Tag: Hardware
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Ruh-roh. DDR5 memory vulnerable to new Rowhammer attack
Google and ETH Zurich found problems with AMD/SK Hynix combo, will probe other hardware First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/09/17/ddr5_dram_rowhammer/
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Ruh-roh. DDR5 memory vulnerable to new Rowhammer attack
Google and ETH Zurich found problems with AMD/SK Hynix combo, will probe other hardware First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/09/17/ddr5_dram_rowhammer/
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Warning: Hackers have inserted credential-stealing code into some npm libraries
Tags: api, attack, authentication, ciso, cloud, credentials, github, google, hacker, Hardware, incident response, malware, mfa, monitoring, open-source, phishing, sans, software, supply-chain, threatMore than 40 packages affected: One of the researchers who found and flagged the hack Monday was French developer François Best, and it was also described in blogs from StepSecurity, Socket, ReversingLabs and Ox Security. These blogs contain a full list of compromised packages and indicators of compromise.Researchers at Israel-based Ox Security said there was a…
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New Phoenix Rowhammer Attack Bypasses DDR5 Chip Protections
A new variation of the Rowhammer attack, namedPhoenix, breaks through the built-in defenses of modern DDR5 memory modules. Researchers reverse-engineered the in-DRAM protections on SK Hynix chips and found blind spots that let them flip bits despite the most advanced hardware safeguards. Their work shows that every tested DDR5 module from the world’s largest DRAM…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 62
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter npm debug and chalk packages compromised GPUGate Malware: Malicious GitHub Desktop Implants Use Hardware-Specific Decryption, Abuse Google Ads to Target Western Europe Trojanized ScreenConnect installers evolve, dropping multiple RATs on a single machine Salt…
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12 digital forensics certifications to accelerate your cyber career
Tags: access, apt, attack, browser, chrome, cloud, computer, corporate, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, endpoint, exploit, google, government, group, hacker, hacking, Hardware, incident response, international, jobs, law, malicious, malware, microsoft, mobile, network, phone, service, skills, soc, technology, threat, tool, training, windowsCellebrite Certified Mobile Examiner (CCME)Certified Computer Examiner (CCE)CyberSecurity Forensic Analyst (CSFA)EC-Council Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI)EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE)Exterro AccessData Certified Examiner (ACE)GIAC Advanced Smartphone Forensics Certification (GASF)GIAC Certified Forensics Analyst (GCFA)GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE)GIAC Cloud Forensic Responder (GCFR)GIAC Network Forensic Analysis (GNFA)Magnet Certified Forensics Examiner (MCFE) Cellebrite Certified Mobile Examiner (CCME) Out of…
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So rechtfertigen Sie Ihre Security-Investitionen
Tags: ai, ciso, cloud, compliance, cyberattack, cybersecurity, cyersecurity, Hardware, infrastructure, resilience, risk, saas, service, strategy, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustLesen Sie, welche Aspekte entscheidend sind, um die Investitionen in die Cybersicherheit im Unternehmen zu rechtfertigen.In modernen Unternehmensumgebungen werden Investitionen in Sicherheitstechnologien nicht mehr nur anhand ihres technischen Reifegrades beurteilt. Die Finanzierung hängt vermehrt davon ab, inwieweit sich damit Umsatz generieren lässt, Risiken gemindert und Mehrwerte für Aktionäre geschaffen werden. Von CISOs wird erwartet, dass…
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So rechtfertigen Sie Ihre Security-Investitionen
Tags: ai, ciso, cloud, compliance, cyberattack, cybersecurity, cyersecurity, Hardware, infrastructure, resilience, risk, saas, service, strategy, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustLesen Sie, welche Aspekte entscheidend sind, um die Investitionen in die Cybersicherheit im Unternehmen zu rechtfertigen.In modernen Unternehmensumgebungen werden Investitionen in Sicherheitstechnologien nicht mehr nur anhand ihres technischen Reifegrades beurteilt. Die Finanzierung hängt vermehrt davon ab, inwieweit sich damit Umsatz generieren lässt, Risiken gemindert und Mehrwerte für Aktionäre geschaffen werden. Von CISOs wird erwartet, dass…
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Spectre haunts CPUs again: VMSCAPE vulnerability leaks cloud secrets
AMD Zen hardware and Intel Coffee Lake affected First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/09/11/vmscape_spectre_vulnerability/
