A $500 Open-Source Tool Lets Anyone Hack Computer Chips With Lasers

The RayV Lite will make it hundreds of times cheaper for anyone to carry out physics-bending feats of hardware hacking.

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Security Flaws at UK Elections Agency Left Door Open for Chinese Hackers, Privacy Watchdog Finds

The UK’s Electoral Commission was criticized by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for failing to protect the personal data of 40 million people from Chinese hackers in a cyberattack three years ago.

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Microsoft Confirms Azure, 365 Outage Linked to DDoS Attack

Microsoft confirmed that an eight-hour outage on Tuesday affecting its Azure portal, Microsoft 365, and Microsoft Purview services was caused by a DDoS attack. The company mentioned that its response to the outage may have worsened the impact.

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SMS Stealer Targeting Several Countries with Over 100,000 Malicious Android Apps

The malware was found monitoring OTP messages from over 600 global brands, with victims detected in 113 countries, including India, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, the U.S., Ukraine, Spain, and Turkey.

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DigiCert Revoking 83,000 Certificates of 6,800 Customers

DigiCert has started revoking 83,000 certificates impacted by a validation issue, but critical infrastructure customers are asking for more time.

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Apple Extends Zero-Day Patch to Older Macs, Urges Immediate Update

Apple has released a critical zero-day patch for older Macs running macOS Monterey 12.7.6, addressing an actively exploited vulnerability (CVE-2024-23296). The flaw in Apple’s RTKit real-time OS could allow unauthorized access to kernel memory.

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Meta to Pay Texas $1.4bn for Unlawful Biometric Data Capture

Meta has agreed to pay the State of Texas $1.4 billion in a settlement for unlawfully capturing and using biometric data of millions of Texans. This is the largest privacy settlement in US history.

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Get an Extensive Education in Cybersecurity for Just $40

This extensive bundle includes nine courses and more than 50 hours of training in ethical hacking, Kali Linux, certification exams, and more.

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Google Chrome Adds App-Bound Encryption to Protect Cookies from Malware

Google has announced that it’s adding a new layer of protection to its Chrome browser through what’s called app-bound encryption to prevent information-stealing malware from grabbing cookies on Windows systems.
“On Windows, Chrome uses the Data Protection API (DPAPI) which protects the data at rest from other users on the system or cold boot attacks,” Will Harris from the Chrome security team

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Secretive: Open-Source App for Storing and Managing SSH Keys in the Secure Enclave

Secretive is an open-source app that securely stores and manages SSH keys in the Secure Enclave for Macs. Storing keys in the Secure Enclave prevents copying or exporting by malicious users or malware, ensuring a higher level of security.

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