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Hot Pixels attack checks CPU temp, power changes to steal data

A team of researchers at Georgia Tech, the University of Michigan, and Ruhr University Bochum have developed a novel attack called "Hot Pixels," which can retrieve pixels from the content displayed in the target's browser and infer the navigation history. [...]
Hot Pixels attack checks CPU temp, power changes to steal data

A team of researchers at Georgia Tech, the University of Michigan, and Ruhr University Bochum have developed a novel attack called "Hot Pixels," which can retrieve pixels from the content displayed in the target's browser and infer the navigation history. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hot-pixels-attack-checks-cpu-temp-power-changes-to-steal-data/
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QBot malware abuses Windows WordPad EXE to infect devices

The QBot malware operation has started to abuse a DLL hijacking flaw in the Windows 10 WordPad program to infect computers, using the legitimate program to evade detection by security software. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qbot-malware-abuses-windows-wordpad-exe-to-infect-devices/
PyPI announces mandatory use of 2FA for all software publishers

The Python Package Index (PyPI) has announced that it will require every account that manages a project on the platform to have two-factor authentication (2FA) turned on by the end of the year. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pypi-announces-mandatory-use-of-2fa-for-all-software-publishers/
Lazarus hackers target Windows IIS web servers for initial access

The notorious North Korean state-backed hackers, known as the Lazarus Group, are now targeting vulnerable Windows Internet Information Services (IIS) web servers to gain initial access to corporate networks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lazarus-hackers-target-windows-iis-web-servers-for-initial-access/
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Flash loan attack on Jimbos Protocol steals over $7.5 million

Jimbos Protocol, an Arbitrum-based DeFi project, has suffered a flash loan attack that resulted in the loss of more than of 4000 ETH tokens, currently valued at over $7,500,000. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/flash-loan-attack-on-jimbos-protocol-steals-over-75-million/
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Microsoft shares fix for cameras not working on Surface laptops

Microsoft has shared a temporary fix for a widespread issue triggered by a buggy driver that causes built-in cameras on some ARM-based Windows devices (including Surface Pro X laptops) to stop working. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-shares-fix-for-cameras-not-working-on-surface-laptops/