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Samsung Magician SSD software ‘High Severity’ vulnerability patched — upgrade to the newest v9.0.0 to prevent potential DLL hijacking and privilege escalation
By Mark Tyson published
Samsung has published a security advisory after a high-severity vulnerability was discovered in its Magician SSD management software on Windows.

PlayStation 5 ROM keys leaked — jailbreaking could be made easier with BootROM codes
By Jowi Morales published
The PlayStation 5's ROM keys have allegedly been leaked. This breach could make it easier for hackers to jailbreak the system, but they still have to deal with other security features of the console.

Interpol-led cybercrime crackdown results in 574 arrests in 19 African nations, decrypts six ransomware variants
By Kunal Khullar published
Business email compromise and ransomware were among the top threats identified.

North Korean infiltrator caught working in Amazon IT department thanks to lag
By Mark Tyson published
A North Korean imposter was uncovered, working as a sysadmin at Amazon U.S., after their keystroke input lag raised suspicions with security specialists at the online retail giant.

WWII Enigma machine sells for over half a million dollars at auction
By Mark Tyson published
A WWII Enigma encryption machine with four rotors was sold at auction earlier this week, achieving double its estimated price.

Microsoft Azure Blocks Largest DDoS Attack in History — attack equivalent to streaming 3.5 million Netflix movies at once
By Jon Martindale published
Attack from botnet hit Azure with over 3.6 million packets per-second

The NVMe Destroyinator can wipe 16 NVMe drives simultaneously at speeds up to 64 GB/s
By Mark Tyson published
The NVMe Destroyinator can securely wipe up to 16 NVMe drives at once at 64 GB/sec.

Intel stomps down 30 bugs including privilege escalation vulnerabilities
By Bruno Ferreira published
Intel stomps down 30 bugs including privilege escalation vulnerabilities

37 years ago this week, the Morris worm infected 10% of the Internet within 24 hours
By Mark Tyson last updated
Cornell graduate student Robert Tappan Morris unleashed his eponymous worm upon the Internet 37 years ago, changing the face of cybersecurity.

Developer warns users that fake download site is hosting Windows 11 upgrade bypass tool
By Kunal Khullar published
Following Windows 10’s end-of-life, Flyoobe has grown in popularity for enabling safe Windows 11 upgrades on unsupported systems - but you must only download it via the official GitHub source.
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