Tag: Hardware
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LinuxFest Northwest: Clonezilla Live On RISC-V Crafting Open Source Live Systems For Open Hardware
Authors/Presenters: Steven Shiau (Clonezilla Project Leader); Yu-Chin Tsai (Clonezilla NCHC Partclone); Chen-Kai Sun (Clonezilla Project / Engineer In NCHC) Our sincere appreciation to LinuxFest Northwest (Now Celebrating Their Organizational 25th Anniversary Of Community Excellence), and the Presenters/Authors for publishing their superb LinuxFest Northwest 2025 video content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the Bellingham…
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Is attacker laziness enabled by genAI shortcuts making them easier to catch?
Tactics of attackers: The OpenAI report, published in June, detailed a variety of defenses the company has deployed against fraudsters. One, for example, involved bogus job applications.”We identified and banned ChatGPT accounts associated with what appeared to be multiple suspected deceptive employment campaigns. These threat actors used OpenAI’s models to develop materials supporting what may…
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SentinelOne Sees No Breach After Hardware Supplier Hacked
Intrusion Involved ShadowPad Malware, Wielded in Attacks Tied to Chinese APT Groups. Cybersecurity firm SentinelOne said suspected Chinese attackers, wielding ShadowPad backdoor malware, infiltrated a logistics firm that it used for supplying hardware to its employees, but that the intrusion doesn’t appear to have resulted in any infiltration of its own, corporate network. First seen…
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SentinelOne shares new details on China-linked breach attempt
SentinelOne has shared more details on an attempted supply chain attack by Chinese hackers through an IT services and logistics firm that manages hardware logistics for the cybersecurity firm. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sentinelone-shares-new-details-on-china-linked-breach-attempt/
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Unmasking the silent saboteur you didn’t know was running the show
Tags: 5G, access, ai, api, attack, authentication, backup, blockchain, breach, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, defense, endpoint, firewall, firmware, GDPR, governance, Hardware, incident response, iot, ISO-27001, login, malicious, network, nis-2, PCI, service, siem, supply-chain, threat, zero-trustCybersecurity depends on accurate clocks : Your logs are only as valuable as your clocks are accurate. If your servers are out of sync, forget to reconstruct timelines. You’ll spend hours chasing phantom alerts. Event correlation and forensics Your SIEM is only as good as the timestamps it gets. Correlating events across endpoints, firewalls and cloud…
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AI can spew code, but kids should still suffer like we did, says Raspberry Pi
Mini computer house comes out against ‘vibe coding’ fad First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/06/05/vibe_coding_raspberry_pi/
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#Infosec2025: Threat Actors Weaponizing Hardware Devices to Exploit Fortified Environments
Sophisticated nation-state and cybercriminal groups are using insiders to infect targets via hardware devices, despite a lack of reporting of this threat First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/threat-actors-weaponizing-hardware/
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FIPS 140-3 and You, Part Three
Tags: attack, authentication, ccc, compliance, conference, crypto, cryptography, cybersecurity, data, encryption, firmware, Hardware, international, network, nist, side-channel, software, technology, updateFIPS 140-3 and You, Part Three divya Thu, 06/05/2025 – 07:00 Last spring, in the second installment of this blog series, we were excited to announce that our Luna HSM product line was the first HSM in the industry to achieve FIPS 140-3 level 3 validation certificate. This spring, in this third installment, we happily…
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VMware drops the lowest tier of its partner program except in Europe
Wants channel to be all in on private cloud as more details emerge on VCF 9 licensing and hardware First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/06/01/vmware_channel_changes/
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Wie Hardware-Sicherheitsschlüssel gegen Phishing helfen – Ohne Phishing-resistente Nutzer geht nichts!
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/phishing-angriffe-sicherheit-durch-resistente-authentifizierung-a-3dc5c16235038243c1f752fb9679f6b3/
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Noisy quantum hardware could crack RSA-2048 in seven days
Research highlights the need for quantum safe cryptography given the speed with which quantum computing is evolving First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366625113/Noisy-quantum-hardware-could-crack-RSA-2048-in-seven-days
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Will AI agent-fueled attacks force CISOs to fast-track passwordless projects?
