Tag: Internet
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What is happening to the Internet in Venezuela? Did the U.S. use cyber capabilities?
In light of the tragic events that have occurred in Venezuela, what is happening to the Internet in the country, and how are users accessing it? Yesterday, the United States launched a >>large scale strike
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Finnish Authorities Detain Crew After Undersea Internet Cable Severed
Tags: InternetAfter a sudden internet cable break between Finland and Estonia, authorities have seized the cargo ship Fitburg. With two crew members arrested and sanctioned steel found on board, investigators are now probing if this was an accident or a deliberate act of hybrid warfare. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/finnish-detain-crew-undersea-internet-cable/
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NDSS 2025 DLBox: New Model Training Framework For Protecting Training Data
Session 7D: ML Security Authors, Creators & Presenters: Jaewon Hur (Seoul National University), Juheon Yi (Nokia Bell Labs, Cambridge, UK), Cheolwoo Myung (Seoul National University), Sangyun Kim (Seoul National University), Youngki Lee (Seoul National University), Byoungyoung Lee (Seoul National University) PAPER DLBox: New Model Training Framework For Protecting Training Data Sharing training data for deep…
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NDSS 2025 Understanding Data Importance In Machine Learning Attacks
Session 7D: ML Security Authors, Creators & Presenters: Rui Wen (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Michael Backes (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Yang Zhang (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security) PAPER Understanding Data Importance in Machine Learning Attacks: Does Valuable Data Pose Greater Harm? Machine learning has revolutionized numerous domains, playing a crucial…
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NDSS 2025 AlphaDog: No-Box Camouflage Attacks Via Alpha Channel Oversight
Session 7D: ML Security Authors, Creators & Presenters: Qi Xia (University of Texas at San Antonio), Qian Chen (University of Texas at San Antonio) PAPER AlphaDog: No-Box Camouflage Attacks via Alpha Channel Oversight Traditional black-box adversarial attacks on computer vision models face significant limitations, including intensive querying requirements, time-consuming iterative processes, a lack of universality,…
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Over 10K Fortinet firewalls exposed to actively exploited 2FA bypass
Tags: 2fa, attack, authentication, data-breach, exploit, firewall, fortinet, Internet, mfa, vulnerabilityOver 10,000 Internet-exposed Fortinet firewalls are still vulnerable to attacks exploiting a five-year-old two-factor authentication (2FA) bypass vulnerability. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-10-000-fortinet-firewalls-exposed-to-ongoing-2fa-bypass-attacks/
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RondoDox Botnet Exploits Critical React2Shell Flaw to Hijack IoT Devices and Web Servers
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a persistent nine-month-long campaign that has targeted Internet of Things (IoT) devices and web applications to enroll them into a botnet known as RondoDox.As of December 2025, the activity has been observed leveraging the recently disclosed React2Shell (CVE-2025-55182, CVSS score: 10.0) flaw as an initial access vector, CloudSEK said…
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NDSS 2025 “¢ Decentralized Infrastructure For Sharing Trusted Encrypted Facts And Nothing More
Session 7C: Secure Protocols Authors, Creators & Presenters: Sofia Celi (Brave Software), Alex Davidson (NOVA LINCS & Universidade NOVA de Lisboa), Hamed Haddadi (Imperial College London & Brave Software), Gonçalo Pestana (Hashmatter), Joe Rowell (Information Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of London) PAPER DiStefano: Decentralized Infrastructure for Sharing Trusted Encrypted Facts and Nothing More We…
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NDSS 2025 Impact Tracing: Identifying The Culprit Of Misinformation In Encrypted Messaging Systems
Session 7C: Secure Protocols Authors, Creators & Presenters: Zhongming Wang (Chongqing University), Tao Xiang (Chongqing University), Xiaoguo Li (Chongqing University), Biwen Chen (Chongqing University), Guomin Yang (Singapore Management University), Chuan Ma (Chongqing University), Robert H. Deng (Singapore Management University) PAPER Impact Tracing: Identifying the Culprit of Misinformation in Encrypted Messaging Systems Encrypted messaging systems obstruct…
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When the Cloud Rains on Everyone’s IoT Parade
What happens to all of those always-connected devices and Internet of Things when the cloud goes down? Disruptions to sleep, school, and smart homes, just to name a few issues. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/iot/when-cloud-rains-on-everyone-iot-parade
