Items tagged with cybersecurity
Researchers at security firm Kaspersky are warning Steam gamers to be on guard, as threat actors have started to distribute malware on Valve's platform via infected live wallpapers. This campaign displays just how creative hackers are...
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Cybersecurity researcher and current Microsoft nemesis, Nightmare-Eclipse, has released a new pair of zero-day Windows exploits following this week's Patch Tuesday, which had patched the last of Eclipse's initial six zero-days.
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Another month, another Patch Tuesday for Windows users. This one's a bit bigger than usual, though: Microsoft has released a record-breaking Windows 11 patch addressing a whopping 206 vulnerabilities. The former record-holder was this past...
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AI-powered malware is a growing threat, but the extent of that threat was nebulous until researchers from the University of Toronto, Vector Institute, and CleverHans Lab presented a new PoC (proof of concept) attack developed with a local...
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Minecraft has remained a mainstay in the gaming landscape for over a decade thanks in large part to the abundant number of mods available for the game. Hackers are now weaponizing this prevalence of mods in the Minecraft ecosystem, with...
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Windows 11 has been hit by a series of zero-day exploits recently, which were brought to light by aggrieved cybersecurity researcher Nightmare-Eclipse. In response, Microsoft published a blog post threatening legal action against the...
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The hacker group ShinyHunters has been on a tear this year, having compromised several organizations and leaking the information of those that refused to pay up. The latest data breach involves Charter Communications, which offers...
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The problem with most existing encryption methods is that since they are bound to machines reliant on binary code composed of 1s and 0s, and apparently-random sequences of numbers are not fully random. This reality makes a looming scenario...
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A particularly ingenious phishing attack against Microsoft 365 users has caught the FBI's attention, courtesy of Kali365. The new attack, which utilizes the Kali365 Phising-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform, bypasses multi-factor...
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Solid state drives, named as such for their lack of moving parts, are an essential part of the modern PC ecosystem, but no moving parts does not mean no security vulnerabilities. In fact, the specific manner in which SSDs function...
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The hacker group ShinyHunters have struck once again, this time targeting the convenience store chain 7-Eleven. The group managed to pilfer sensitive data affecting more than 183,000 individuals who participate in the company’s franchisee...
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Multiple Linux exploits have been uncovered over the last few weeks, including Copy Fail, and the newest of which are dubbed "PinTheft" and "SSH-keysign-pwn." Both have been recently patched, but relate to long-running bugs that have been...
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Software developers are increasingly becoming bigger targets for hackers, who are now searching for ways to compromise the software supply chain in an effort to distribute malware. The latest organization to be compromised is the developer...
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Update 5/21: Since this article was released, recommend mitigations for YellowKey and other attacks have been released, as well as a full patch for BlueHammer.
Nightmare-Eclipse, a cybersecurity researcher previously known for...
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The May 2026 report from Google’s Threat Intelligence Group marks a definitive shift in the cybersecurity landscape. While previous assessments categorized AI-assisted cyberattacks as experimental, current data from Mandiant and Gemini...
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Discovery of the Copy Fail Linux kernel exploit sparked widespread discussion and concern around Linux kernel security earlier this month, and that was for an exploit that had mostly already been patched by the time the public was made...
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Researchers at Trend Micro have identified a frightening new Linux rootkit, dubbed Quasar Linux (QLNX,) and developers should be especially concerned. Per the report (which we spotted through Bleeping Computer's coverage,) QLNX is a Linux...
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Google is the latest company to generate negative headlines for its AI integration, due to its Gemini AI integration into Chrome announced back in September of last year. In the months since, the feature has rolled out to users' PCs, and...
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It's not often that a major vulnerability is found in the Linux kernel, but when it does happen, it demands attention. Such is the case with "Copy Fail", which has just been found and disclosed by researchers at Xint Code. The good news is...
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Ransomware attacks have grown in complexity and frequency over the past decade, but as horrible as an attack can be, malicious actors often honor the ransom and decrypt files after receiving payment. With the rise of VECT 2.0 ransomware...
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The rise of AI is having an impact across every sector of the technology industry, and cybersecurity is no exception. Malicious actors have proven adept at leveraging the technology to boost their malware campaigns while lowering the...
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Update 5/21: Since this article was released, recommend mitigations for YellowKey and other attacks have been released, as well as a full patch for BlueHammer.
A cyber security expert that goes by the name Nightmare-Eclipse attempted...
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