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DNS cache poisoning attacks return due to Linux weakness
2020-11-12 15:55

Researchers from Tsinghua University and the University of California have identified a new method that can be used to conduct DNS cache poisoning attacks. DNS cache poisoning attacks refer to polluting this very cache existing on intermediary servers.

Researchers Revive 'Foreshadow' Attack by Extending It Beyond L1 Cache
2020-08-07 08:47

Researchers revealed late on Thursday that the mitigations and patches rolled out in 2018 for the Foreshadow vulnerabilities affecting Intel processors can fail to prevent attacks. A team of researchers from the Graz University of Technology in Austria and the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security have revived the Foreshadow attack and made some other interesting discoveries.

Redis and Microsoft to deliver Redis Enterprise as integrated tiers of Azure Cache for Redis
2020-05-13 23:45

Redis Labs announced a new strategic agreement with MicrosoftMicrosoft to deliver Redis Enterprise as new, fully integrated tiers of Azure Cache for Redis. The new service offering, available in Private Preview, will unlock the power of Redis for Azure customers' mission-critical workloads through advanced, enterprise-grade functionality, including Redis on Flash, modules, and, in the future, the ability to create an active geo-redundant cache for hybrid-cloud architectures.

Seagate IronWolf 510: An M.2 NVMe SSD for NAS needing 24×7 cache enabled multi-user storage
2020-03-19 02:30

Seagate Technology, a world leader in data solutions, announced the latest in high-performance solutions for multi-user NAS environments, adding to their award-winning IronWolf SSD product line. Seagate's IronWolf 510 is an M.2 NVMe SSD with caching speeds of up to 3GBps for NVMe-compatible systems and is ideal for creative pros and business NAS needing 24×7 multi-user storage that is cache enabled.

Cache flow problems continue for Intel: Yet more data-leaking processor design blunders discovered, patches due soon
2020-01-28 21:46

Intel on Monday issued a processor data leakage advisory, describing two chip architecture flaws, one of which it tried to fix twice before. Intel's microcode fix involved using the VERW instruction and the L1D FLUSH command to overwrite the store buffer value, to prevent buffer data from being read. But Intel's initial fix in May failed.

Don't Xiaomi pics of other people's places! Chinese kitmaker fingers dodgy Boxing Day cache update after Google banishes it from Home
2020-01-03 12:47

Xiaomi has blamed some post-Christmas cache digestion problems after finding itself plonked on the naughty step by Google - which blocked the Chinese tech conglomerate's devices from its Nest Hub and Assistant last night. The Xiaomi Mijia 1080P Smart IP Security Camera retails for £38 on Amazon, and can be bought from Chinese retailers like BangGoood and GearBest for about $25. Dio-V says he bought his camera new from AliExpress, and it was running the latest firmware version.

Don't Xiaomi pics of other people's places! Chinese kitmaker fingers dodgy Boxing Day cache update after Google banishes it from Home
2020-01-03 12:47

Xiaomi has blamed some post-Christmas cache digestion problems after finding itself plonked on the naughty step by Google - which blocked the Chinese tech conglomerate's devices from its Nest Hub and Assistant last night. The Xiaomi Mijia 1080P Smart IP Security Camera retails for £38 on Amazon, and can be bought from Chinese retailers like BangGoood and GearBest for about $25. Dio-V says he bought his camera new from AliExpress, and it was running the latest firmware version.

Joker’s Stash Drops Largest-Ever Credit Card Cache on Dark Web
2019-10-29 16:57

1.3 million stolen cards, mostly from India, could fetch $130 million for the cybercrooks.

Researchers Warn of New Cache-Poisoned DoS Attack Method
2019-10-24 21:32

A group of security researchers from German universities has devised a new class of web cache poisoning attacks that could render victim services unreachable. read more

New Cache Poisoning Attack Lets Attackers Target CDN Protected Sites
2019-10-23 08:34

A team of German cybersecurity researchers has discovered a new cache poisoning attack against web caching systems that could be used by an attacker to force a targeted website into delivering...