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OT security: Why it pays to look at open source
Tags: access, ai, attack, compliance, control, data, defense, detection, edr, endpoint, Hardware, intelligence, iot, microsoft, ml, monitoring, network, open-source, PCI, service, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerabilityOT security at the highest level thanks to open-source alternatives: Commercial OT security solutions such as those from Nozomi Networks, Darktrace, Forescout or Microsoft Defender for IoT promise a wide range of functions, but are often associated with license costs in the mid to high six-figure range per year. Such a high investment is often…
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Neues Phishing-Framework umgeht Multi-Faktor-Authentifizierung
Tags: authentication, ceo, ciso, cloud, corporate, cyberattack, framework, hacker, Hardware, infrastructure, mail, mfa, microsoft, passkey, password, phishing, service, strategy, zero-trustPhishing 2.0 nutzt Subdomain-Rotation und Geoblocking.Eine kürzlich aufgedeckte Phishing-Kampagne steht in Verbindung mit Salty2FA, einem Phishing-as-a-Service-(PhaaS-)Framework. Es soll entwickelt worden sein, um Multi-Faktor-Authentifizierung (MFA) zu umgehen.Wie die Cybersicherheitsfirma Ontinue herausgefunden hat,fängt sie Verifizierungsmethoden ab,rotiert Subdomains undtarnt sich innerhalb vertrauenswürdiger Plattformen wie Cloudflare Turnstile.In unserer US-Schwesterpublikation CSO erklärten die Experten, dass die Kampagne ‘bemerkenswerte technische Innovationen”…
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Unlocking Hidden Capabilities in Wi-Fi Chips
Security Researchers Reveal Methods to Reverse Engineer MediaTek Firmware. Reverse engineering Wi-Fi chips opens new opportunities for security research. Security researchers Daniel Wegemer and Edoardo Mantovani describe tools, methods and motivations for unlocking hidden functions and enabling deeper hardware analysis. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/unlocking-hidden-capabilities-in-wi-fi-chips-a-29404
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Veeam stellt erste vorkonfigurierte, gehärtete Software-Appliance zur Verfügung
Im Unterschied zu klassischen Hardware-Appliances ist die Lösung von Veeam komplett hardwareunabhängig. Unternehmen können also frei wählen, ob sie ihre bestehende Infrastruktur nutzen physisch, virtuell oder in der Cloud und profitieren trotzdem von Einfachheit, Sicherheit und Automatisierung einer vorkonfigurierten Lösung. Das bedeutet: schnellerer Nutzen, geringere Kosten und keine Abhängigkeit von spezieller Hardware. First seen on…
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Veeam stellt erste vorkonfigurierte, gehärtete Software-Appliance zur Verfügung
Im Unterschied zu klassischen Hardware-Appliances ist die Lösung von Veeam komplett hardwareunabhängig. Unternehmen können also frei wählen, ob sie ihre bestehende Infrastruktur nutzen physisch, virtuell oder in der Cloud und profitieren trotzdem von Einfachheit, Sicherheit und Automatisierung einer vorkonfigurierten Lösung. Das bedeutet: schnellerer Nutzen, geringere Kosten und keine Abhängigkeit von spezieller Hardware. First seen on…
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GPUGate Malware Shows Hardware-Specific Evasion Tactics: Arctic Wolf
Bad actors are using GitHub’s repository structure and paid Google Ads placements to trick EU IT users into downloading a unique malware dubbed “GPUGate” that includes new hardware-specific evasion techniques that may begin to appear in other attacks, according to Arctic Wolf threat researchers. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/gpugate-malware-shows-hardware-specific-evasion-tactics-arctic-wolf/
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GPUGate Malware Shows Hardware-Specific Evasion Tactics: Arctic Wolf
Bad actors are using GitHub’s repository structure and paid Google Ads placements to trick EU IT users into downloading a unique malware dubbed “GPUGate” that includes new hardware-specific evasion techniques that may begin to appear in other attacks, according to Arctic Wolf threat researchers. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/gpugate-malware-shows-hardware-specific-evasion-tactics-arctic-wolf/
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How a Single Faulty Windows Driver Can Crash Your System and Cause Blue Screen of Death
Windows devices rely on a complex ecosystem of drivers to manage hardware and software interactions. When one driver fails to complete a critical task, the entire operating system can halt in a fatal error known as the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). Understanding how a single faulty driver triggers a system-wide crash helps users and…
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How a Single Faulty Windows Driver Can Crash Your System and Cause Blue Screen of Death
