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New CacheWarp AMD CPU attack lets hackers gain root in Linux VMs

A new software-based fault injection attack, CacheWarp, can let threat actors hack into AMD SEV-protected virtual machines by targeting memory writes to escalate privileges and gain remote code execution. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-cachewarp-amd-cpu-attack-lets-hackers-gain-root-in-linux-vms/
New Reptar CPU flaw impacts Intel desktop and server systems

Intel has fixed a high-severity CPU vulnerability in its modern desktop, server, mobile, and embedded CPUs, including the latest Alder Lake, Raptor Lake, and Sapphire Rapids microarchitectures. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-reptar-cpu-flaw-impacts-intel-desktop-and-server-systems/
IPStorm botnet with 23,000 proxies for malicious traffic dismantled

The U.S. Department of Justive announced today that Federal Bureau of Investigation took down the network and infrastructure of a botnet proxy service called IPStorm. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ipstorm-botnet-with-23-000-proxies-for-malicious-traffic-dismantled/
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Fraud researchers impersonated on X to push crypto-stealing sites

Multiple fake accounts impersonating cryptocurrency scam investigators and blockchain security companies are promoting phishing pages to drain wallets in an ongoing campaign on X (former Twitter). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fraud-researchers-impersonated-on-x-to-push-crypto-stealing-sites/
Toronto Public Library confirms data stolen in ransomware attack

The Toronto Public Library (TPL) confirmed that the personal information of employees, customers, volunteers, and donors was stolen from a compromised file server during an October ransomware attack. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/toronto-public-library-confirms-data-stolen-in-ransomware-attack/
Ransomware gang files SEC complaint over victim’s undisclosed breach

The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware operation has taken extortion to a new level by filing a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission complaint against one of their alleged victims for not complying with the four-day rule to disclose a cyberattack. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-files-sec-complaint-over-victims-undisclosed-breach/
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How DDoS attacks are taking down even the largest tech companies

DDoS attacks are increasingly taking down even the largest tech companies. Learn more Specops Software on these types of attacks and how you can protect your devices from being recruited into botnets. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-ddos-attacks-are-taking-down-even-the-largest-tech-companies/
Fortinet warns of critical command injection bug in FortiSIEM

Fortinet is alerting customers of a critical OS command injection vulnerability in FortiSIEM report server that could be exploited by remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute commands through specially crafted API requests. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fortinet-warns-of-critical-command-injection-bug-in-fortisiem/
FBI shares tactics of notorious Scattered Spider hacker collective

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released an advisory about the evasive threat actor tracked as Scattered Spider, a loosely knit hacking collective that now collaborates with the ALPHV/BlackCat Russian ransomware operation.. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-shares-tactics-of-notorious-scattered-spider-hacker-collective/