Security
North Korean hackers posing as IT workers steal over $1B in cyberattack
- North Korean hackers are escalating their operations, posing as candidates for remote positions at…
Youth of today say passwords are old news, passkeys are the future
- Passwords are falling out of fashion with younger generations around the world, as passkeys provide…
China's APT40 gang is ready to attack vulns within hours or days of public release
- Law enforcement agencies from eight nations, led by Australia, have issued an advisory that details…
Massive car dealer ransom attack is mostly over after 2 weeks of work-arounds
- After "cyber incidents" on June 19 and 20 took down CDK Global, a software-as-a-service vendor for…
The president ordered a board to probe a massive Russian cyberattack. It never did.
- Investigating how the world’s largest software provider handles the security of its own ubiquitous…
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“RegreSSHion” vulnerability in OpenSSH gives attackers root on Linux
- Researchers have warned of a critical vulnerability affecting the OpenSSH networking utility that… -
Indonesian Airports, Data Centres Hit By Worst Cyberattack in Years
- Indonesia has been rocked by a cyberattack that has impacted more than 40 government agencies,… -
Cisco Talos warns of wider security implications following Snowflake breach
- A new report released today by Cisco Talos is warning of the implications of the recent Snowflake…
Microsoft
Ex-Microsoft security expert torches Windows' new 'Recall' feature
- Microsoft's new Copilot+ AI-powered computer history saving feature, Recall, was already being…
Windows Recall demands an extraordinary level of trust that Microsoft hasn’t earned
- Microsoft’s Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs come with quite a few new AI and machine learning-driven…
Microsoft plans to lock down Windows DNS like never before. Here’s how.
- Translating human-readable domain names into numerical IP addresses has long been fraught with…
Email reveals Microsoft's rushed decision to invest in OpenAI
- In mid-June 2019, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and CEO Satya Nadella received a rude awakening…
Haunted by repeated breaches, Microsoft is ‘putting security above all else,’ vows CEO Satya Nadella
- Satya Nadella has made a habit on Microsoft’s earnings calls of touting the revenue growth in the…
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Microsoft still unsure how hackers stole MSA key in 2023 Exchange attack
- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) has released a scathing… -
US government review faults Microsoft for ‘cascade’ of errors that allowed Chinese hackers to breach senior US officials’ emails
- Microsoft committed a “cascade” of “avoidable errors” that allowed Chinese hackers to breach the… -
Intel, Microsoft discuss plans to run Copilot locally on PCs instead of in the cloud
- Microsoft said in January that 2024 would be the year of the "AI PC," and we know that AI PCs will…
Apple
Hackers show off jailbroken checkm8-vulnerable iPad and Apple TV running iPadOS 18 & tvOS 18 respectively
- A lot of people are wondering if we’ll ever see a jailbreak for iOS & iPadOS 18, and while we…
Apple integrates ChatGPT into Siri, iOS, and macOS
- Reports of Apple signing a deal with OpenAI are true: ChatGPT is coming to your Apple gear.
