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The day's top cybersecurity news and in-depth coverage
July 06, 2024
New Intel CPU side-channel attack Indirector can leak sensitive data
The Indirector attack discovered by University of California San Diego researchers focuses on the indirect branch predictor of a CPU. Read more
Over 35,000 Ether subscribers targeted in a campaign from crypto draining
Users were sent phishing emails linking to a website revealed to be a crypto drainer. Read more
Europol disrupts about 600 abusive Cobalt Strike servers
The coordinated operation took down 593 IP addresses, which were flagged for abuse of the legitimate pen-testing software. Read more
Kaspersky software ban: CISOs must move quickly, experts say
With the October deadline looming, CISOs would be well-advised to start planning their migrations to other security products. Read more
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Passkeys arenât attack-proof, not until properly implemented
Almost all software and IT service authentications with passkey implementation are open to AitM attacks as they provide less secure backup options. Read more
Cisco patches actively exploited zero-day flaw in Nexus switches
The moderate-severity vulnerability has been observed being exploited in the wild by Chinese APT Velvet Ant. Read more
US Supreme Court ruling will likely cause cyber regulation chaos
The ruling could weaken almost all US federal cybersecurity regulations, including SEC incident reporting, FCC data breach reporting, and CISA cyber incident reporting rules. Read more
