Tag: security

The record-breaking distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that Cloudflare mitigated last month originated from a new botnet called Mantis, which is currently described as “the most powerful botnet to date.” […]

Security researchers have discovered a new speculative execution attack called Retbleed that affects processors from both Intel and AMD and could be used to extract sensitive information. […]

A new ransomware operation has been launched under the name ‘Lilith,’ and it has already posted its first victim on a data leak site created to support double-extortion attacks. […]

Uniswap, a popular decentralized cryptocurrency exchange, lost close to $8 million worth of Ethereum in a sophisticated phishing attack yesterday. […]

Eight months after disclosing a high-severity privilege escalation flaw in vCenter Server’s IWA (Integrated Windows Authentication) mechanism, VMware has finally released a patch for one of the affected versions. […]

A new data extortion group has been breaching companies to steal confidential information, threatening victims to make the files publicly available unless they pay a ransom. […]

A team of security researchers found that several modern Honda car models have a vulnerable rolling code mechanism that allows unlocking the cars or even starting the engine remotely. […]