A 34-year-old Armenian man has pleaded guilty to hacking U.S. companies and deploying the infamous Ryuk ransomware to encrypt their systems. […]
Affecting every major distribution since 2011, the Linux kernel vulnerability allows attackers to gain root access. The post 15-Year-Old Linux Vulnerability ‘GhostLock’ Earns Researchers $92k From Google appeared first on SecurityWeek.
A 16-year-old Linux kernel vulnerability, dubbed Januscape, allows attackers to escape a virtual machine and execute arbitrary code on the host. […]
The 16-year-old Januscape flaw affects Linux’s KVM hypervisor, allowing attackers to escape virtual machines and potentially execute code on the underlying host. The post Linux Kernel Vulnerability Allows VM Escape on Intel and AMD Systems appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Prosecutors say 19-year-old Peter Stokes was a member of Scattered Spider, the hacking group linked to more than 100 network intrusions and over $100 million in ransom payments. The post Alleged Scattered Spider Hacker Extradited to US appeared first on SecurityWeek.