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NDSS 2025 PQConnect: Automated Post-Quantum End-To-End Tunnels
Session 7C: Secure Protocols Authors, Creators & Presenters: Daniel J. Bernstein (University of Illinois at Chicago and Academia Sinica), Tanja Lange (Eindhoven University of Technology amd Academia Sinica), Jonathan Levin (Academia Sinica and Eindhoven University of Technology), Bo-Yin Yang (Academia Sinica) PAPER PQConnect: Automated Post-Quantum End-to-End Tunnels This paper introduces PQConnect, a post-quantum end-to-end tunneling…
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NDSS 2025 Distributed Function Secret Sharing And Applications
Session 7C: Secure Protocols Authors, Creators & Presenters: Pengzhi Xing (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China), Hongwei Li (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China), Meng Hao (Singapore Management University), Hanxiao Chen (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China), Jia Hu (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China), Dongxiao Liu…
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75,000 MongoDBs Exposed as Attackers Exploit ‘MongoBleed’
Tags: data, data-breach, exploit, flaw, group, Internet, mitigation, ransomware, risk, software, vulnerabilityPatches Issued for MongoBleed as Ransomware Groups Target Flaw to Steal Data. Tens of thousands of internet-exposed MongoDB databases are at risk as attackers actively target a critical vulnerability in the software to steal sensitive data, with ransomware groups having joined the fray, researchers warn. MongoDB has issued patches and mitigation advice. First seen on…
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When One Vulnerability Breaks the Internet and Millions of Devices Join In
The final weeks of 2025 did not arrive quietly. A single software flaw rippled across the internet, healthcare providers disclosed deeply personal data exposures, and millions of everyday devices quietly joined large scale attacks. As we step into 2026, the ColorTokens Threat Advisory brief captures the operating conditions security teams are already living in, where breaches are assumed, exploitation is fast,……
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React2Shell: Anatomy of a max-severity flaw that sent shockwaves through the web
What the research quickly agreed on: Across early reports from Wiz, Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42, Google AWS, and others, there was a strong alignment on the core mechanics of React2Shell. Researchers independently confirmed that the flaw lives inside React’s server-side rendering pipeline and stems from unsafe deserialization in the protocol used to transmit component…
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The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2025
From Donald Trump to DOGE to Chinese hackers, this year the internet’s chaos caused outsized real-world harm. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/most-dangerous-people-on-the-internet-2025/
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NDSS 2025 Automated Data Protection For Embedded Systems Via Data Flow Based Compartmentalization
Tags: access, automation, breach, conference, data, exploit, firmware, Hardware, healthcare, Internet, network, tool, vulnerabilityNDSS 2025 – Automated Data Protection For Embedded Systems Via Data Flow Based Compartmentalization Session 7B: Trusted Hardware and Execution Authors, Creators & Presenters: Zelun Kong (University of Texas at Dallas), Minkyung Park (University of Texas at Dallas), Le Guan (University of Georgia), Ning Zhang (Washington University in St. Louis), Chung Hwan Kim (University of…
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KI-Betrug, Datenklau, Fake-Shops: Nur 14 Prozent der Deutschen machen sich keine Sorgen beim Online-Shopping
Fast die Hälfte der Befragten haben Bedenken vor betrügerischen Angeboten beim Einkaufen im Internet . Millennials haben deutlich mehr Angst beim Online-Shopping als Boomer. Echtheit bei Bewertungen, Käufern und Verkäufern wird immer wichtiger. Gerade zu Weihnachten boomt der digitale Handel. Fast 75 Prozent der Deutschen kaufen ihre Weihnachtsgeschenke online [1]. Dennoch fühlt sich nur… First…
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NDSS 2025 CounterSEVeillance: Performance-Counter Attacks On AMD SEV-SNP
Tags: attack, conference, control, data-breach, exploit, germany, Hardware, Internet, leak, malicious, network, oracle, side-channelSession 7B: Trusted Hardware and Execution Authors, Creators & Presenters: Stefan Gast (Graz University of Technology), Hannes Weissteiner (Graz University of Technology), Robin Leander Schröder (Fraunhofer SIT, Darmstadt, Germany and Fraunhofer Austria, Vienna, Austria), Daniel Gruss (Graz University of Technology) – PAPER CounterSEVeillance: Performance-Counter Attacks On AMD SEV-SNP Confidential virtual machines (VMs) promise higher security…
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TDL 012 – The Architect of the Internet on the Future of Trust
