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Crypto exchange Gemini discloses third-party data breach
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is warning it suffered a data breach incident caused by a cyberattack at its Automated Clearing House (ACH) service provider, whose name was not disclosed. The American crypto exchange began sending notices to impacted individuals a month ago, on June 26, 2024 but submitted a sample of the letters yesterday to the Attorney General’s […]
FBCS data breach impact now reaches 4.2 million people
Debt collection agency Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) has again increased the number of people impacted by a February data breach, now saying it affects 4.2 million people in the US. FBCS is a US debt collection agency that collects unpaid debts from consumer credit, healthcare, commercial, auto loans and leases, student loans, and utilities. […]
July Windows Server updates break Remote Desktop connections
Microsoft has confirmed that July’s security updates break remote desktop connections in organizations where Windows servers are configured to use the legacy RPC over HTTP protocol in the Remote Desktop Gateway. “Windows Servers might affect Remote Desktop Connectivity across an organization if legacy protocol (Remote Procedure Call over HTTP) is used in Remote Desktop Gateway. […]
Researchers discover battery-free technology that harvests power from radio and Wi-Fi signals for low-powered devices
Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have found a new type of energy harvesting module which extracts energy from radio frequencies (RF).Typically called ‘waste energy’, these modules convert the RF signals into DC voltage which can be used by low-powered devices. The radio frequency energy harvesting modules could reduce the dependency on batteries […]
Warner Bros. Games Announces Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns
Today, Warner Bros. Games announced that Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns, a new expansion, will be released. A new Kombat Pack, adding six new characters to the game, will be released alongside the expansion. The expansion will be released digitally on September 24 at 8 AM PDT / 10 AM CDT / 11 AM EDT […]
Vivo’s new smartphone is here: Vivo T3 Ultra leaked
Vivo is set to shake up the smartphone market with the introduction of its latest T series model, the Vivo T3 Ultra. This new addition follows the official announcement of the Vivo T3 5G and signals Vivo’s intent to further expand its presence in the competitive smartphone landscape. The existence of the Vivo T3 Ultra has been […]
PKfail Secure Boot bypass lets attackers install UEFI malware
Hundreds of UEFI products from 10 vendors are susceptible to compromise due to a critical firmware supply-chain issue known as PKfail, which allows attackers to bypass Secure Boot and install malware. As the Binarly Research Team found, affected devices use a test Secure Boot “master key”—also known as Platform Key (PK)—generated by American Megatrends International […]
Critical ServiceNow RCE flaws actively exploited to steal credentials
Threat actors are chaining together ServiceNow flaws using publicly available exploits to breach government agencies and private firms in data theft attacks. This malicious activity was reported by Resecurity, which, after monitoring it for a week, identified multiple victims, including government agencies, data centers, energy providers, and software development firms. Although the vendor released security updates […]
NVIDIA Readies GeForce RTX 3050 A Laptop GPU, Features AD106 “Ada” Chip
NVIDIA might be cooking up a new variant of the GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, this time featuring the Ada Lovelace graphics architecture. PCI Database Exposes A Possible NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU With AD106 “Ada Lovelace” Architecture NVIDIA isn’t yet done with the RTX 3050 and while the GPU is nothing more than a […]
STALKER 2 Has Been Delayed to November 20th
STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl has been delayed again and will now be released around two months later than expected. The second entry in the series by GSC Game World will now release on November 20th instead of September 5th to give the developers breathing room to address some technical issues with the game and […]