Did a Chinese University Hacking Competition Target a Real Victim?

Participants in a hacking competition with ties to China’s military were, unusually, required to keep their activities secret, but security researchers say the mystery only gets stranger from there.

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GSMA Plans End-to-End Encryption for Cross-Platform RCS Messaging

The GSM Association, the governing body that oversees the development of the Rich Communications Services (RCS) protocol, on Tuesday, said it’s working towards implementing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to secure messages sent between the Android and iOS ecosystems.
“The next major milestone is for the RCS Universal Profile to add important user protections such as interoperable end-to-end

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As Geopolitical Tensions Mount, Iran’s Cyber Operations Grow

Increasing attacks by the OilRig/APT34 group linked to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security show that the nation’s capabilities are growing, and targeting regional allies and enemies alike.

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Patch Issued for Critical VMware vCenter Flaw Allowing Remote Code Execution

Broadcom on Tuesday released updates to address a critical security flaw impacting VMware vCenter Server that could pave the way for remote code execution.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38812 (CVSS score: 9.8), has been described as a heap-overflow vulnerability in the DCE/RPC protocol.
“A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger this vulnerability by sending a

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Zero-Click RCE Bug in macOS Calendar Exposes iCloud Data

A researcher bypassed the Calendar sandbox, Gatekeeper, and TCC in a chain attack that allowed for wanton theft of iCloud photos.

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Hundreds of Pagers Exploded in Lebanon and Syria in a Deadly Attack. Here’s What We Know.

Very small explosive devices may have been built into the pagers prior to their delivery to Hezbollah, and then all remotely triggered simultaneously.

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Russia targets Harris campaign with wave of fake videos

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‘Marko Polo’ Creates Globe-Spanning Cybercrime Juggernaut

The Eastern European group is actively expanding its financial fraud activities, with its pipelines representing a veritable Silk Road for the transfer of cryptocurrency, and lucrative and exploitable data.

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Discord launches end-to-end encrypted voice and video chats

Discord will now offer audio and video calls that even the company won’t be able to listen in on.

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AT&T to pay $13 million FCC settlement for 2023 data breach

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