AI and Microdirectives

Imagine a future in which AIs automatically interpret—and enforce—laws. All day and every day, you constantly receive highly personalized instructions for how to comply with the law, sent directly by your government and law enforcement. You’re told how to cross the street, how fast to drive on the way to work, and what you’re allowed … Read more

Mallox Ransomware Witnessing Alarming Surge in Activity

The Mallox ransomware group, also known as TargetCompany, Fargo, and Tohnichi, has become increasingly active, signaling a significant shift in its operations. According to recent findings, Mallox’s ransomware activities in 2023 have seen a staggering 174% increase compared to the previous year. Researchers` Findings Security researchers from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, reported that Mallox, […]

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Experts believe North Korea behind JumpCloud supply chain attack

SentinelOne researchers attribute the recent supply chain attacks on JumpCloud to North Korea-linked threat actors. JumpCloud is a cloud-based directory service platform designed to manage user identities, devices, and applications in a seamless and secure manner. It allows IT administrators to centralize and simplify their identity and access management tasks across various systems and applications. […]

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Oracle Critical Security Updates July 2023

Oracle has released 508 new security patches for its many product families, including Oracle Communications, Oracle MySQL, Oracle Financial Services Applications, Oracle Retail Applications, etc. This alert addresses several products that are vulnerable to several flaws. Oracle Communications has received 77 new security patches, of which 57 vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication. Out of them, ten vulnerabilities … Read more

DDoS Botnets Hijacking Zyxel Devices to Launch Devastating Attacks

Several distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnets have been observed exploiting a critical flaw in Zyxel devices that came to light in April 2023 to gain remote control of vulnerable systems.
“Through the capture of exploit traffic, the attacker’s IP address was identified, and it was determined that the attacks were occurring in multiple regions, including Central America, North America,

New Severe Vulnerabilities Found in AMI MegaRAC BMC Software

Security Researchers warn about finding new vulnerabilities in the AMI MegaRAC Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) software. The flaws, rated from high to critical, open the way for threat actors to deploy malware and succeed in remote code execution (RCE). Lots of top-tier manufacturers rely on MegaRAC BMC to provide “lights-out” administration for servers worldwide. Researchers […]

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Critical Zyxel Firewall Vulnerability Exploited in DDOS Attacks

Multiple DDoS botnets have actively exploited a critical vulnerability discovered in Zyxel firewall models, as revealed by cybersecurity researchers. Tracked as CVE-2023-28771, this flaw explicitly impacts Linux platforms and enables remote attackers to gain unauthorized control over vulnerable systems, effectively launching DDoS attacks. The Specifics The vulnerability stems from an error message handling bug, which enables […]

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