Security News

Critical 'BatBadBut' Rust Vulnerability Exposes Windows Systems to Attacks
2024-04-10 03:05

A critical security flaw in the Rust standard library could be exploited to target Windows users and stage command injection attacks. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-24576, has a CVSS score...

Cyberattack hits Omni Hotels systems, taking out bookings, payments, door locks
2024-04-03 19:28

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Malicious Code in XZ Utils for Linux Systems Enables Remote Code Execution
2024-04-02 13:18

The malicious code inserted into the open-source library XZ Utils, a widely used package present in major Linux distributions, is also capable of facilitating remote code execution, a new analysis...

On Secure Voting Systems
2024-03-26 11:08

Rew Appel shepherded a public comment-signed by twenty election cybersecurity experts, including myself-on best practices for ballot marking devices and vote tabulation. Hand-marked and hand-counted ballots remove the uncertainty introduced by use of electronic machinery and the ability of bad actors to exploit electronic vulnerabilities to remotely alter the results.

Russia Hackers Using TinyTurla-NG to Breach European NGO's Systems
2024-03-21 16:03

The Russia-linked threat actor known as Turla infected several systems belonging to an unnamed European non-governmental organization (NGO) in order to deploy a backdoor called TinyTurla-NG. "The...

New ‘Loop DoS’ attack may impact up to 300,000 online systems
2024-03-20 19:40

A new denial-of-service attack dubbed 'Loop DoS' targeting application layer protocols can pair network services into an indefinite communication loop that creates large volumes of traffic. The attack is possible due to a vulnerability, currently tracked as CVE-2024-2169, in the implementation of the UDP protocol, which is susceptible to IP spoofing and does not provide sufficient packet verification.

New 'Loop DoS' Attack Impacts Hundreds of Thousands of Systems
2024-03-20 14:51

A novel denial-of-service (DoS) attack vector has been found to target application-layer protocols based on User Datagram Protocol (UDP), putting hundreds of thousands of hosts likely at risk....

U.S. EPA Forms Task Force to Protect Water Systems from Cyberattacks
2024-03-20 05:48

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it's forming a new "Water Sector Cybersecurity Task Force" to devise methods to counter the threats faced by the water sector in the country....

White House and EPA warn of hackers breaching water systems
2024-03-19 22:04

"Drinking water and wastewater systems are a lifeline for communities, but many systems have not adopted important cybersecurity practices to thwart potential cyberattacks," said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. The National Security Council and the Environmental Protection Agency have invited governors to a virtual meeting on March 21 to strengthen collaboration between government entities and water systems and establish a Water Sector Cybersecurity Task Force.

Fujitsu: Miscreants infected our systems with malware, may have stolen customer info
2024-03-18 20:30

Fujitsu has confirmed that miscreants have compromised some of its internal computers, deployed malware, and may have stolen some customer information. "In a March 15 notice posted on its website, and translated from Japanese, the global tech giant said it had"confirmed the presence of malware on several of our company's work computers, and after conducting an internal investigation "Discovered that files containing personal information and customer information could be illegally taken out."