ASUS releases RX 7900 XTX/XT DUAL OC GPUs
Asus has announced the launch of two new graphics cards, the Radeon RX 7900 XTX DUAL OC and the Radeon RX 7900 XT DUAL OC. Unlike MSI, which has scaled back its Radeon graphics...
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ASRock BIOS Update Targets Intel CPU Stability
Asus recently updated the BIOS for its Z790/Z690 series motherboards, introducing a feature named “Intel Baseline Profile,” which resets all configurations to Intel’s recommended default settings to address stability issues in gaming with the...
Micron Leads with First 8000 MT/s DDR5 RDIMM for AI
Micron has announced that it is the first to validate and deliver 128GB DDR5 RDIMM memory modules based on 32Gb DRAM chips on leading server platforms, thereby setting an industry benchmark. These modules are...
Android Apps Vulnerable to “Dirty Stream” Attacks
Microsoft has issued a warning to Android users about a new exploit dubbed “Dirty Stream,” which allows malicious applications to overwrite files in another application’s home directory, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution and...
MSQL Server Breaches Linked to Mallox Ransomware
Cybersecurity experts from the ASEC laboratory have uncovered a series of sophisticated cyberattacks targeting Microsoft SQL Servers (MS-SQL). The group known as TargetCompany is deploying the Mallox ransomware to encrypt systems and extort victims....
Privacy Betrayed: Automakers Share Location Data Without Warrants
The U.S. Congress has disclosed the findings of an investigation, which reveals that the majority of major automakers transmit driver location data to law enforcement without a court order, despite public assurances to refrain...
D-Link Owners Beware: Goldoon Botnet Exploits CVE-2015-2051
Recently, cybersecurity experts at FortiGuard Labs discovered a previously unseen botnet network named Goldoon, targeting D-Link routers via the CVE-2015-2051 vulnerability, which has been known for nearly a decade. This vulnerability, rated nearly at...
Critical GitLab Flaw Under Attack: CVE-2023-7028 Exploited
A critical flaw in the GitLab system, which allows the interception and control of user accounts, was recently added to the CISA catalog of known exploitable vulnerabilities. This issue, identified as CVE-2023-7028 and rated...
Breaches Double in 2023: Verizon Report Reveals Spike in Vulnerability Exploits
Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report reveals a disturbing trend in cybersecurity: the use of vulnerabilities as an initial breach point has nearly tripled compared to last year, now accounting for 14% of all...
Cuttlefish Malware Infects Routers, Steals Data
A new type of malware named “Cuttlefish” has been discovered in routers within major enterprises and small offices, monitoring all information passing through the infected devices and stealing credentials. Black Lotus Labs reports that...
Zloader Evolves: Anti-Analysis Feature Makes it Harder to Catch
The developers of the ZLoader malware, which recently resumed its activity after a two-year hiatus, have incorporated a range of new features inspired by the banking trojan Zeus. Santiago Vicente, a researcher from Zscaler,...
Finnish Hacker Faces Justice for Vastaamo Attack
Aleksanteri Kivimäki, a 26-year-old hacker, has been sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. Local media reported this, citing a court decision related to the breach of the private psychotherapeutic center Vastaamo in Helsinki. The court...
Google Pays $450k for Android Vulnerabilities
Google has substantially increased the rewards for reporting vulnerabilities that allow successful remote code execution (RCE) in Android applications, raising the maximum cash payout for exceptional reports to $450,000. The updates pertain to the...
Ex-NSA Employee Gets 22 Years for Espionage
A former NSA employee has been sentenced to 21 years and 10 months in prison for attempting espionage on behalf of a foreign state. FBI Director Christopher Wray stated that this sentence should serve...
Wpeeper Android Backdoor Hides Behind Hacked Websites
Specialists at QAX XLab have identified a new type of Android malware—a backdoor named Wpeeper, which is disseminated through APK files from unofficial app stores posing as the popular alternative marketplace Uptodown. Wpeeper is...
Docker Hub Under Siege: Millions of Repos Harbor Malware
Over the past several years, Docker Hub, a platform for hosting software repositories, has been targeted by three major fraudulent campaigns. Researchers from JFrog identified that approximately 20% of the 15 million hosted repositories...
