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AI Is an Expert Liar
AI systems trained to excel at tasks can learn to lie and deceive in order to gain an advantage, posing serious risks to society such as fraud, election tampering, and even the potential loss of human control over AI.
(Cyber) Risk = Probability of Occurrence x Damage
Here’s How to Enhance Your Cyber Resilience with CVSS In late 2023, the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) v4.0 was unveiled, succeeding the eight-year-old CVSS v3.0, with the aim to enhance vulnerability assessment for both industry and the public. This...
Apple Fixes Safari WebKit Zero-Day Flaw Exploited at Pwn2Own
Apple patched a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-27834) in Safari that was exploited at the Pwn2Own hacking competition. The vulnerability allowed an attacker to bypass Pointer Authentication Codes (PACs) and potentially execute remote code.
It’s Time to Master the Lift & Shift: Migrating from VMware vSphere to Microsoft Azure
While cloud adoption has been top of mind for many IT professionals for nearly a decade, it’s only in recent months, with industry changes and announcements from key players, that many recognize the time to make the move is now. It may feel like a daunting task, but...
Ebury Botnet Malware Compromises 400,000 Linux Servers Over Past 14 Years
A malware botnet called Ebury is estimated to have compromised 400,000 Linux servers since 2009, out of which more than 100,000 were still compromised as of late 2023. The findings come from Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET, which characterized it as one of the most...
Ebury Botnet Compromised 400K Linux Servers for Crypto Theft and Financial Gain
The malware modules spread via Ebury are used for various nefarious activities, such as proxying traffic, redirecting HTTP traffic, exfiltrating sensitive information, and intercepting HTTP requests.
Microsoft Fixes Three Zero-Days in May Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has released a Patch Tuesday update that addresses three zero-day flaws, two of which are actively being exploited in the wild, including an elevation of privilege flaw that could provide system-level access and compromise systems.
BLint: Open-Source Tool to Check the Security Properties of Your Executables
BLint is a Binary Linter designed to evaluate the security properties and capabilities of executable files. It utilizes LIEF (Library for Executable and Instrumentation Format) for its operations.
Microsoft Patches 61 Flaws, Including Two Actively Exploited Zero-Days
Microsoft has addressed a total of 61 new security flaws in its software as part of its Patch Tuesday updates for May 2024, including two zero-days which have been actively exploited in the wild. Of the 61 flaws, one is rated Critical, 59 are rated Important, and one...
Dutch Court Sentences Tornado Cash Co-Founder to 5 Years in Prison for Money Laundering
A Dutch court on Tuesday sentenced one of the co-founders of the now-sanctioned Tornado Cash cryptocurrency mixer service to 5 years and 4 months in prison. While the name of the defendant was redacted in the verdict, it's known that Alexey Pertsev, a 31-year-old...
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