Cisco Smart Licensing Utility flaws actively exploited in the wild

Experts warn of the active exploitation of two recently patched security vulnerabilities affecting Cisco Smart Licensing Utility. Cisco disclosed two vulnerabilities in its Smart Licensing Utility: CVE-2024-20439, a static credential backdoor, and CVE-2024-20440, an information disclosure flaw. Attackers can exploit the backdoor to access sensitive log files. While no active exploitation was initially observed, the […]

Stanford Defeated by Macalester Ethics Team

Here’s an interesting press release from the competitive ethics circuit. The Macalester team competed against 35 other teams over two days, ultimately defeating Stanford by one point in the final round. For the final match, students were asked to…

Every Tesla Cybertruck Recalled for “Dangerous Adhesive Error”

It’s the eighth recall in under two years. Guinness record? Tesla says they used the wrong glue in their luxury survivability design. It’s hard to tell which is worse, flat steel body panels or attempting to use only glue. Like a toddler ca…

Israeli Spyware Graphite Targeted WhatsApp with 0-Click Exploit

Citizen Lab’s investigation reveals sophisticated spyware attacks exploiting WhatsApp vulnerabilities, implicating Paragon Solutions. Learn how their research exposed these threats and the implications for digital privacy.

London Tesla in “Veered” Crash Injuring Seven

Let’s see if this gets reported appropriately, as yet another case of Tesla being a unique threat to public safety. Seven people were injured after a Tesla struck pedestrians near a Sainsbury’s in Mile End. Paramedics were called shortly before 5…