Halliburton, one of the world’s largest providers of services to the energy industry, has confirmed a cyberattack that forced it to shut down some of its systems earlier this week. “On August 21, 2024, Halliburton Company (the “Company”) became aware that an unauthorized third party gained access to certain of its systems,” the oil services […]
The business-focused AI-capable PC makes the most of its Snapdragon X Elite platform. The classic black slab of a ThinkPad has been a familiar sight in cubicles, conference rooms and executive offices for decades, dating back to when these were originally IBM ThinkPads. A lot of things have changed over the years, but a ThinkPad […]
Your graphics card is important for smooth visuals and gaming performance; and it’s important that it works without issue in order for your computer to operate properly. If you start noticing strange visual glitches, performance drops, crashing, loud spinning noises from the GPU fans, or unusual sounds coming from the coils of your video card […]
In this article, we collected the most widespread BIOS signals (beepcodes) used for troubleshooting in case of any PC issues. Yet if your computer gives a sound signal which is not listed below, consult the motherboard / PC user manual to identify what kind of hardware error it is. The POST (power-on self-test) feature checks […]
Microsoft has confirmed the August 2024 Windows security updates are causing Linux booting issues on dual-boot systems with Secure Boot enabled. The issue is caused by a Secure Boot Advanced Targeting (SBAT) update applied to block Linux boot loaders unpatched against the CVE-2022-2601 GRUB2 Secure Boot bypass vulnerability. “Resulting from this issue, your device might fail to boot […]
A critical vulnerability affecting multiple versions of GitHub Enterprise Server could be exploited to bypass authentication and enable an attacker to gain administrator privileges on the machine. The security issue is identified as CVE-2024-6800 and received a 9.5 severity rating as per the CVSS 4.0 standard. It is described as an XML signature wrapping problem that occurs […]
Today, Google released a new Chrome emergency security update to patch a zero-day vulnerability tagged as exploited in attacks. “Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2024-7971 exists in the wild,” the company said in an advisory published on Wednesday. This high-severity zero-day vulnerability is caused by a type confusion weakness in Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine. Security researchers with […]
Apple has unveiled the M4 chip for its latest iPad Pro models. The M4 chip belongs to the highly acclaimed Apple silicon chips, known for enhancing performance. It is constructed using advanced 3-nanometer technology, which enables the new iPad Pro to swiftly and efficiently process tasks. The M4 chip incorporates a powerful CPU and GPU, […]
Phrack #71 has been released online and is available to read for free. This issue is the first to be released since 2021, marking a new chapter in the influential online magazine’s history. Phrack is an underground online magazine first launched in 1985 as a text file distributed through Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) and later […]
Threat actors started to use progressive web applications to impersonate banking apps and steal credentials from Android and iOS users. Progressive web apps (PWA) are cross-platform applications that can be installed directly from the browser and offer a native-like experience through features like push notifications, access to device hardware, and background data syncing. Using this type of […]
