Cisco discloses high-severity IP phone vulnerability
The vulnerability impacts Cisco's IP Phone 8800 Series and IP Phone 7800 Series devices.
The bug, tracked as CVE-2020-3452, allows attackers to gain root access to vulnerable systems. According to Cisco's security advisory, exploitation requires local access.
The vulnerability is caused by an... Read more
Employer services company Sequoia suffers personal data breach
A data breach at Sequoia has resulted in personal information being exposed.
Sequoia lost customers' sensitive and private information due to a data breach. The organization informed customers and those impacted by the breach. The incident occurred between September 22 and October 6, according t... Read more
Kali Linux 2022.4 brings new tools, Azure images and desktop updates
Kali Linux 2022.4 is now available. The release includes new features and tools, as well as Azure images and desktop updates.
Kali Linux 2022.4, the fourth and last version of 2022, has been released. The update contains new QEMU and Azure images, tools and enhanced desktop experiences.
The K... Read more
‘EU startups on track to raise $85B, down from $100B+ in 2021’
This is the region's second consecutive year of decline following a record-breaking 2021.
London-based venture capitalist Atomico analysed the startup investment landscape in Europe. The report highlights an immense concentration of venture capital activity. Just three countries – the UK, Ge... Read more
Nvidia and Deutsche Bank collaborate on AI-powered financial services
Nvidia and Deutsche Bank announced a collaboration to offer customers artificial intelligence (AI)-based financial services
The two companies have agreed to a partnership that will allow them to leverage each other’s expertise in AI, machine learning and advanced analytics.
The partners ai... Read more
EU court rejects WhatsApp’s challenge against EDPB
The European Court of Justice has rejected WhatsApp's challenge to reverse a previous judgment.
The European Court of Justice deemed WhatsApp's appeal of a decision by the European Data Protection Board to be inappropriate in a statement issued on Wednesday.
In 2021, the Irish Data Protection... Read more
Intel says it’s on track to reclaim chip production leadership
Intel claims that it's regaining its leadership position in the production of computer chips.
The chipmaker said it plans to leverage expertise in advanced process technology to reclaim the top market spot. Intel's CEO Pat Gelsinger said the company will expand production capacity and increase i... Read more
Hackers hijack Linux devices using PRoot-isolated file systems
Hackers are using BYOF (bring your own filesystem) attacks to abuse the open-source Linux PRoot utility and develop a consistent source of harmful tools compatible with Linux devices.
A BYOF attack involves a threat actor building a malicious file system on their devices that includes a typical ... Read more
Linus Torvalds announces 8th release candidate of Linux 6.1
Linux chief Linus Torvalds has announced the eighth release candidate of Linux 6.1.
Torvalds has been critical of codebase aspects in recent weeks. Still, the situation seems to have stabilized somewhat as we head close in on the final release. The announcement of the eighth release candidate (... Read more
‘Meta attempts to settle high-stakes EU antitrust investigation’
Insiders told Reuters that Meta is trying to settle with European Union antitrust investigators to ward off paying damages for the infringement of user data security and data law breaches.
The EU has strict laws in place to prevent social media networks from using users' confidential information... Read more