Month: June 2023

Jun 14, 2023Ravie LakshmananZero-Day / Network Security The Chinese state-sponsored group known as UNC3886 has been found to exploit a zero-day flaw in VMware ESXi hosts to backdoor Windows and Linux systems. The VMware Tools authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-20867 (CVSS score: 3.9), “enabled the execution of privileged commands across Windows, Linux, and PhotonOS
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Allstate has received California’s blessing to raise homeowner insurance premiums 4%, but the state’s fifth largest home insurer said it has no plans to reverse its decision last fall to stop writing new policies. That will mean higher bills for Allstate’s existing customers, and no relief for other homeowners in the state who are losing
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Boris Johnson has been accused of using a “distraction tactic” after calling for an MP on the Privileges Committee to resign over allegations of lockdown rule-breaking. A fresh row erupted on the eve of a long-awaited report that is poised to find the former prime minister misled parliament over partygate. Politics Live: Tories ‘arguing about
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Prosecutors in Berlin are investigating Rammstein singer Till Lindemann after several women have come forward with allegations of sexual assault and claims that they were drugged and propositioned for sex acts, according to Agence France-Presse (via Barron’s). “Preliminary proceedings have been initiated against Till Lindemann on allegations relating to sexual offences and the distribution of
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Jun 14, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Malware A new Golang-based information stealer called Skuld has compromised Windows systems across Europe, Southeast Asia, and the U.S. “This new malware strain tries to steal sensitive information from its victims,” Trellix researcher Ernesto Fernández Provecho said in a Tuesday analysis. “To accomplish this task, it searches for data
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You’ve probably heard by now that The Flash, DC’s latest big-budget superhero flick, will hit U.S. theaters on June 16. You should also know that the film’s star, Ezra Miller, has been accused of multiple crimes, including felony burglary, harassment and disorderly conduct, and, worst of all, abusing and grooming minors, to include isolating an
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