After a long wait, the GNOME Project released today the beta version of the upcoming GNOME 47 desktop environment series, due out on September 18th, 2024. There’s been a lot of changes added since the alpha version of the GNOME 47 desktop series, and the beta release is packed with lots of goodies, including support for hardware […]
The existence of the PS5 Pro was long discussed throughout 2024 thanks to various leaks and rumors, but the latest State of Play that aired in late May didn’t feature any announcement for the new hardware. With Summer drawing to a close soon, some fans wondered whether the more powerful PlayStation 5 iteration had been […]
The Qilin ransomware group has been using a new tactic and deploys a custom stealer to steal account credentials stored in Google Chrome browser. The credential-harvesting techniques has been observed by the Sophos X-Ops team during incident response engagements and marks an alarming change on the ransomware scene. Attack overview The attack that Sophos researchers analyzed […]
A new Android malware named NGate can steal money from payment cards by relaying to an attacker’s device the data read by the near-field communication (NFC) chip. Specifically, NGate enables attackers to emulate victims’ cards and make unauthorized payments or withdrawal cash from ATMs.. The campaign has been active since November 2023 and is linked to a recent report […]
A developer that researchers now track as Greasy Opal, operating as a seemingly legitimate business, has been fueling the cybercrime-as-a-service industry with a tool that bypasses account security solutions and allows bot-led CAPTCHA solving at scale. Greasy Opal has been active for more nearly two decades and tailors its tools based on customers’ targeting needs. […]
A wave of attacks that started in July 2024 rely on a less common technique called AppDomain Manager Injection, which can weaponize any Microsoft .NET application on Windows. The technique has been around since 2017, and multiple proof-of-concept apps have been released over the years. However, it is typically used in red team engagements and seldomly observed in […]
An amateur radio nonprofit based in Newington said it has paid $1 million to decrypt its computer servers after a ransomware attack that started in May. ARRL, The National Association for Amateur Radio, said its network was compromised by hackers who used information purchased on the dark web. The hack affected everything from desktop and laptop […]
I’ve dealt with my share of tech troubles over the years. New Windows 10 22H2 beta fixes memory leaks and crashes, From slow performance to sudden crashes, I’ve seen it all. But now, I’m excited to talk about the Windows 10 22H2 beta. It’s here to fix memory leaks and crashes that have been a problem before. For a long time, […]
Microsoft has provided a workaround to temporarily fix a known issue that is blocking Linux from booting on dual-boot systems with Secure Boot enabled. The company says this temporary fix can help Linux users revive unbootable systems displaying “Something has gone seriously wrong: SBAT self-check failed: Security Policy Violation” errors after installing the August 2024 […]
A stealthy Linux malware named ‘sedexp’ has been evading detection since 2022 by using a persistence technique not yet included in the MITRE ATT&CK framework. The malware was discovered by risk management firm Stroz Friedberg, an Aon Insurance company, and enables its operators to create reverse shells for remote access and to further the the […]