Summary In this episode of The Defenders Log, Paul Mockapetris, the architect of DNS, discusses the evolving role of the Domain Name System from a simple directory to a sophisticated security tool. He posits that modern networking requires “making sure DNS doesn’t work when you don’t want it to,” comparing DNS filtering to essential services…
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NDSS 2025 Mysticeti: Reaching The Latency Limits With Uncertified DAGs
Session 7A: Network Security 2 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Kushal Babel (Cornell Tech & IC3), Andrey Chursin (Mysten Labs), George Danezis (Mysten Labs & University College London (UCL)), Anastasios Kichidis (Mysten Labs), Lefteris Kokoris-Kogias (Mysten Labs & IST Austria), Arun Koshy (Mysten Labs), Alberto Sonnino (Mysten Labs & University College London (UCL)), Mingwei Tian (Mysten…
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NDSS 2025 LAMP: Lightweight Approaches For Latency Minimization In Mixnets With Practical Deployment Considerations
Session 7A: Network Security 2 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Mahdi Rahimi (KU Leuven), Piyush Kumar Sharma (University of Michigan), Claudia Diaz (KU Leuven) PAPER LAMP: Lightweight Approaches For Latency Minimization In Mixnets With Practical Deployment Considerations Mixnets are a type of anonymous communication system designed to provide network privacy to users. They route client messages…
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59,000 Servers Breached: Operation PCPcat Targets React and Next.js at Internet Scale
A large-scale cyber espionage operation known as Operation PCPcat has shaken the modern web infrastructure, compromising more than 59,000 servers in just 48 hours. The campaign targets systems built on React frameworks, including widely deployed Next.js and React Servers, and has already resulted in the theft of hundreds of thousands of credentials. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to…
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NDSS 2025 Detecting SDN Control Policy Manipulation Via Contextual Semantics Of Provenance Graphs
Tags: attack, conference, control, data, detection, framework, guide, Internet, monitoring, network, software, vulnerabilitySession 7A: Network Security 2 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Ziwen Liu (Beihang University), Jian Mao (Beihang University; Tianmushan Laboratory; Hangzhou Innovation Institute, Beihang University), Jun Zeng (National University of Singapore), Jiawei Li (Beihang University; National University of Singapore), Qixiao Lin (Beihang University), Jiahao Liu (National University of Singapore), Jianwei Zhuge (Tsinghua University; Zhongguancun Laboratory), Zhenkai…
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NDSS 2025 Detecting SDN Control Policy Manipulation Via Contextual Semantics Of Provenance Graphs
Tags: attack, conference, control, data, detection, framework, guide, Internet, monitoring, network, software, vulnerabilitySession 7A: Network Security 2 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Ziwen Liu (Beihang University), Jian Mao (Beihang University; Tianmushan Laboratory; Hangzhou Innovation Institute, Beihang University), Jun Zeng (National University of Singapore), Jiawei Li (Beihang University; National University of Singapore), Qixiao Lin (Beihang University), Jiahao Liu (National University of Singapore), Jianwei Zhuge (Tsinghua University; Zhongguancun Laboratory), Zhenkai…
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NDSS 2025 A Large-Scale Measurement Study Of The PROXY Protocol And Its Security Implications
Tags: access, automation, cctv, conference, control, data, email, Internet, iot, leak, monitoring, network, service, vulnerabilitySession 7A: Network Security 2 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Stijn Pletinckx (University of California, Santa Barbara), Christopher Kruegel (University of California, Santa Barbara), Giovanni Vigna (University of California, Santa Barbara) PAPER A Large-Scale Measurement Study Of The PROXY Protocol And Its Security Implications Reverse proxy servers play a critical role in optimizing Internet services, offering…
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WatchGuard warns critical flaw in Firebox devices facing exploitation
The company said the threat activity is part of a larger campaign against edge devices and internet-exposed infrastructure. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/watchguard-critical-flaw-firebox-exploitation/808617/
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Inside Uzbekistan’s nationwide license plate surveillance system
The Uzbek government’s national license plate scanning system was discovered exposed to the internet for anyone to access without a password. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/inside-uzbekistans-nationwide-license-plate-surveillance-system/
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Das Internet im Würgegriff – Network Blocking: Wie Netzsperren das Web kaputtmachen
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/network-blocking-wie-netzsperren-das-web-kaputtmachen-a-b4aec351dde7fbe6764db786f792dbdd/