Category: Shorts

Amazon is working on a Lord of the Rings MMO Amazon is taking another stab at making a massively multiplayer Lord of the Rings game. This one’s coming to PC and consoles, according to Amazon. It’s called The Rings of Power and it will be the company’s second attempt at an MMO. And while Amazon…

Ubiquiti Engineer Gets 6 Years in Jail for $2 Million Crypto Extortion Case A former employee of Ubiquiti is sentenced to six years in prison and $2 million in cryptocurrency theft. He pleaded guilty to posing as an anonymous hacker and whistleblower in an attempt to extort money from the company. The fabricated security breach…

Cryptocurrency Mining and Ransomware Targets MS SQL Servers with CLR S Asec, a cybersecurity firm, discovers a new type of malware designed to exploit poorly managed Microsoft SQL servers. The malware uses a technique called CLR stored procedure to install malware on them using the xp_cmdshell command. This new piece of code allows attackers to…

Ransomware-as-a-Service targeting Linux and VMware ESXi systems being A new ransomware-as-service operation called MichaelKors has become the latest file-encrypting malware to target Linux and VMware ESXi systems as of April 2023. The malware uses a technique known as hypervisor jackpotting. Other notable e-crime outfits that have updated their arsenal to target ESXi consist of ALPHV,…

Activision Blizzard acquisition by Microsoft approved by EU regulators The European Commission has approved the $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard just weeks after British regulators blocked the deal. The deal can pass thanks to Microsoft’s commitments related to cloud gaming. Microsoft signed deals with several companies, including Boosteroid, Ubitus, and Nvidia, to allow…

Researchers uncover powerful backdoor and custom implant in year-long cyber campaign This new version of the rootkit used by Lancefly appears to be smaller in size, while it also has additional functions and targets additional antivirus software to disable. The ultimate goal of the campaign, based on the tools and the victimology pattern, is assessed…

Why High Tech Companies Struggle to Secure SaaS Still, the breach should serve as a warning sign to other tech companies that they should take SaaS security seriously. Securing High Tech’s SaaSS infrastructure is challenging for high-tech companies, who may mistakenly believe they are equipped and well trained to prevent SAS attacks. Perhaps it is…

New ransomware gang RA Group hits U.S. and South Korean organizations A new ransomware group called the RA Group has become the latest ransomware actor to leverage the leaked Babuk ransomware source code to create its own variant. The RA Group uses customized ransom notes, including the victim’s name and a unique link to download…

11 Vulnerabilities in Industrial Cellular Routers Expose OT Networks Several security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the cloud-based management solutions offered by Sierra Wireless, Teltonika Networks, and InHand Networks that could expose operational technology (OT) networks to external attacks. The 11 vulnerabilities allow remote code execution and full control over hundreds of thousands of devices…

The AI Sculptor No One Expected: TextMesh is an AI Model That With each passing day, AI models continue to advance in their capabilities. For example, we have seen AI models that can generate photorealistic 2D images from text prompts. But what if we want to create 3D content? Can an AI model be trained…