New Antarctic Starfish Are Doting Parents and Vicious Predators
A close examination of a collection of starfish in the Smithsonian revealed even more starfish inside those starfish.
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Ransomware on manufacturing industry caused $46bn in losses
Between 2018 and 2023, 478 manufacturing companies have suffered a ransomware attack, leading to a loss of approximately $46.2 billion in downtime alone. Serious cyber incidents affecting manufacturing companies can lead to significant disruptions to production lines. As a result, customer orders can be left unfulfilled and day-to-day operations come to a standstill. Comparitech recently […]
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Attackers can turn AWS SSM agents into remote access trojans
Mitiga researchers have documented a new post-exploitation technique attackers can use to gain persistent remote access to AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances (virtual servers), as well as to non-EC2 machines (e.g., on-premises enterprise servers…
Ancient Worms Revived From Permafrost After 46,000 Years
Scientists want to understand how the worms survived in extreme conditions for extraordinarily long periods of time.
Anomaly detection in certificate-based TGT requests
I identified several signs of attacks that use forged certificates inside the network and developed a Proof-of-Concept utility capable of finding artifacts in AD, as well as a number of detection logic rules that can be added to SIEM.
Ocean Currents in the Atlantic Could Slow by Century’s End, Research Shows
The system of ocean currents that regulates the climate for a swath of the planet could collapse sooner than expected, a new analysis found.
July Heat Waves Affected by Climate Change, Attribution Study Finds
The latest study from World Weather Attribution scientists predicts that extreme heat waves will return more frequently.
US companies commit to safe, transparent AI development
Seven US artificial intelligence (AI) giants – Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI – have publicly committed to “help move toward safe, secure, and transparent development of AI technology.” The co…
Biden’s ‘Justice40’ Program Won’t Fix Racial Gap in Air Quality, Study Finds
The White House aimed for a race-neutral environmental justice strategy, but a new analysis questions whether the program can actually achieve its goals.
Comprehensive analysis of initial attack samples exploiting CVE-2023-23397 vulnerability
We will highlight the key points and then focus on the initial use of the CVE-2023-23397 vulnerability by attackers before it became public.