VMware Tools is a component installed in VMware-based virtual machines in order to communicate with the host system and enable file and clipboard operations…
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HackingNewsSecurity
Dangerous XZ Utils backdoor was the result of years-long supply chain compromise effort
“The sophisticated nature of this attack and the use of highly future-proof crypto algorithms (Ed448 vs the more standard Ed25519) led many to believe…
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“The threat actor leveraged two files, winpty-agent.exe and winpty.dll to the build servers, which are legitimate files for winpty used to create an interface…
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IphoneMobileNewsSmartphone
Apple responds to dubious iPhone security claim by Russia, vowing to never create a backdoor to iOS
Earlier today, the Federal Security Service accused the NSA of hacking iPhones of citizens and foreign diplomats in Russia as part of a an…
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Researchers warn that the UEFI firmware in many motherboards made by PC hardware manufacturer Gigabyte injects executable code inside the Windows kernel in an…
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NewsOperating SystemPC & LaptopWindows
Gigabyte shipped hundreds of motherboard models with firmware backdoor
Component supplier Gigabyte has some pressing questions to answer. The first and most pressing is, “Why did you put an updater backdoor into your…