CVE-2024-35797 mm: cachestat: fix two shmem bugs

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: cachestat: fix two shmem bugs When cachestat on shmem races with swapping and invalidation, there are two possible bugs: 1 A swapin error can have resulted in a poisoned swap entry in the shmem inode's xarray. Calling...

RHEL 7 : openstack-nova (RHSA-2018:2714)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2018:2714 advisory. OpenStack Compute nova launches and schedules large networks of virtual machines, creating a redundant and scalable cloud computing platform. Compute...

The vulnerability of the driver rndismp6.sys in Windows operating systems allows a hacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability of the rndismp6.sys driver in Windows operating systems is related to the swapping of an unreliable pointer. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code...

The Real-Time Deepfake Romance Scams Have Arrived

Watch how smooth-talking scammers known as “Yahoo Boys” use widely available face-swapping tech to carry out elaborate romance scams...

The vulnerability of the Kerberos protocol for Windows operating systems allows a perpetrator to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the Kerberos protocol for Windows operating systems is related to pointer swapping errors. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to cause service interruptions remotely...

Store manager admits SIM swapping his customers

A 42-year-old manager at an unnamed telecommunications company has admitted SIM swapping customers at his store. SIM swapping, also known as SIM jacking, is the act of illegally taking over a target’s cell phone number and re-routing it to a phone under the attackers control. Once an attacker has...

The vulnerability of the 8250_port component in the Linux operating system allows a hacker to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the 8250port component in the Linux operating system is related to pointer swapping errors. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

The vulnerability of the Microsoft .NET software platform, related to pointer swapping errors, allows a perpetrator to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the Microsoft .NET software platform is related to pointer dereferencing errors. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to cause service interruptions...

The vulnerability of the Microsoft .NET software platform, related to pointer swapping errors, allows a perpetrator to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the Microsoft .NET software platform is related to pointer dereferencing errors. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to cause service interruptions...

Facebook Marketplace users’ stolen data offered for sale

Personal data belonging to Facebook Marketplace users has been published online, according to BleepingComputer. A cybercriminal was allegedly able to steal a partial database after hacking the systems of a Meta contractor. The leak consists of around 200,000 records that contain names, phone...

Data Breach Affects 66,000 in SIM-Swapping Attacks on US Insurance Giants

By Waqas The data breach targeted insurance giants Washington National Insurance Company and Bankers Life and Casualty Company. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Data Breach Affects 66,000 in SIM-Swapping Attacks on US Insurance Giants...

Arrests in $400M SIM-Swap Tied to Heist at FTX?

Three Americans were charged this week with stealing more than $400 million in a November 2022 SIM-swapping attack. The U.S. government did not name the victim organization, but there is every indication that the money was stolen from the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, which had just...

Fla. Man Charged in SIM-Swapping Spree is Key Suspect in Hacker Groups Oktapus, Scattered Spider

On Jan. 9, 2024, U.S. authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. Sources close to the investigation tell KrebsOnSecurity the accused was a key member of a criminal hacki...

The vulnerability of the GLX PBuffer Handler component in the X Window System X.Org Server implementation allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the GLX PBuffer Handler component in the X Window System X.Org Server implementation is related to pointer swapping errors. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

DeepFaceLab Code Issues Vulnerabilities

DeepFaceLab is a leading software for video face swapping by iperov individual developers. DeepFaceLab has a code issue vulnerability that stems from the file mainscripts/Util.py that causes deserialization...

The vulnerability of the Slurm resource manager, related to pointer swapping errors, allows a perpetrator to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the Slurm resource manager is related to pointer dereferencing errors. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a remote attacker to cause service interruptions...

SEC X account hacked to hawk crypto-scams

We have seen several high-profile accounts that were taken over on X formerly Twitter only to be used for cryptocurrency related promotional activities, like expressing the approval of exchange-traded funds ETFs. The latest victim in this line-up is the Securities and Exchange Commission SEC. The...

Here’s Some Bitcoin: Oh, and You’ve Been Served!

A California man who lost $100,000 in a 2021 SIM-swapping attack is suing the unknown holder of a cryptocurrency wallet that harbors his stolen funds. The case is thought to be the first in which a federal court has recognized the use of information included in a bitcoin transaction -- such as a...

The vulnerability of the UnZip file archiver, related to pointer swapping errors, allows a hacker to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the UnZip file archiver is related to errors in pointer manipulation due to improper handling of Unicode strings. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to trigger a service failure using a specially created zip file...

British LAPSUS$ Teen Members Sentenced for High-Profile Attacks

Two British teens part of the LAPSUS$ cyber crime and extortion gang have been sentenced for their roles in orchestrating a string of high-profile attacks against a number of companies. Arion Kurtaj, an 18-year-old from Oxford, has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order due to his intent ...