Minisforum launches HX100G mini PC
Minisforum has announced the launch of the HX100G Mini PC, a successor to last year’s HX99G Mini PC. This new iteration features an AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS processor, coupled with an AMD Radeon RX...
Monthly Archive: January 2024
Urgent Alert: Over 5,300 GitLab Instances Exposed by Critical Zero-Click Flaw
A critical zero-click vulnerability, CVE-2023-7028 (rated CVSS 10.0) has been discovered by researchers in over 5,300 instances of GitLab accessible from the internet. Although the issue has been rectified in the latest versions of...
CherryLoader: The Deceptive Downloader Disguised as CherryTree App Unveiled
Researchers at Arctic Wolf have discovered a new malicious downloader, crafted in the Go language and dubbed CherryLoader. This threat, previously observed in the wild, aims to facilitate the delivery of additional malware onto...
Orca Security Exposes Sys:All: A GKE Flaw Putting 250,000 Clusters at Risk
The cybersecurity firm Orca Security has identified a vulnerability in Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) that enables individuals with a Google account to gain control over Kubernetes clusters. This issue has been codenamed Sys:All. It...
The Invisible Eyes: How Popular Apps Fuel a Global Surveillance Network
In today’s world, where technology has reached an advanced level of development, the issue of global surveillance becomes particularly pressing. According to an investigation by 404 Media, hundreds of thousands of popular applications are...
Ghost in the Machine: Chinese Hackers Hijack Updates, Implant “NSPX30” Spyware
The Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET has uncovered the operations of a previously unknown hacker group linked to China, christening it with the codename Blackwood. Active since 2018, this group has specialized in adversary-in-the-middle (AitM),...
The Ransomware Conundrum: Insights into Victims’ Payment Decisions
A recent study by Dutch researcher Tom Meurs from the University of Twente has uncovered factors influencing the likelihood of ransomware victims paying ransoms to cybercriminals. The analysis utilized data from the Dutch police...
Google and Singular Computing have settled TPU infringement lawsuits
Google previously faced a copyright infringement lawsuit from the private startup Singular Computing over the design of its computational accelerator, TPU. The two parties have settled, although the specifics of the agreement have not...
AMD will bring Kraken Point APU next year
Next year, AMD will introduce Kraken Point to succeed the current Hawk Point, namely the Ryzen 8040 series. Concurrently, AMD is preparing an extensive APU lineup including Fire Range, Strix Point, and Strix Point...
Xbox Exodus: 1,900 Jobs Cut, “Odyssey” Sinks in Microsoft Merger Maelstrom
According to wccftech, Microsoft recently announced the layoff of 1,900 employees from the Xbox and Activision Blizzard teams, approximately 10% of the total workforce in its gaming division. The Activision Blizzard team was particularly...