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GitHub’s Fake Popularity Scam Tricking Developers into Downloading Malware

GitHub’s Fake Popularity Scam Tricking Developers into Downloading Malware

Apr 10, 2024NewsroomSoftware Security / Supply Chain Attack Threat actors are now taking advantage of GitHub’s search functionality to trick unsuspecting users looking for popular repositories into downloading spurious counterparts that serve malware. The latest… 

Researchers Uncover First Native Spectre v2 Exploit Against Linux Kernel

Researchers Uncover First Native Spectre v2 Exploit Against Linux Kernel

Apr 10, 2024NewsroomHardware Security / Linux Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed what they say is the “first native Spectre v2 exploit” against the Linux kernel on Intel systems that could be exploited to read sensitive data… 

Critical ‘BatBadBut’ Rust Vulnerability Exposes Windows Systems to Attacks

Critical ‘BatBadBut’ Rust Vulnerability Exposes Windows Systems to Attacks

Apr 10, 2024NewsroomSoftware Security / Vulnerability A critical security flaw in the Rust standard library could be exploited to target Windows users and stage command injection attacks. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-24576, has a CVSS… 

10-Year-Old ‘RUBYCARP’ Romanian Hacker Group Surfaces with Botnet

10-Year-Old ‘RUBYCARP’ Romanian Hacker Group Surfaces with Botnet

Apr 09, 2024NewsroomBotnet / Crypto Mining A threat group of suspected Romanian origin called RUBYCARP has been observed maintaining a long-running botnet for carrying out crypto mining, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS), and phishing attacks. The group,… 

Researchers Discover LG Smart TV Vulnerabilities Allowing Root Access

Researchers Discover LG Smart TV Vulnerabilities Allowing Root Access

Apr 09, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / IoT Security Multiple security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in LG webOS running on its smart televisions that could be exploited to bypass authorization and gain root access on the devices. The…