Critical RCE Vulnerability Reported in Linux Kernel’s TIPC Module

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Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a security flaw in the Linux Kernel’s Transparent Inter Process Communication (TIPC) module that could potentially be leveraged both locally as well as remotely to execute …

US Sanctions Pegasus-maker NSO Group and 3 Others For Selling Spyware

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The U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday added four companies, including Israel-based spyware companies NSO Group and Candiru, to a list of entities engaging in “malicious cyber activities.” The agency said …

BlackMatter Ransomware Reportedly Shutting Down; Latest Analysis Released

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An analysis of new samples of BlackMatter ransomware for Windows and Linux has revealed the extent to which the operators have continually added new features and encryption capabilities in successive …

Facebook to Shut Down Facial Recognition System and Delete Billions of Records

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Facebook’s newly-rebranded parent company Meta on Tuesday announced plans to discontinue its decade-old “Face Recognition” system and delete a massive trove of more than a billion users’ facial recognition templates as part …

Alert! Hackers Exploiting GitLab Unauthenticated RCE Flaw in the Wild

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A now-patched critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in GitLab’s web interface has been detected as actively exploited in the wild, cybersecurity researchers warn, rendering a large number of internet-facing …