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September 22, 2019

NetCAT – VUSec

NetCAT shows that network-based cache side-channel attacks are a realistic threat. Cache attacks have been traditionally used to leak sensitive data on a local setting (e.g., from an attacker-controlled virtual machine to a victim virtual machine that share the CPU cache on a cloud platform). With NetCAT, we show this threat extends to untrusted clients … Continue reading NetCAT → Source: NetCAT – VUSec
Researchers spot new ransomware targeting Linux-based servers. Source: Thousands of servers infected with new Lilocked (Lilu) ransomware | ZDNet
Microsoft’s latest Cumulative Update KB4512941 for Windows 10 May 2019 Update(1903) may be Microsoft’s buggiest yet, with the update already know for being plagued with high CPU usage bugs and crippled search. Now reports of a new bug are filtering in, with users reporting that their screenshots all having an orange tint, no matter which […] Source: Cumulative Update KB4512941 delivers bizarre new orange screenshots bug – MSPoweruser
Whether you’re new to Windows 10 or have been using it for years, take a minute to lock down your privacy. Source: The Windows 10 Privacy Settings You Should Check Right Now
Popular online reference website Wikipedia went down in several countries after the website was targeted by what it described as a “malicious attack”. Source: Parts of Wikipedia offline after ‘malicious’ attack