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German MPs and their staff fail simple phishing attack test
By Jowi Morales published
The Bundestag conducted a secret test to see whether its MPs and their staff members would be able to recognize a phishing attack.
Bitdefender and Trend Micro security software patched after multiple critical vulnerabilities exposed
By Christopher Harper published
Bitdefender and Trend Micro security software have both patched some major security issues this week.
Chinese and Iranian hackers use ChatGPT and LLM tools to create malware and phishing attacks
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published
Since last year, threat actors from China and Iran have utilized ChatGPT and LLM tools to launch a series of malware attacks.
Internet Archive hacked and 31 million user accounts leaked
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published
User data was leaked in a 6.4 GB SQL file
Smoke 'em if you got 'em: Hacker gains root access using cigarette lighter
By Christopher Harper published
Hardware hacker and blogger David Buchanan investigates the use of a common lighter to secure Electromagnetic Fault Injection.
Security experts claim new 'Perfctl' malware could pose a risk to any Linux server
By Christopher Harper published
"Perfctl" malware targets any Linux server and serves as an extreme threat to all unsecured server operators.
North Korean hackers target Python devs with malware disguised as coding tests — hack has been underway for a year
By Christopher Harper published
North Korean hackers Lazarus Group pose as financial firms to provide malware disguised as a job opportunity.
Researchers snoop data from air-gapped PC's RAM sticks by monitoring EM radiation from 23 feet away
By Jowi Morales published
This cyberattack exploits the electromagnetic emissions of RAM sticks to broadcast data.
Older YubiKeys are susceptible to side-channel attacks due to unpatchable 2FA flaw
By Dallin Grimm published
Many two-factor authentication keys from Yubico have become vulnerable to a side-channel attack resulting in cloning 2FA keys, due to a weakness with integrated Infineon security chips.
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