Feb 29, 2024NewsroomRootkit / Threat Intelligence The notorious Lazarus Group actors exploited a recently patched privilege escalation flaw in the Windows Kernel as a zero-day to obtain kernel-level access and disable security software on compromised hosts. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-21338 (CVSS score: 7.8), which can permit an attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges. It […]
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Photo: Daniel Golson/Jalopnik American car enthusiasts (myself included) spend a lot of time bemoaning the demise of the station wagon in the U.S., but perhaps even more annoying to wagon die-hards is the proliferation of wagons that are fitted with a lift kit and body cladding to make them more appealing to American buyers. Such […]
In the 1980s, TV producer Kenneth Johnson wanted to create a mini-series adapting the classic anti-fascist novel It Can’t Happen Here. Network executives did not think this was a marketable idea. Johnson returned to those very same network executives to present an idea for a new series he called V. In V, friendly aliens arrive […]
Bitcoin has had an eventful few weeks in terms of price action. The world’s largest crypto is currently at a 19% increase in the past seven days and a 43% increase in the past 30 days, its highest percentage gain in over a year. As a result, a huge number of BTC addresses have been […]
The FBI and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have released details on the tactics and techniques threat actors are using to deploy the Phobos ransomware strain on target networks. The advisory is part of an ongoing stop-ransomware effort by the two entities working in collaboration with the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis […]
SAN FRANCISCO — California regulators on Friday granted Alphabet’s self-driving car division Waymo permission to expand its robotaxi service to include highways in several Bay Area cities and large swaths of Los Angeles, a massive expansion that comes amid concerns about the impact more driverless cars will have on city streets. The decision by the […]
