Category: Shorts

RTM Locker’s Ransomware Variant Targets NAS and ESXi Hosts RTM Locker is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) provider that has recently developed a strain of ransomware capable of targeting Linux machines. It uses a combination of ECDH on Curve25519 and Chacha20 to encrypt files, and is designed to target ESXi hosts by terminating all virtual machines on…

Tesla Lawyers Claim Elon Musk’s Past Statements about Self-Driving Safety Could Tesla lawyers have argued that statements made by Elon Musk about the capabilities of the company’s Autopilot software could be deepfakes, and that this should exempt Musk from being interviewed under oath for a lawsuit claiming Tesla is at fault for the death of…

Microsoft confirms that its PaperCut servers were used to deliver LockBit and Cl0p Microsoft has confirmed that PaperCut servers are being actively exploited by Lace Tempest, a financially motivated actor, in order to deliver Cl0p and LockBit ransomware families. They are using PowerShell commands to steal LSASS credentials and inject TrueBot payloads into conhost.exe. Cobalt…

Zuckerberg: Meta Wants to ‘Introduce AI Agents to Billions of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, announced to investors that the company is looking to introduce AI agents to its apps in order to create useful and meaningful experiences for its 2 billion daily users. This AI technology will be used for chat experiences in WhatsApp…

Google Meet supports 1080p video calls Google Meet has now enabled 1080p video calls for select Workspace and Google One subscribers, although users must access the feature from the web-based version and their computer’s webcam must support this resolution. To turn on HD video, users can select the three dots in the top right corner…

Apps from Microsoft 365 are moving to the cloud.microsoft.com domain. Microsoft is looking to organize its services by moving them onto a single domain, cloud.microsoft. This will make it easier for customers to find the services they need, as they will be able to use URLs like “outlook.cloud.microsoft” or “teams.cloud.microsoft” instead of having to sort…

Apple and mental health data: should we trust them? Apple is looking to expand its health services from physical health to mental health with a new coaching service called Quartz, which is designed to keep users motivated to exercise, improve eating habits, and sleep better. However, the default settings of the Apple Watch, which Quartz…

Hackers Spotted Using Linux Variant of PingPull in Targeted Cyberattacks Alloy Taurus, a Chinese nation-state group, is using malicious cyber activity to target South Africa and Nepal, as well as other countries. They are using a Linux variant of a backdoor called PingPull and a new undocumented tool called Sword2033. Both are configured to communicate…

Microsoft’s Phone Link app is now available for iOS, so you can use Microsoft is rolling out an update to its Phone Link app that allows iPhone owners to connect their device to a Windows 11 PC and send and receive messages, make and receive calls, and view notifications. This update is available in 39…

BellaCiao malware discovered in multi-country attacks Charming Kitten, an Iranian state-sponsored APT group, has been using a novel malware called BellaCiao to target victims in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and India. The malware is a personalized dropper that is capable of delivering other malware payloads to a victim machine based on commands from…