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New Rowhammer technique bypasses existing DDR4 memory defenses

Researchers have developed a new fuzzing-based technique called ‘Blacksmith’ that revives Rowhammer vulnerability attacks against modern DRAM devices that bypasses existing mitigations. […]

15 Nov

High severity BIOS flaws affect numerous Intel processors

Intel has released an advisory to confirm the existence of two high-severity vulnerabilities that affect a wide range of Intel processor families. […]

15 Nov

7 million Robinhood user email addresses for sale on hacker forum

The data for approximately 7 million Robinhood customers stolen in a recent data breach are being sold on a popular hacking forum and marketplace. […]

15 Nov

Moses Staff hackers wreak havoc on Israeli orgs with ransomless encryptions

A new hacker group named Moses Staff has recently claimed responsibility for numerous attacks against Israeli entities, which appear politically motivated as they do not make any ransom payment demands. […]

15 Nov

New Microsoft emergency updates fix Windows Server auth issues

Microsoft has released out-of-band updates to address authentication failures related to Kerberos delegation scenarios impacting Domain Controllers (DC) running supported versions of Windows Server. […]

14 Nov

US Education Dept urged to boost K-12 schools’ ransomware defenses

The US Department of Education and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) were urged this week to more aggressively strengthen cybersecurity protections at K-12 schools across the nation to keep up with a massive wave of attacks. […]

13 Nov

FBI system hacked to email ‘urgent’ warning about fake cyberattacks

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) email servers were hacked to distribute spam email impersonating FBI warnings that the recipients’ network was breached and data was stolen. […]

13 Nov

Fake end-to-end encrypted chat app distributes Android spyware

The GravityRAT remote access trojan is being distributed in the wild again, this time under the guise of an end-to-end encrypted chat application called SoSafe Chat. […]

13 Nov

Surveillance firm pays $1 million fine after ‘spy van’ scandal

The Office of the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection in Cyprus has collected a $1 million fine from intelligence company WiSpear for gathering mobile data from various individuals arriving at the airport in Larnaca. […]

12 Nov

The Week in Ransomware – November 12th 2021 – Targeting REvil

This week, law enforcement struck a massive blow against the REvil ransomware operation, with multiple arrests announced and the seizure of cryptocurrency. […]

Tag: security

New Rowhammer technique bypasses existing DDR4 memory defenses

High severity BIOS flaws affect numerous Intel processors

7 million Robinhood user email addresses for sale on hacker forum

Moses Staff hackers wreak havoc on Israeli orgs with ransomless encryptions

New Microsoft emergency updates fix Windows Server auth issues

US Education Dept urged to boost K-12 schools’ ransomware defenses

FBI system hacked to email ‘urgent’ warning about fake cyberattacks

Fake end-to-end encrypted chat app distributes Android spyware

Surveillance firm pays $1 million fine after ‘spy van’ scandal

The Week in Ransomware – November 12th 2021 – Targeting REvil