Author: cyberknight
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin is the first decentralized cryptocurrency characterized as highly speculative, volatile, and vulnerable due to the following reasons: Overall, these characteristics make Bitcoin appealing to high-risk tolerant investors while also emphasizing its speculative, volatile, and vulnerable nature. See more details on:
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Bootkitty UEFI bootkit malware for Linux
Bootkitty is a type of advanced bootkit malware targeting Linux systems, specifically compromising the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) to achieve persistence and control over the boot process. Bootkitty exploits the Linux security vulnerability (CVE-2023-40238), known as LogoFAIL, to infect computers running on a vulnerable UEFI firmware. Key Features of Bootkitty on Linux: Detection and…
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Apple zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-44309)
CVE-2024-44309 is a zero-day vulnerability addressed in Apple products, including Safari, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS. Exploiting this flaw by processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. It has been actively exploited on Intel-based Mac systems. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.1.1, iOS 17.7.2 and iPadOS 17.7.2, macOS…
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Apple zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-44308)
CVE-2024-44308 is a zero-day vulnerability addressed in Apple products, including Safari, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS. Exploiting this flaw by processing maliciously crafted web content could lead to arbitrary code execution. It has been actively exploited on Intel-based Mac systems. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.1.1, iOS 17.7.2 and iPadOS 17.7.2, macOS Sequoia 15.1.1,…
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HPC6
The HPC6 supercomputer, developed by Eni S.p.A. and built by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), is a highly advanced supercomputing system tailored for energy exploration and research, including seismic processing and reservoir modeling. Ranked 5th in the November 2024 TOP500 supercomputer rankings, it is currently the most powerful enterprise-focused supercomputer globally and the fastest in Europe,…
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U.S. Election 2024 Security Update: U.S. Agencies (ODNI, FBI, and CISA) Unite to Counter Foreign Election Interference Risks.
The joint statement from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) focuses on countering foreign influence operations surrounding the U.S. election on November 5, 2024. Key points include: The statement emphasizes a proactive and coordinated response to protect the…
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Operation Synergia II
Operation Synergia II, led by INTERPOL in 2024, targeted cybercrime infrastructure across 95 countries. The operation focused on 22,000 IP addresses linked to criminal activities, including phishing, malware, and ransomware. Key outcomes included the dismantling of illegal networks, the seizure of 59 servers, 43 electronic devices, and the arrest of 41 suspects. Collaborative efforts between…
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Apple Intelligence
Apple Intelligence is Apple’s advanced AI and machine learning suite, officially announced at WWDC 2024 on June 10, 2024. It integrates with iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia and is designed to elevate the user experience with enhanced on-device processing, privacy-focused AI functionalities, and performance optimized for Apple’s custom hardware. Apple Intelligence is available…
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Apple security vulnerability (CVE-2024-44215)
CVE-2024-44215 is a vulnerability in Apple’s ImageIO component. It allows unauthorized disclosure of memory contents through crafted image files, which could expose sensitive information if exploited. This flaw affects multiple Apple platforms, including macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS. This issue is fixed in tvOS 18.1, iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1,…
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Apple macOS security vulnerability (CVE-2024-44213)
CVE-2024-44213 is a vulnerability that affected macOS versions before Ventura 13.7 and Sonoma 14.7. This issue, related to URLs parsing, allowed attackers in a privileged network position to potentially leak sensitive user information. Apple addressed this by enhancing input validation, and the fix is applied in macOS Ventura 13.7.1 and macOS Sonoma 14.7.1. See more…