Dell Driver Fix Still Allows Windows Kernel-level Attacks In May 2021, a set of five vulnerabilities in Dell computer drivers collectively tracked as CVE-2021-21551 was disclosed and fixed after it remained exploitable for 12 years. However, Dell’s fix wasn’t comprehensive enough to prevent additional exploitation, and as security researchers warn now, it is an excellent candidate for
Kronos Ransomware Attack May Cause Weeks of HR Solutions Downtime Workforce management solutions provider Kronos has suffered a ransomware attack that will likely disrupt many of their cloud-based solutions for weeks. Kronos is a workforce management and human resources provider who provides cloud-based solutions for managing timekeeping, payroll, employee benefits, analytics, and more. In 2020,
Attackers Can Get Root by Crashing Ubuntu’s AccountsService A local privilege escalation security vulnerability could allow attackers to gain root access on Ubuntu systems by exploiting a double-free memory corruption bug in GNOME’s AccountsService component. AccountsService is a D-Bus service that helps manipulate and query information attached to the user accounts available on a device. The
Bugs in Billions of WiFi, Bluetooth Chips Allow Password, Data Theft Researchers at the University of Darmstadt, Brescia, CNIT, and the Secure Mobile Networking Lab, have published a paper that proves it’s possible to extract passwords and manipulate traffic on a WiFi chip by targeting a device’s Bluetooth component. Modern consumer electronic devices such as
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