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Google Reveals ‘Reptar’ Vulnerability Threatening Intel Processors

By Deeba Ahmed Intel CPU Vulnerability Impacts Multi-Tenant Virtualized Environments. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google Reveals ‘Reptar’ Vulnerability Threatening Intel Processors

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The Bin Laden Letter Is Being Weaponized by the Far Right

Far-right influencers and right-wing lawmakers are using the spread of Osama bin Laden’s “Letter to America” to call for a TikTok ban and boost decades old conspiracies.

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6485-1

Ubuntu Security Notice 6485-1 - Benoit Morgan, Paul Grosen, Thais Moreira Hamasaki, Ke Sun, Alyssa Milburn, Hisham Shafi, Nir Shlomovich, Tavis Ormandy, Daniel Moghimi, Josh Eads, Salman Qazi, Alexandra Sandulescu, Andy Nguyen, Eduardo Vela, Doug Kwan, and Kostik Shtoyk discovered that some Intel Processors did not properly handle certain sequences of processor instructions. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a core hang , gain access to sensitive information or possibly escalate their privileges.

FCC Enforces Stronger Rules to Protect Customers Against SIM Swapping Attacks

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is adopting new rules that aim to protect consumers from cell phone account scams that make it possible for malicious actors to orchestrate SIM-swapping attacks and port-out fraud. “The rules will help protect consumers from scammers who target data and personal information by covertly swapping SIM cards to a new device or porting phone numbers to

27 Malicious PyPI Packages with Thousands of Downloads Found Targeting IT Experts

An unknown threat actor has been observed publishing typosquat packages to the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository for nearly six months with an aim to deliver malware capable of gaining persistence, stealing sensitive data, and accessing cryptocurrency wallets for financial gain. The 27 packages, which masqueraded as popular legitimate Python libraries, attracted thousands of downloads,

Reflecting on 20 years of Patch Tuesday

This year is a landmark moment for Microsoft as we observe the 20th anniversary of Patch Tuesday updates, an initiative that has become a cornerstone of the IT world’s approach to cybersecurity. Originating from the Trustworthy Computing memo by Bill Gates in 2002, our unwavering commitment to protecting customers continues to this day and is reflected in Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative announced this month.

U.S. Cybersecurity Agencies Warn of Scattered Spider's Gen Z Cybercrime Ecosystem

U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have released a joint advisory about a cybercriminal group known as Scattered Spider that's known to employ sophisticated phishing tactics to infiltrate targets. "Scattered Spider threat actors typically engage in data theft for extortion using multiple social engineering techniques and have recently leveraged BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware alongside their

ALPHV (BlackCat) Ransomware Gang Uses Google Ads for Targeted Victims

By Deeba Ahmed Yet another day, another instance of a Google service being exploited for spreading malware infections. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: ALPHV (BlackCat) Ransomware Gang Uses Google Ads for Targeted Victims

CVE-2023-6020: LFI in Ray API - GET /static/ in ray

LFI in Ray's /static/ directory allows attackers to read any file on the server without authentication.

We all just need to agree that ad blockers are good

YouTube’s new rules may not be around for long anyway, because they might run afoul of European Union regulations