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, breach, business, ciso, cloud, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, fido, finance, framework, google, Hardware, identity, login, metric, microsoft, okta, passkey, password, phishing, privacy, risk, risk-management, service, technology, threat, tool, update, zero-trustPasswordless options: In retiring passwords, security leaders will need to consider their options, passkeys, biometrics, and third-party login services, looking for the best technical, usability, and security fit. There are pros and cons for each option, and in many cases CISOs may be guided towards one based on their existing environment.Passkeys, used by Microsoft, Samsung,…
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Linux 6.15 Launches with Major Performance and Hardware Upgrades
The Linux 6.15 kernel, released on May 25, 2025, marks a pivotal moment in open-source development, introducing several groundbreaking features and technical advancements. Most notably, this release debuts the first Rust-written Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) driver, NOVA, targeting NVIDIA RTX 2000 “Turing” series and newer GPUs. The NOVA driver, written entirely in Rust, represents a…
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Crypto Drainers are Targeting Cryptocurrency Users
Some key recommendations for protecting crypto wallets include: 1. Enable multifactor authentication (2FA or MFA) when available on your wallets 2. Use hardware wallets or cold wallets for maximum security 3. Don’t be phished or socially engineered! Never click a questionable link, install untrusted software, or provide your private keys! 4. Avoid browser extensions! They can…
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Operation Endgame 2.0: DanaBusted
Tags: access, attack, backup, banking, breach, business, cloud, communications, control, crypto, cybercrime, data, defense, detection, email, espionage, firewall, fraud, government, group, Hardware, infection, intelligence, international, law, malicious, malware, middle-east, network, programming, ransomware, russia, service, supply-chain, switch, threat, tool, ukraine, update, windowsIntroductionOn May 22, 2025, international law enforcement agencies released information about additional actions that were taken in conjunction with Operation Endgame, an ongoing, coordinated effort to dismantle and prosecute cybercriminal organizations, including those behind DanaBot. This action mirrors the original Operation Endgame, launched in May 2024, which disrupted SmokeLoader, IcedID, SystemBC, Pikabot, and Bumblebee. Zscaler…
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Passwortfreie Authentifizierung: So gelingt der Umstieg auf PKI
Tags: access, authentication, bug, cyberattack, Hardware, infrastructure, mail, mfa, nis-2, password, phishing, ransomware, service, vpnDie zertifikatsbasierte Authentifizierung mit PKI erfolgt via physischen Token statt Passwort.Die Bedrohungslage im Cyberraum verschärft sich stetig. Immer mehr Unternehmen sind mit Angriffen konfrontiert von Phishing-Kampagnen bis hin zu Ransomware-Attacken. Zudem verlangen Gesetzgeber mit Vorschriften wie NIS-2 ein hohes Maß an Sicherheit und Nachvollziehbarkeit der Authentifizierung. Herkömmliche Methoden wie Passwörter oder SMS-TANs sind den steigenden…
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Bitlocker-Verschlüsselung über Bitpixie (CVE-2023-21563) ausgehebelt
Die von Microsoft für Windows verwendete Bitlocker-Verschlüsselung für Datenträger lässt sich über die Bitpixie-Schwachstelle (CVE-2023-21563) per Software aushebeln, wenn gewisse Randbedingungen gelten. Ein Sicherheitsforscher hatn gezeigt, wie sich der Master-Key, bei fehlender Pre-Boot-Authentifizierung unter Windows binnen Minuten, ohne Hardware-Hack, aus … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/05/18/windows-bitlocker-verschluesselung-ueber-bitpixie-cve-2023-21563-ausgehebelt/
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Palo Alto Networks Should See ‘Continued Solid Demand’ For Hardware Firewalls: Analyst
Tariffs and government efficiency measures appear to have had ‘no impact whatsoever’ on major cybersecurity vendors including Palo Alto Networks, according to TD Cowen’s Shaul Eyal. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/palo-alto-networks-should-see-continued-solid-demand-for-hardware-firewalls-analyst
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Nobara Linux 42 brings performance boost and better hardware support
The Nobara Project has released a new version of its Linux distribution, bringing updated packages, performance improvements, and a few visual tweaks aimed at making life … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/05/14/nobara-linux-42-released/
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Microsoft’s May 2025 Patch Tuesday Addresses 71 CVEs (CVE-2025-32701, CVE-2025-32706, CVE-2025-30400)
5Critical 66Important 0Moderate 0Low Microsoft addresses 71 CVEs including seven zero-days, five of which were exploited in the wild. Microsoft patched 71 CVEs in its May 2025 Patch Tuesday release, with five rated critical and 66 rated as important. This month’s update includes patches for: .NET, Visual Studio, and Build Tools for Visual Studio Active…
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Driverhub: Asus-Tool lässt Webseiten Malware als Admin ausführen
Driverhub hält auf PCs mit Asus-Hardware die Treiber aktuell. Mit älteren Versionen können Angreifer aber auch Schadsoftware unterschieben. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/driverhub-asus-treiberverwaltung-laesst-hacker-malware-einschleusen-2505-196130.html
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FBI warns that end of life devices are being actively targeted by threat actors
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, authentication, botnet, china, cisco, control, credentials, cve, data-breach, exploit, firewall, firmware, Hardware, identity, infection, intelligence, Internet, malware, network, password, router, sans, service, software, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityLinksys E1200, E2500, E1000, E4200, E1500, E300, E3200, E1550, WRT320N, WRT310N, WRT610NCradlepoint E100Cisco M10Threat actors, notably Chinese state-sponsored actors, are successfully exploiting known vulnerabilities in routers exposed to the web through pre-installed remote management software, according to the FBI. They then install malware, set up a botnet, and sell proxy services or launch coordinated attacks.”The…
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MCP: A Comprehensive Guide to Extending AI Capabilities
Model Context Protocol is doing for AI what USB did for hardware and HTTP did for the web”, creating a universal standard that exponentially expands capabilities. Understand how this innovation allows AI systems to access specialized tools without custom integration. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/05/mcp-a-comprehensive-guide-to-extending-ai-capabilities/