Researchers from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam have revealed a new side-channel attack, named SLAM, which can leak sensitive kernel memory data from current and upcoming CPUs from Intel, AMD, and Arm. The attack exploits a feature in these systems designed to improve security, ironically worsening it. Intel will be providing software guidance to counteract this prior to the release of future processors. Among impacted CPUs are upcoming models from AMD and Arm and existing AMD models vulnerable to CVE-2020-12965.
Outlaw Group Uses SSH Brute-Force to Deploy Cryptojacking Malware on Linux Servers
Cybersecurity researchers have revealed details about Outlaw, an “auto-propagating” cryptocurrency mining botnet that targets SSH servers with weak credentials. The Romanian-origin malware performs SSH brute-force
