Researchers Break Intel SGX With New ‘SmashEx’ CPU Attack Technique

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A newly disclosed vulnerability affecting Intel processors could be abused by an adversary to gain access to sensitive information stored within enclaves and even run arbitrary code on vulnerable systems. The vulnerability (CVE-2021-0186, CVSS score: 8.2) was discovered by a …

Two Eastern Europeans Sentenced for Providing Bulletproof Hosting to Cyber Criminals

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Two Eastern European nationals have been sentenced in the U.S. for offering “bulletproof hosting” services to cybercriminals, who used the technical infrastructure to distribute malware and attack financial institutions across the country between 2009 to 2015. Pavel Stassi, 30, of …

LightBasin Hackers Breach at Least 13 Telecom Service Providers Since 2019

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A highly sophisticated adversary named LightBasin has been identified as behind a string of attacks targeting the telecom sector with the goal of collecting “highly specific information” from mobile communication infrastructure, such as subscriber information and call metadata.  “The nature …

Microsoft Warns of New Security Flaw Affecting Surface Pro 3 Devices

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Microsoft has published a new advisory warning of a security bypass vulnerability affecting Surface Pro 3 convertible laptops that could be exploited by an adversary to introduce malicious devices within enterprise networks and defeat the device attestation mechanism. Tracked as CVE-2021-42299 (CVSS …

Squirrel Engine Bug Could Let Attackers Hack Games and Cloud Services

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Researchers have disclosed an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Squirrel programming language that can be abused by attackers to break out of the sandbox restrictions and execute arbitrary code within a SquirrelVM, thus giving a malicious actor complete access to …

A New Variant of FlawedGrace Spreading Through Mass Email Campaigns

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Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday took the wraps off a mass volume email attack staged by a prolific cybercriminal gang affecting a wide range of industries, with one of its region-specific operations notably targeting Germany and Austria. Enterprise security firm Proofpoint …

Cybersecurity Experts Warn of a Rise in Lyceum Hacker Group Activities in Tunisia

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A threat actor, previously known for striking organizations in the energy and telecommunications sectors across the Middle East as early as April 2018, has evolved its malware arsenal to strike two entities in Tunisia. Security researchers at Kaspersky, who presented …

Why Database Patching Best Practice Just Doesn’t Work and How to Fix It

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Patching really, really matters – patching is what keeps technology solutions from becoming like big blocks of Swiss cheese, with endless security vulnerabilities punching hole after hole into critical solutions. But anyone who’s spent any amount of time maintaining systems …

Over 30 Countries Pledge to Fight Ransomware Attacks in US-led Global Meeting

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Representatives from the U.S., the European Union, and 30 other countries pledged to mitigate the risk of ransomware and harden the financial system from exploitation with the goal of disrupting the ecosystem, calling it an “escalating global security threat with …

REvil Ransomware Gang Goes Underground After Tor Sites Were Compromised

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REvil, the notorious ransomware gang behind a string of cyberattacks in recent years, appears to have gone off the radar once again, a little over a month after the cybercrime group staged a surprise return following a two-month-long hiatus. The …