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Replying to the question: “Planting ideas in a computer’s head: Researchers find new attack on AMD computer chips” Title: Unleashing the Mindscape: Unveiling a Novel Attack on AMD Computer Chips

Nguyen Michael2 years ago09 mins

Planting ideas in a computer’s head: Researchers find new attack on AMD computer chips Introduction In a world that often feels like science fiction is becoming reality, researchers at ETH Zurich have achieved something akin to planting ideas in a computer’s head. In a paper published at the USENIX Security 2023 conference, Kaveh Razavi and…

Salesforce Email Service Under Attack: Understanding the Zero-Day Phishing Campaign

Reynolds Alex2 years ago07 mins

Email Security: Zero-Day Exploited in Salesforce Phishing Campaign By | August 3, 2023 Salesforce, the popular customer relationship management (CRM) platform, recently experienced a sophisticated phishing campaign that exploited a zero-day vulnerability in its email service. Security firm Guardio discovered that threat actors sent legitimate-looking emails to targeted users, tricking them into providing their Facebook…

Ivanti EPMM Vulnerability: Norwegian Entities Under Attack in Ongoing Exploits

Reynolds Alex2 years ago08 mins

Securing Sensitive Accounts: Learn PAM Security Strategies Securing Sensitive Accounts: Learn PAM Security Strategies Introduction As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, organizations are facing an ever-growing threat to their sensitive accounts and information. Cybersecurity has emerged as a critical concern, with hackers constantly searching for vulnerabilities to exploit. One key area that requires particular attention…

The Geopolitical Implications of Pro-Iranian Attack on Israeli Oil Refinery

Nguyen Michael2 years ago08 mins

The Vulnerability of Critical Infrastructure: Iranian Hacktivist Group Targets Israeli Oil Refinery Internet Security Concerns In a recent cyberattack, Israel‘s largest oil refinery, BAZAN Group, was targeted by an Iranian hacktivist group known as Cyber Avengers. The attack resulted in the website of the oil refinery becoming inaccessible for several days, with users either being…

Russian Satellite Internet Attacked: Links to Wagner Group Revealed

Reynolds Alex2 years ago09 mins

Russian Satellite Internet Provider Dozor-Teleport Suffers Cyberattack The Attack and Alleged Involvement of the Wagner Group On June 29, Dozor-Teleport, a Russian satellite internet provider, experienced a significant cyberattack, leading to a disruption in communications services for its customers. The affected customers reportedly include Russian military and energy interests. The Wagner Group, a mercenary army…

Russian Telecom Confirms Hack Following Boastful Wagner-Backed Group’s Attack

Patel Maya2 years ago07 mins

Geopolitics: Russian Telecom Confirms Hack after Group Backing Wagner Boasted about an Attack Internet Security: Concerns Deepen as Hackers Target Russian Telecom The recent cyberattack on the Russian satellite telecom company, Dozor-Teleport CJSC, has raised serious concerns about internet security and geopolitical tensions. The attack, claimed by a group backing the paramilitary organization Wagner, has…

Microsoft Teams Under Attack: A New Malware Delivery Method Emerges

Patel Maya2 years ago07 mins

Microsoft Teams Bug Allows for Malware Delivery, But No Priority for Fix The Vulnerability Researchers from JUMPSEC Labs’ Red Team have discovered a bug in the latest version of Microsoft Teams that enables threat actors to send files containing malware to an organization’s employees. This exploit takes advantage of the Microsoft Teams External Tenants feature,…

How Ransomware Attackers Shut Down a Hospital in Illinois

Nguyen Michael2 years ago07 mins

Illinois Hospital St. Margaret’s Health Shuts Down Hospitals Due to Ransomware Attack Healthcare facilities are frequently targeted by cyber attackers, and recently a significant ransomware attack played a role in the shutdown of St. Margaret’s Health in Peru and Spring Valley, Illinois. While other factors, such as the pandemic, rising costs and a staff shortage,…

Russian Hackers Face Legal Action for Crypto Exchange Attack: Analysis

Emma Thompson2 years ago07 mins

US Charges Russians With Hacking Cryptocurrency Exchange The United States has charged two Russian nationals with allegedly hacking the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox and conspiring to launder the proceeds. Alexey Bilyuchenko, 43, and Aleksandr Verner, 29, were among the individuals charged with hacking Mt. Gox, the largest Bitcoin exchange in September 2011. Launched in…

Investigating the MOVEit Attack: Unveiling Cl0p Gang’s Tactics

Emma Thompson2 years ago05 mins

The Cl0p ransomware gang claims responsibility for successful and simple MOVEit cyberattack The Cl0p ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the recent attack on Progress Software’s MOVEit file transfer program, which targeted hundreds of million- and billion-dollar organizations across the Western world. Although the MOVEit hackers were initially believed to be a new group, Microsoft…