A new cyber espionage operation, dubbed SneakyChef by cybersecurity firm Cisco Talos, has been targeting foreign ministries and embassies across multiple countries. The threat actor behind the operation is using a modified version of the Gh0st RAT malware, known as SugarGh0st, which has ties to Chinese state-backed operations. SugarGh0st is distributed through infected scanned documents … Read more
Comedy and humor are complex and subjective, but according to Google DeepMind researchers, professional comedians agree that “AI is really bad at that.” During a study with twenty comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last August 2023, it was found that using large language models (LLMs) through chatbots posed challenges and ethical concerns in generating … Read more
Cybersecurity researchers have recently discovered a security flaw in Phoenix SecureCore UEFI Firmware that affects multiple families of Intel Core processors. This vulnerability, known as CVE-2024-0762, allows for buffer overflow that could lead to malicious code execution in the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) configuration. This flaw can be exploited by a local attacker to gain … Read more
Google researchers are focusing their efforts on addressing challenges in online network design. This is a crucial issue in today’s digital landscape, as networks play a vital role in enabling communication and information exchange between users. The team at Google is working to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of online networks, which is essential for … Read more
Researchers have recently uncovered that the LockBit ransomware gang is behind the exploitation of a massive Citrix bug. This revelation comes as a result of an investigation conducted by CyberNews.com. The researchers identified a connection between the ransomware gang and the exploitation of the vulnerability in Citrix, a software company that provides server, networking, and … Read more