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Kali Linux is a Linux distribution for cybersecurity professionals and ethical hackers to perform penetration testing, security audits, and research against internal and remote networks. "The shell theme now includes a more modern look, removing the arrows from the pop-up menus and using more rounded edges. In addition, we've upgraded and tweaked the dash-to-dock extension, making it integrate better with the new look and fixing some bugs," the Kali Team explains in a new blog post.

Threat actors have launched the 'Eternity Project,' a new malware-as-a-service where threat actors can purchase a malware toolkit that can be customized with different modules depending on the attack being conducted. The malware toolkit is modular and can include an info-stealer, a coin miner, a clipper, a ransomware program, a worm spreader, and soon, also a DDoS bot, each being purchase seperately.

Dell is partnering with high-profile cloud-based data analytics vendor Snowflake to enable organizations to take the data they're keeping in their data centers in Dell object storage and run it in Snowflake's Data Cloud while keeping the data on premises or copying it to the public cloud, an important capability for companies with data sovereignty or privacy concerns who can't freely move it around. In another move to bridge the gap between data stored in central data center and in public clouds, Dell at the show is demonstrating how its block and file storage platforms can run in public clouds and how companies can buy the software as a managed service via cloud credits.

Telecom company T-Mobile on Friday confirmed that it was the victim of a security breach in March after the LAPSUS$ mercenary gang managed to gain access to its networks. "T-Mobile, in a statement, said that the incident occurred"several weeks ago, with the "Bad actor" using stolen credentials to access internal systems.

The US Department of Energy has announced that it will provide $12 million in funding to six university teams to develop defense and mitigation tools to protect US energy delivery systems from cyberattacks. Cybersecurity tools developed as a result of the six university-led research, development, and demonstration projects will focus on detecting, blocking, and mitigating attempts to compromise critical controls within the US power grid.

Threat actors have built and are ready to deploy tools that can take over a number of widely used industrial control system devices, which spells trouble for critical infrastructure providers-particularly those in the energy sector, federal agencies have warned. In a joint advisory, the Department of Energy, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the National Security Agency and the FBI caution that "Certain advanced persistent threat actors" have already demonstrated the capability "To gain full system access to multiple industrial control system/supervisory control and data acquisition devices," according to the alert.

Just a few days after news of attempted use of a new variant of the Industroyer malware comes a warning from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency: Certain APT actors have exhibited the capability to gain full system access to multiple industrial control system/supervisory control and data acquisition devices. These tools may allow attackers to compromise and control Schneider Electric programmable logic controllers, OMRON Sysmac NEX PLCs, and Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture servers.

While there are some malicious drivers that are deliberately crafted to compromise PCs, the most problems come from a small number of legitimate drivers with accidental flaws in, said David Weston, VP of Enterprise and OS Security at Microsoft. "Think about some of the driver cases recently where a certificate leaked from a giant vendor. If we revoke that, everyone's devices may stop working. We need more of a precision mechanism to do blocking while we work towards the longer approach of revocation. The Vulnerable Driver Block List allows the user to do that with a very precise list that Microsoft has validated. We look at things like how many devices would stop working? Have we worked with a vendor to have a fix? We think the list is a good balance for folks who want security, but also want the confidence that Microsoft has done the telemetry and analysis."

Malicious Android apps found masquerading as legitimate antivirus tools. In a report released Thursday, the cyber threat intelligence provider detailed its discovery of six apps in Google Play that appeared to be antivirus software but actually tried to install malware capable of stealing credentials and financial data.

Email marketing firm MailChimp disclosed on Sunday that they had been hit by hackers who gained access to internal customer support and account management tools to steal audience data and conduct phishing attacks. In an email to BleepingComputer, MailChimp has confirmed that the breach was more significant than just Trezor's account being accessed by threat actors.