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UNC3886 Leverages Zero Days, Novel Backdoor Variants

A new deep-dive investigation into the known UNC3886 gives insight into how the China-linked threat actor “operates in a sophisticated, cautious, and evasive nature.”

Zero Day

VMware Warns of Critical vCenter Server Flaws

Two critical vulnerabilities in VMware's vCenter Server centralized management utility could allow remote code execution.

Vmware

Latest EU Proposal ‘Fundamentally Undermines Encryption’

A recent proposal in discussion in the European Union Council would mandate "upload moderation" of encrypted content, something that would break encryption for everyone, Singal's president said.

Encryption, Privacy

Fake Error Messages Used in Lumma Stealer, RAT Attacks

Researchers have been tracking a social engineering technique in ongoing attacks where a pop-up message gives end users instructions to manually copy and paste a malicious script, leading to the deployment of malware.

Malware

Heat, Kelso and the Hacker Mindset

In the 1995 classic Heat, the character Kelso is an old-school hacker with a background as a DARPA scientist who uses his knowledge to sell scores to criminals. Meg Gardiner, Casey Ellis, and Dennis Fisher discuss his connection to the hacker ethos.

Hacker Movies