In Other News: Locked Shields 2024, Data Exposure Bugs, NVIDIA Patches

May 3, 2024 at 10:29AM SecurityWeek offers a weekly roundup of cybersecurity news, highlighting significant developments from the latest vulnerability discoveries to industry reports. This week’s stories cover a former NSA employee’s prison sentence, a fundraising by Bricklayer AI, Chinese keyboard app vulnerabilities, NVIDIA and USPS phishing campaigns, a Los Angeles County data breach, and … Read more

‘MagicDot’ Windows Weakness Allows Unprivileged Rootkit Activity

April 19, 2024 at 05:47AM A security researcher at SafeBreach, Or Yair, outlined vulnerabilities associated with the DOS-to-NT path conversion process in Windows, dubbed “MagicDot,” during a Black Hat Asia 2024 session. The issues enable attackers to conceal and impersonate files, directories, and processes, leading to potentially dangerous post-exploitation capabilities. Yair detailed four related vulnerabilities, … Read more

Google Open Sources AI-Boosted Fuzzing Framework

February 6, 2024 at 08:35AM The fuzzing framework utilizes AI to enhance code coverage and accelerate vulnerability detection. Based on the meeting notes, the key takeaways are: – The fuzzing framework utilizes AI to enhance code coverage – The AI also helps to expedite vulnerability discovery Full Article

21 Vulnerabilities in Sierra Wireless Routers Could Expose Critical Infrastructure to Attacks

December 6, 2023 at 06:18AM Forescout discovered 21 vulnerabilities in Sierra Wireless routers, potentially exposing critical infrastructure to remote attacks. Clear Takeaways from Meeting: – Forescout has identified a total of 21 vulnerabilities in Sierra Wireless OT/IoT routers. – These vulnerabilities have the potential to expose critical infrastructure organizations to remote cyber attacks. – The … Read more

Microsoft Debuts AI Bug-Bounty Program, Offers $15K

October 13, 2023 at 01:26PM Microsoft has introduced an AI bug-bounty program for researchers to identify vulnerabilities in its Bing generative AI chatbot and AI integrations. Rewards for eligible submissions range from $2,000 to $15,000. The program covers AI-powered Bing on bing.com, as well as integrations in Microsoft Edge, the Microsoft Start app, and Skype … Read more