Attackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in MongoDB to steal sensitive information directly from an affected server’s memory. The attacks appear to have started on Dec. 29, barely three …
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Safety & Security
Human-in-the-loop isn’t enough: New attack turns AI safeguards into exploits
by David Walker
CheckMarx demonstrated that attackers can manipulate these dialogs by hiding or misrepresenting malicious instructions, like padding payloads with benign-looking text, pushing dangerous commands out of the visible view, or crafting …
Safety & Security
New WireTap Attack Extracts Intel SGX ECDSA Key via DDR4 Memory-Bus Interposer
by David Walker
Oct 01, 2025Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Hardware Security In yet another piece of research, academics from Georgia Institute of Technology and Purdue University have demonstrated that the security guarantees offered by …
Safety & Security
Disgruntled developer gets four-year sentence for revenge attack on employer’s network
by David Walker
Lu must also have known that one of the first places prosecutors would look for evidence would be his Internet searches. These revealed that he had “researched methods to escalate …
Safety & Security
Akira Ransomware Exploits SonicWall VPNs in Likely Zero-Day Attack on Fully-Patched Devices
by David Walker
Aug 02, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Zero Day SonicWall SSL VPN devices have become the target of Akira ransomware attacks as part of a newfound surge in activity observed in late …