Fabric Cryptography Raises $33 Million for VPU Chip

Fabric Cryptography has raised $33 million in Series A funding to create the Verifiable Processing Unit (VPU), a new chip for cryptography.

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Ransomware Victims Paid $460 Million in First Half of 2024

Ransomware payments in H1 2024 totaled nearly $460 million and $1.58 billion have been stolen in cryptocurrency heists. 

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Cisco, Microsoft Disagree on Severity of macOS App Vulnerabilities 

Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft applications for macOS could be exploited to send emails, leak sensitive information, and escalate privileges.

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Chrome Will Redact Credit Cards, Passwords When You Share Android Screen

Google is testing a feature in Chrome on Android to redact credit card details, passwords, and sensitive information when sharing your screen. Google aims to prevent leaks of sensitive data while recording or sharing screens.

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Researchers Uncover TLS Bootstrap Attack on Azure Kubernetes Clusters

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a security flaw impacting Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Services that, if successfully exploited, could allow an attacker to escalate their privileges and access credentials for services used by the cluster.
“An attacker with command execution in a Pod running within an affected Azure Kubernetes Services cluster could download the configuration used to

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Anatomy of an Attack

In today’s rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape, organizations face increasingly sophisticated attacks targeting their applications. Understanding these threats and the technologies designed to combat them is crucial. This article delves into the mechanics of a common application attack, using the infamous Log4Shell vulnerability as an example, and demonstrates how Application Detection and

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Artificial intelligence, real anxiety: Why we can’t stop worrying and love AI

Does artificial intelligence really threaten the safety and well-being of huge swaths of the world’s population? With calls to action growing ever more urgent, the UN is now raising alarms.

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Authentik: Open-Source Identity Provider

Authentik is known for its adaptability and flexibility. It seamlessly integrates into existing environments, offering support for various protocols. It simplifies tasks like sign-up and account recovery in applications.

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Update: Ransomware Attack on Indian Payment System Traced Back to Jenkins Bug

A recent ransomware attack on Indian payment systems has been traced back to a vulnerability in the widely used Jenkins automation system. The attack targeted a digital payment system used by many Indian banks.

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Hackers Exploit PHP Vulnerability to Deploy Stealthy Msupedge Backdoor

A previously undocumented backdoor named Msupedge has been put to use against a cyber attack targeting an unnamed university in Taiwan.
“The most notable feature of this backdoor is that it communicates with a command-and-control (C&C) server via DNS traffic,” the Symantec Threat Hunter Team, part of Broadcom, said in a report shared with The Hacker News.
The origins of the backdoor are

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