Amazon alerts: advanced threat actor exploits Cisco ISE & Citrix NetScaler zero-days

Amazon warns that an advanced threat actor exploited zero-days in Cisco ISE and Citrix NetScaler to deploy custom malware. Amazon’s threat intelligence researchers spotted an advanced threat actor exploiting two previously undisclosed zero-day flaws in Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE) and Citrix NetScaler ADC to deliver custom malware. Attackers also exploited multiple undisclosed vulnerabilities. Amazon’s […]

MN Tesla Kills One in 3am Intersection Crash

This report has the hallmarks of Autopilot failing again. A Tesla “was at a high rate of speed” when it exited from eastbound Interstate 94 to Dale Street, according to a State Patrol incident report. The vehicle collided with a Toyota RAV4 crossing th…

Google sues cybercriminal group Smishing Triad

Google sues China-based group using “Lighthouse” phishing kit in large-scale smishing attacks to steal victims’ financial data. Google filed a lawsuit against a cybercriminal group largely based in China that is behind a massive text message phishing operation, or “smishing.” The organization uses a phishing-as-a-service kit named “Lighthouse” to steal sensitive financial information by sending […]

It’s Irrational to Claim Thaler Founded Behavioral Economics

A recent article in Behavioral Scientist presents Richard Thaler as the founder of behavioral economics. This is misinformation. Thaler was effective at packaging and promoting psychological research in ways that economics couldn’t ignore, while …

Iran’s Army chief inspects construction of border wall in northeast

The Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army, Major General Amir Hatami, visited the country’s northeastern border regions to inspect the progress of a new border wall project along the border with Afghanistan and assess the combat readiness of army uni…