CISA warns of actively exploited Git code execution flaw
The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning of hackers exploiting an arbitrary code execution flaw in the Git distributed version control system.
DSLRoot, Proxies, and the Threat of ‘Legal Botnets’
The cybersecurity community on Reddit responded in disbelief this month when a self-described Air National Guard member with top secret security clearance began questioning the arrangement they'd made with company called DSLRoot, which was paying $250 a month to plug…
Nevada state websites, phone lines knocked offline by cyberattack
The governor added that the state is working with local, tribal and federal partners to restore services, and is “using temporary routing and operational workarounds to maintain public access where it is feasible."
Nissan confirms design studio data breach claimed by Qilin ransomware
Nissan Japan has confirmed to BleepingComputer that it suffered a data breach following unauthorized access to a server of one of its subsidiaries, Creative Box Inc. (CBI).
The Urgent Need for Hypervisor Security in Healthcare | CSA
Explore how healthcare’s growing reliance on virtual infrastructure has introduced a new class of threats—and what can be done to secure the hypervisor layer.
L’Amérique met la Silicon Valley sous pression : repoussez les assauts de l’Europe contre le chiffrement, sinon cela se paiera
Les géants de la tech doivent résister aux demandes visant à affaiblir le chiffrement. Voilà le rappel que vient de faire une autorité américaine aux grandes entreprises de la Silicon Valley, en nommant spécifiquement certaines législations récentes en Europe. Motif ? Cela pourrait nuire aux droits des Américains.
Encryption Backdoor in Military/Police Radios - Schneier on Security
I wrote about this in 2023. Here’s the story: Three Dutch security analysts discovered the vulnerabilities—five in total—in a European radio standard called TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio), which is used in radios made by Motorola, Damm, Hytera, and others. The standard has been used in radios since the ’90s, but the flaws remained unknown because encryption algorithms used in TETRA were kept secret until now. There’s new news: In 2023, Carlo Meijer, Wouter Bokslag, and Jos Wetzels of security firm Midnight Blue, based in the Netherlands, discovered vulnerabilities in encryption algorithms that are part of a European radio standard created by ETSI called TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio), which has been baked into radio systems made by Motorola, Damm, Sepura, and others since the ’90s. The flaws remained unknown publicly until their disclosure, because ETSI refused for decades to let anyone examine the proprietary algorithms...
Ils « ont perdu tout contact avec le monde extérieur », comment des pirates informatiques ont pris d’assaut des cargos iraniens
Le 22 août, un groupe de hackers nommé Lab-Dookhtegan a revendiqué une cyberattaque d'une ampleur spectaculaire : les hacktivistes auraient coupé la communication de 39 tankers et 25 cargos d'entreprises iraniennes. Les pirates auraient infiltré un des partenaires commerciaux des entreprises maritimes. Dans le monde
L’Amérique prévient la Silicon Valley : « ne cédez pas à l’Europe sur le chiffrement »
Les géants de la tech doivent résister aux demandes visant à affaiblir le chiffrement. Voilà le rappel que vient de faire une autorité américaine aux grandes entreprises de la Silicon Valley, en nommant spécifiquement certaines législations récentes en Europe. Motif ? Cela pourrait nuire aux droits des Américains.