New JavaScript Exploit Can Now Carry Out DDR4 Rowhammer Attacks

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Academics from Vrije University in Amsterdam and ETH Zurich have published a new research paper describing yet another variation of the Rowhammer attack. Dubbed SMASH (Synchronized MAny-Sided Hammering), the technique can be …

Simplify, then Add Lightness – Consolidating the Technology to Better Defend Ourselves

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One of the biggest consequences of the rapidly evolving cybersecurity threat landscape is that defenses must constantly build bigger systems to defend themselves.  This leads to both more complex systems …

New NAME:WRECK Vulnerabilities Impact Nearly 100 Million IoT Devices

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Security researchers have uncovered nine vulnerabilities affecting four TCP/IP stacks impacting more than 100 million consumer and enterprise devices that could be exploited by an attacker to take control of …

Hackers Using Website’s Contact Forms to Deliver IcedID Malware

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Microsoft has warned organizations of a “unique” attack campaign that abuses contact forms published on websites to deliver malicious links to businesses via emails containing fake legal threats, in what’s …

RCE Exploit Released for Unpatched Chrome, Opera, and Brave Browsers

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An Indian security researcher has publicly published a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for a newly discovered flaw impacting Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers like Microsoft Edge, Opera, and Brave. …

Indian Brokerage Firm Upstox Suffers Data Breach Leaking 2.5 Millions Users’ Data

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Online trading and discount brokerage platform Upstox has become the latest Indian company to suffer a security breach of its systems, resulting in the exposure of sensitive information of approximately …