Windows devices rely on a complex ecosystem of drivers to manage hardware and software interactions. When one driver fails to complete a critical task, the entire operating system can halt in a fatal error known as the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). Understanding how a single faulty driver triggers a system-wide crash helps users and…
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The importance of reviewing AI data centers’ policies
Tags: ai, attack, backdoor, corporate, cybersecurity, data, government, Hardware, jobs, monitoring, risk, side-channel, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerabilityWhat cybersecurity leaders need to consider: Given these expanded threats, cybersecurity leaders and decision makers must closely scrutinize whether their AI data center operators are implementing corporate policies that require technical measures to secure AI data centers across all layers of security, including hardware, data, and geopolitical. Examples of such policies include: closely inspecting hardware…
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GPUGate Malware Leverages Legitimate Platforms to Deliver Advanced Payloads
A sophisticated new malware campaign exploiting trusted platforms and hardware-dependent evasion techniques targets IT professionals across Western Europe. Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a highly sophisticated malware distribution campaign that cleverly exploits Google Ads and GitHub’s infrastructure to deliver a novel payload dubbed >>GPUGate.
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Linux Mint 22.2 polishes the desktop, but kernel updates are the real deal
Point release brings Cinnamon tweaks, shiny apps, and Ubuntu’s Hardware Enablement stack First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/09/05/linux_mint_222/
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Using Programmable Tokens for Secure Windows Login
Enhance Windows security using programmable tokens for multi-factor authentication. Learn how to set up and use hardware tokens for a more secure login process. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/using-programmable-tokens-for-secure-windows-login/
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Expert Advice for Securing Critical Infrastructure’s OT and Industrial Control Systems, IoT Devices and Network Infrastructure
Tags: access, advisory, apt, attack, authentication, breach, china, cisa, cisco, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, credentials, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, espionage, exploit, firmware, framework, google, government, guide, hacker, Hardware, incident response, infrastructure, international, Internet, iot, login, mfa, military, mitigation, monitoring, network, nist, organized, password, phishing, ransomware, regulation, risk, russia, sans, service, software, technology, theft, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-trustDestructive cyber attacks against critical infrastructure have unfortunately become increasingly frequent. Just last week, multinational government agencies blared the alarm about a global cyber espionage campaign targeting critical infrastructure networks. With this type of cyber threat in the spotlight, we’re rounding up recent cyber advice for securing critical infrastructure. In case you missed it, here…
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Hackers Exploit Raw Disk Reads to Evade EDR and Steal Sensitive Files
Attackers can bypass Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools and file locks by reading raw disk sectors directly, highlighting the urgent need for organizations to audit and secure the drivers installed on their Windows systems. In modern Windows environments, drivers provide low-level access to hardware and disk functions. A recent investigation by Workday’s Offensive Security…
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Venezuela’s president thinks American spies can’t hack Huawei phones
Huawei phones, given their custom hardware and operating system, may actually be easier to hack than other brands. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/09/03/venezuelas-president-thinks-american-spies-cant-hack-huawei-phones/
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Quantum Is Closer Than You Think”, So Why Are You Still Encrypting Like It’s 2015?
Tags: access, ai, business, cloud, communications, compliance, computer, computing, container, crypto, cryptography, data, defense, encryption, endpoint, exploit, government, guide, Hardware, infrastructure, network, nist, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityQuantum Is Closer Than You Think”, So Why Are You Still Encrypting Like It’s 2015? madhav Tue, 09/02/2025 – 05:43 Not long ago, the idea that quantum computers could one day break today’s strongest encryption felt like science fiction. Today, it’s no longer about if”, but when. While real-world demonstrations of quantum algorithms like Shor’s…