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Secret Backdoor Found in XZ Utils Library, Impacts Major Linux Distros

Mar 30, 2024 by iHash Leave a Comment

Mar 30, 2024NewsroomLinux / Supply Chain Attack Red Hat on Friday released an "urgent security alert" warning that two versions of a popular data compression library called XZ Utils (previously LZMA Utils) have been backdoored with malicious code designed to allow unauthorized remote access. The software supply chain compromise, tracked as CVE-2024-3094, has a CVSS score of … [Read more...] about Secret Backdoor Found in XZ Utils Library, Impacts Major Linux Distros

Critical Bootloader Vulnerability in Shim Impacts Nearly All Linux Distros

Feb 7, 2024 by iHash Leave a Comment

Feb 07, 2024NewsroomDevice Security / Vulnerability The maintainers of shim have released version 15.8 to address six security flaws, including a critical bug that could pave the way for remote code execution under specific circumstances. Tracked as CVE-2023-40547 (CVSS score: 9.8), the vulnerability could be exploited to achieve a Secure Boot bypass. Bill Demirkapi of the … [Read more...] about Critical Bootloader Vulnerability in Shim Impacts Nearly All Linux Distros

APT-K-47 Uses Hajj-Themed Lures to Deliver Advanced Asyncshell Malware

Nov 22, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Malware The threat actor known as Mysterious Elephant has been observed using an advanced version of malware called Asynshell. The attack campaign is said to have used Hajj-themed lures to trick victims into executing a malicious payload under the guise of a Microsoft Compiled HTML Help (CHM) file, the […]

Billie Eilish is Apple Music’s Artist of the Year for 2024

Billie Eilish was announced today as Apple Music’s Artist of the Year, recognizing the singer-songwriter’s extraordinary impact throughout 2024. Following a historic second Academy Award win and two additional GRAMMY Awards for her contribution to Greta Gerwig’s feature-length film Barbie, “What Was I Made For?,” Billie released her third full-length album, HIT ME HARD AND […]

Strengthen SMB Security with Seamless Mobile Protection

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) face many of the same cybersecurity threats as large enterprises but often lack the resources to maintain robust security across all devices. As SMBs rely on a growing number of smartphones and tablets, they must defend against a range of mobile-focused cyberattacks. The need for comprehensive security has never […]

Collecting Windows telemetry with Elastic: An introduction to the ETW Filebeat input

From this output, we can see that the provider Microsoft-Windows-DNSServer offers several keywords for filtering specific event types, such as QUERY_RECEIVED, RESPONSE_SUCCESS, RESPONSE_FAILURE, and others — each represented by a unique hex code. Additionally, it provides levels (Error, Warning, Informational) that specify the severity of events that can be captured. The Filebeat ETW input offers […]

NVIDIA Accelerates Google Quantum AI Processor Design With Simulation of Quantum Device Physics

NVIDIA CUDA-Q Platform Enables Google Quantum AI Researchers to Create Massive Digital Model of Its Quantum Computer to Solve Design Challenges NVIDIA announced it is working with Google Quantum AI to accelerate the design of its next-generation quantum computing devices using simulations powered by the NVIDIA CUDA-Q™ platform. Google Quantum AI is using the hybrid quantum-classical […]

Hackers Exploiting NFCGate to Steal Funds via Mobile Payments

Nov 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananPayment Security / Cybercrime Threat actors are increasingly banking on a new technique that leverages near-field communication (NFC) to cash out victim’s funds at scale. The technique, codenamed Ghost Tap by ThreatFabric, enables cybercriminals to cash-out money from stolen credit cards linked to mobile payment services such as Google Pay or Apple […]

Pangu Releases Updated Jailbreak of iOS 9 Pangu9 v1.2.0

Pangu has updated its jailbreak utility for iOS 9.0 to 9.0.2 with a fix for the manage storage bug and the latest version of Cydia. Change log V1.2.0 (2015-10-27) 1. Bundle latest Cydia with new Patcyh which fixed failure to open url scheme in MobileSafari 2. Fixed the bug that “preferences -> Storage&iCloud Usage -> […]

Apple Blocks Pangu Jailbreak Exploits With Release of iOS 9.1

Apple has blocked exploits used by the Pangu Jailbreak with the release of iOS 9.1. Pangu was able to jailbreak iOS 9.0 to 9.0.2; however, in Apple’s document on the security content of iOS 9.1, PanguTeam is credited with discovering two vulnerabilities that have been patched.

Pangu Releases Updated Jailbreak of iOS 9 Pangu9 v1.1.0

Pangu has released an update to its jailbreak utility for iOS 9 that improves its reliability and success rate. Change log V1.1.0 (2015-10-21) 1. Improve the success rate and reliability of jailbreak program for 64bit devices 2. Optimize backup process and improve jailbreak speed, and fix an issue that leads to fail to […]

Activator 1.9.6 Released With Support for iOS 9, 3D Touch

Ryan Petrich has released Activator 1.9.6, an update to the centralized gesture, button, and shortcut manager, that brings support for iOS 9 and 3D Touch.

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Secret Backdoor Found in XZ Utils Library, Impacts Major Linux Distros

Critical Bootloader Vulnerability in Shim Impacts Nearly All Linux Distros