after it observed an operation security (OPSEC) error made by the hackers. Kimsuky, also known by the names APT43, ARCHIPELAGO,

The XGETBV instruction reads the contents of an internal control register. It is not a privileged instruction and is usually available to userspace. The contents is also exposed via the xstate_bv header in the XSAVE structure. The primary use of XGETBV is determining the XINUSE flags, which allows kernels and userthread implementations to determine what CPU state needs to be saved or restored on context switch. However, it has been observed that these flags appear to be non-deterministic on various Intel CPUs. The data here is currently research and not necessarily considered a security issue, but a reproducer has been included.

The Dark Reading team once again welcomes the world's top cybersecurity experts to the Dark Reading News Desk live from Black Hat USA 2024. Tune into the livestream.

Hacker Samy Kamkar is debuting his own open source version of a laser microphone—a spy tool that can invisibly pick up the sounds inside your home through a window, and even the text you’re typing.

The Immersive Experience Happening This September in Las Vegas!In an era of relentless cybersecurity threats and rapid technological advancement, staying ahead of the curve is not just a necessity, but critical. SANS Institute, the premier global authority in cybersecurity training, is thrilled to announce Network Security 2024, a landmark event designed to empower cybersecurity professionals

The number of additions to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog is growing quickly, but even silent changes to already-documented flaws can help security teams prioritize.