Malware peddlers experimenting with BPL sideloading and masking malicious payloads as PGP keys

A newly spotted campaign is leveraging BPL sideloading and other uncommon tricks to deliver the IDAT Loader (aka HijackLoader) malware and prevent its detection. The campaign Spotted by Kroll’s incident responders and analyzed by the company’s Cy… Continue reading Malware peddlers experimenting with BPL sideloading and masking malicious payloads as PGP keys

China first to haul back rocks from the far side of the Moon

A somewhat scorched Chang’e-6 return craft landed in Inner Mongolia yesterday, bringing with it the first rock and dust samples from the far side of the Moon – and hopes of unlocking some lunar secrets.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Chin… Continue reading China first to haul back rocks from the far side of the Moon

Mirrored tiny house slides out its bed so owners can sleep under the stars

Okno Modhomes has designed a mirrored tiny house in rural India that has a neat trick up its sleeve. When it’s time to hit the sack, the owner can either sleep inside like you’d expect or, when the weather suits, activate a movable bed to drift off out… Continue reading Mirrored tiny house slides out its bed so owners can sleep under the stars

Developer errors lead to long-term exposure of sensitive data in Git repos

Credentials, API tokens, and passkeys – collectively referred to as secrets – from organizations around the globe were exposed for years, according to Aqua Security’s latest research. By scanning the most popular 100 organizations on GitHub, whic… Continue reading Developer errors lead to long-term exposure of sensitive data in Git repos

The US Is Banning Kaspersky

This move has been coming for a long time.

The Biden administration on Thursday said it’s banning the company from selling its products to new US-based customers starting on July 20, with the company only allowed to provide software updates to existing customers through September 29. The ban—­the first such action under authorities given to the Commerce Department in 2019­—follows years of warnings from the US intelligence community about Kaspersky being a national security threat because Moscow could allegedly commandeer its all-seeing antivirus software to spy on its customers…

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Protecting America’s cybersecurity demands showing our teeth

Deterring U.S. adversaries from attacking American infrastructure requires making clear that the United States can strike back in kind. 

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