Intel Faces ‘Downfall’ Bug Lawsuit, Seeking $10K per Plaintiff
A class-action complaint was filed against Intel this week over its handling of data-leaking bugs in its CPUs. In a 112-page filing with the San Read More
Leaky DICOM Medical Standard Exposes Millions of Patient Records
Around 60 million personal and medical records may have been exposed during the past few decades due to the use of a legacy protocol in Read More
Cyber ops linked to Israel-Hamas conflict largely improvised, researchers say
In the wake of Hamas’s attack on Israel, researchers and cybersecurity firms observed an uptick in operations by hacktivists and state-sponsored hacking groups. But more Read More
Imperial Kitten APT Claws at Israeli Industry with Multiyear Spy Effort
The Iran-linked group uses redirected websites to compromise victims and exfiltrate data in a campaign that has lasted over 2022 and 2023.
First Wave of Vulnerability-Fixing AIs Available for Developers
GitHub has joined a growing list of companies offering AI-powered bug-fixing tools for software developers. Developers who sign up for the beta program as part Read More
ChatGPT: OpenAI Attributes Regular Outages to DDoS Attacks
The popular generative AI application ChatGPT experienced recurring outages this week on both the ChatGPT interface and the associated API, according to its own status Read More
Microsoft: Iran’s Cyberattacks on Israel Exaggerated & Fabricated
Pro-Iranian hacktivists have made false claims about the strength of cyberattacks made against Israel in the current conflict with Hamas. Meanwhile, the allegations that Iranian Read More
‘BlazeStealer’ Python Malware Allows Complete Takeover of Developer Machines
Malicious Python packages masquerading as legitimate code obfuscation tools are targeting developers via the PyPI code repository. Focusing on those interested in code obfuscation is Read More
‘Shields Ready’ Critical Infrastructure Initiative Addresses Inevitable Cyberattacks
The US government has issued a series of prescriptions for preparing critical infrastructure operators for disasters, physical attacks, and cyberattacks, with an emphasis on the Read More
Worldwide Hacktivists Take Sides Over Gaza, With Little to Show for It
Against the backdrop of the war in Gaza, hacktivists across the globe are announcing industrial-grade cyberattacks in support of either Palestine or Israel, though little Read More