First…
Apple announces macOS 15 Sequoia with window tiling, iPhone mirroring, and more
- Apple has formally announced macOS 15 at its Worldwide Developers Conference. Codenamed Sequoia,…
Apple refused to pay bug bounty to Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab
- Apple declined to issue a bug bounty to the Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab after it…
Apple clarifies iOS 17.5 bug that exposed deleted photos
- On May 20, Apple released iOS 17.5.1 to fix a bug users had found a few days prior in iOS 17.5 that…
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Apple releases iOS 17.5, macOS 14.5, and other updates as new iPads launch
- Apple has released the latest updates for virtually all of its actively supported devices today.… -
Security researcher says PoC for kernel vulnerability targeting iOS 17.4.1 and older coming soon
- Apple on Monday released iOS & iPadOS 17.5, with a substantial part of that update… -
Hands-on with the new iPad Pros and Airs: A surprisingly refreshing refresh
- Apple has a new lineup of iPad Pro and Air models for the first time in well over a year. Most…
HITB
From students to masters: HITB+CyberWeek 2021 showcases next generation of cyber security talent in the UAE
- Inspiring journey of Youssef Awad: winner of 2019 Cyber Battle of the Emirates now teaching UAE…
Hack In The Box announces key speakers ahead of HITB+CyberWeek 2021, brought by DisruptAD
- International speakers and subject matter experts will come together in Abu Dhabi to solve tomorrow…
Abu Dhabi’s DisruptAD brings Hack In The Box CyberWeek back to the capital to drive a cyber smart world
- Solving tomorrow’s cyber security problems, today
Following the hugely successful HITB+CyberWeek…
Hack In The Box + CyberWeek brought back to Abu Dhabi by DisruptAD
- DisruptAD, ADQ’s venture platform that links pioneering, visionary, and entrepreneurial minds to…
HITB Magazine - Spring 2021 Edition
- 2020 was a rollercoaster ride that nobody asked for. As we hopefully begin to bid farewell to COVID…
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HITB Throwback Thursday: Pwnstars Gonna Pwn - Barely Legal Or Otherwise
- By: The Usual Suspects In the words of WOPR, “shall we play a game?” Not just any game mind you,… -
HITB Throwback Thursday: Look At Me - I’m The Captain Now
- By: Weixien Toh Just like planes are tracked via ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast… -
HITB Throwback Thursday: The Endless Battle to Secure DNS
- By: Weixien Toh If the internet was a territory, then the DNS is its map; if DNS had a father, then…
Linux
Found on VirusTotal: The world’s first UEFI bootkit for Linux
- Researchers at security firm ESET said Wednesday that they found the first UEFI bootkit for Linux.…
Federal agency warns critical Linux vulnerability being actively exploited
- The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added a critical security bug in Linux…
Fedora Asahi Remix 40 is another big step forward for Linux on Apple Silicon Macs
- Asahi Linux, the project that aims to bring desktop Linux to Apple hardware with Apple silicon—the…
Linus Torvalds reiterates his tabs-versus-spaces stance with a kernel trap
- Anybody can contribute to the Linux kernel, but any person's commit suggestion can become the…
Never-before-seen Linux malware gets installed using 1-day exploits
- Researchers have unearthed Linux malware that circulated in the wild for at least two years before…
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Stealthy Linux rootkit found in the wild after going undetected for 2 years
- Stealthy and multifunctional Linux malware that has been infecting telecommunications companies… -
Linux is not exactly “ready to run” on Apple silicon, but give it time
- It's an odd thing to see the leaders of an impressive open source project ask the press and their… -
A New Linux Tool Aims to Guard Against Supply Chain Attacks
- In the wake of alarming incidents like Russia’s massive 2017 NotPetya malware attack and the…
Scitech
I Wore Meta Ray-Bans in Montreal to Test Their AI Translation Skills. It Did Not Go Well
- Imagine you’ve just arrived in another country, you don’t speak the language, and you stumble upon…
Mystery object waits nearly an hour between radio bursts
- Roughly a year ago, astronomers announced that they had observed an object that shouldn't exist.…
Sleeping more flushes junk out of the brain
- As if we didn’t have enough reasons to get at least eight hours of sleep, there is now one more.…
Watch Neuralink’s First Human Subject Demonstrate His Brain-Computer Interface
- On Wednesday, Neuralink introduced the first human subject to receive the company’s brain implant,…
A Key to Detecting Brain Disease Earlier Than Ever
- Earlier this year, Parkinson’s disease (PD) research entered a new era when the Michael J. Fox…
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Wi-Fi 7’s theoretical speeds make your Internet connection seem even more sad
- Wi-Fi 7 devices can now be certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance. The new standard can provide higher… -
Worm that jumps from rats to slugs to human brains has invaded Southeast US
- The dreaded rat lungworm—a parasite with a penchant for rats and slugs that occasionally finds… -
Yes, There’s a New Covid Variant. No, You Shouldn’t Panic
- A new offshoot of Omicron, BA.2.86—nicknamed Pirola—has popped up in Israel, the US, South Africa,…
