March 2024 – Page 4

Russian hackers target German political parties with WineLoader malware

Researchers are warning that a notorious hacking group linked to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) is targeting political parties in Germany for the first time, shifting their focus away from the typical targeting of diplomatic missions. […]

22 Mar

Mozilla fixes two Firefox zero-day bugs exploited at Pwn2Own

Mozilla has released security updates to fix two zero-day vulnerabilities in the Firefox web browser exploited during the Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024 hacking competition. […]

22 Mar

Darknet marketplace Nemesis Market seized by German police

The German police have seized infrastructure for the darknet Nemesis Market cybercrime marketplace in Germany and Lithuania, disrupting the site’s operation. […]

22 Mar

New GoFetch attack on Apple Silicon CPUs can steal crypto keys

A new side-channel attack called “GoFetch” impacts Apple M1, M2, and M3 processors and can be used to steal secret cryptographic keys from data in the CPU’s cache. […]

22 Mar

Hackers earn $1,132,500 for 29 zero-days at Pwn2Own Vancouver

Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024 has ended with security researchers collecting $1,132,500 after demoing 29 zero-days (and some bug collisions). […]

21 Mar

Windows 11 Notepad finally gets spellcheck and autocorrect

Microsoft continues to add new features to the Windows Notepad, today announcing a preview release with built-in spellchecking and an autocorrect feature. […]

21 Mar

KDE advises extreme caution after theme wipes Linux user’s files

On Wednesday, the KDE team warned Linux users to exercise “extreme caution” when installing global themes, even from the official KDE Store, because these themes run arbitrary code on devices to customize the desktop’s appearance. […]

21 Mar

Unsaflok flaw can let hackers unlock millions of hotel doors

Security vulnerabilities in over 3 million Saflok electronic RFID locks deployed in 13,000 hotels and homes worldwide allowed researchers to easily unlock any door in a hotel by forging a pair of keycards. […]

21 Mar

Evasive Sign1 malware campaign infects 39,000 WordPress sites

A previously unknown malware campaign called Sign1 has infected over 39,000 websites over the past six months, causing visitors to see unwanted redirects and popup ads. […]

21 Mar

Windows 11, Tesla, and Ubuntu Linux hacked at Pwn2Own Vancouver

On the first day of Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024, contestants demoed Windows 11, Tesla, and Ubuntu Linux zero-day vulnerabilities and exploit chains to win $732,500 and a Tesla Model 3 car. […]

Month: March 2024

Russian hackers target German political parties with WineLoader malware

Mozilla fixes two Firefox zero-day bugs exploited at Pwn2Own

Darknet marketplace Nemesis Market seized by German police

New GoFetch attack on Apple Silicon CPUs can steal crypto keys

Hackers earn $1,132,500 for 29 zero-days at Pwn2Own Vancouver

Windows 11 Notepad finally gets spellcheck and autocorrect

KDE advises extreme caution after theme wipes Linux user’s files

Unsaflok flaw can let hackers unlock millions of hotel doors

Evasive Sign1 malware campaign infects 39,000 WordPress sites

Windows 11, Tesla, and Ubuntu Linux hacked at Pwn2Own Vancouver