Month: July 2024
A new version of the Android spyware ‘Mandrake’ has been found in five applications downloaded 32,000 times from Google Play, the platform’s official app store. Bitdefender first documented Mandrake in 2020, with the researchers highlighting the malware’s sophisticated spying capabilities and noting that it has operated in the wild since at least 2016. Kaspersky now…
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Microsoft Outlook can be turned into a C2 beacon to remotely execute code, as demonstrated by a new red team post-exploitation framework named “Specula,” released today by cybersecurity firm TrustedSec. This C2 framework works by creating a custom Outlook Home Page using WebView by exploiting CVE-2017-11774, an Outlook security feature bypass vulnerability patched in October 2017.…
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Security researchers at Microsoft have discovered a vulnerability in VMware ESXi hypervisors that has been exploited by ransomware operators to gain full administrative access to a domain-joined hypervisor. The problem, identified as CVE-2024-37085, granted full admin privileges to members of a domain group, without proper validation. It has been used by several ransomware groups such…
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Announced at SIGGRAPH 2024, the AI computing giant is powering a new inference-as-a-service offering from Hugging Face and helping developers bring generative AI capabilities to industrial sectors like manufacturing and robotics through new microservices. Nvidia continued its push to simplify the development of AI applications by powering a new inference-as-a-service offering through model repository Hugging…
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The rise of AI in cybersecurity presents both significant benefits and challenges. AI enhances threat detection, automates responses, and reduces costs, transforming the cybersecurity landscape. AI has been leveraged to predict attacker moves and detect vulnerabilities with high accuracy. However, it has also enabled sophisticated cyberattacks, such as deepfakes and adaptive malware, which can evade…
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Apple has released the iOS 18.1 Beta to developers, allowing them to test some of its upcoming AI-powered Apple Intelligence features before they are released for testing in the public previews. Apple Intelligence was first unveiled at the company’s 2024 Worldwide Developer Conference, revealing Apple’s AI strategy for upcoming devices. The new AI platform introduces a…
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New disclosures Monday pointed to attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in the three vendors’ platforms. New disclosures Monday revealed attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in widely used platforms from VMware, ServiceNow and Acronis. The attacks have included exploits of two critical-severity vulnerabilities in ServiceNow’s Now Platform as well as a critical vulnerability affecting Acronis Cyber Infrastructure. [Related: SentinelOne CEO:…
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‘Red Hat is really doubling down on our commitment to the ecosystem,’ Red Hat VP Kevin Kennedy tells CRN. Amid a boost in business opportunities in artificial intelligence and migration from legacy virtualization vendors, Red Hat is transforming its partner program to standardization worldwide, streamlined incentives and a better digital experience. Kevin Kennedy, vice president…
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CrowdStrike, AI and Copilot+ PCs are expected to come up during the quarterly earnings call Tuesday. The CrowdStrike update incident. Details on the cost and revenue from artificial intelligence. And updates on the rollout of AI PCs. Microsoft executives have a lot to cover Tuesday during the Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant’s fourth fiscal quarter earnings…
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