The evolution of software always catches us by surprise. I remember betting against the IBM computer Deep Blue during its chess match against the grandmaster Garry Kasparov in 1997, only to be stunned when the machine claimed victory. Fast forward to today, would we have imagined just three years ago that a chatbot could write […]
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A North Korea-linked cyber-espionage group has been observed leveraging job-themed phishing lures to target prospective victims in energy and aerospace verticals and infect them with a previously undocumented backdoor dubbed MISTPEN. The activity cluster is being tracked by Google-owned Mandiant under the moniker UNC2970, which it said overlaps with a threat group known as TEMP.Hermit, […]
Google has announced that it’s rolling out a new set of features to its Chrome browser that gives users more control over their data when surfing the internet and protects against online threats. “With the newest version of Chrome, you can take advantage of our upgraded Safety Check, opt out of unwanted website notifications more […]
The GSM Association, the governing body that oversees the development of the Rich Communications Services (RCS) protocol, on Tuesday, said it’s working towards implementing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to secure messages sent between the Android and iOS ecosystems. “The next major milestone is for the RCS Universal Profile to add important user protections such as interoperable […]
Increasing attacks by the OilRig/APT34 group linked to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security show that the nation’s capabilities are growing, and targeting regional allies and enemies alike. Go to Source Author: Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer
Broadcom on Tuesday released updates to address a critical security flaw impacting VMware vCenter Server that could pave the way for remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38812 (CVSS score: 9.8), has been described as a heap-overflow vulnerability in the DCE/RPC protocol. “A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger this […]
A researcher bypassed the Calendar sandbox, Gatekeeper, and TCC in a chain attack that allowed for wanton theft of iCloud photos. Go to Source Author: Nate Nelson, Contributing Writer
The Eastern European group is actively expanding its financial fraud activities, with its pipelines representing a veritable Silk Road for the transfer of cryptocurrency, and lucrative and exploitable data. Go to Source Author: Dark Reading Staff
US State Department warns that Kremlin-backed media outlets in democracies around the world are hiding Russian cyber spies and actively working to sow discord. Go to Source Author: Becky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
Despite more US sanctions against spyware operators, Apple decided the cost in terms of disclosures about its own anti-spyware efforts was too great. Go to Source Author: Becky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading