A 100,000-router botnet is feeding on a 5-year-old UPnP bug in Broadcom chips
At least 116 different router models are infected by unusually well-written malware.
Source: A 100,000-router botnet is feeding on a 5-year-old UPnP bug in Broadcom chips
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Microsoft resumes rollout of Windows 10 version 1809, promises quality changes | ZDNet
After a delay of more than five weeks, Microsoft has resumed the rollout of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update. The company also promised sweeping changes in the way it approaches quality issues, including better communication with customers.
Source: Microsoft resumes rollout of Windows 10 version 1809, promises quality changes | ZDNet
WannaCry is still dominating ransomware
It doesn’t work, but still accounts for 28% of ransomware attacks
Intel CPUs impacted by new PortSmash side-channel vulnerability | ZDNet
Vulnerability confirmed on Skylake and Kaby Lake CPU series. Researchers suspect AMD processors are also impacted.
Source: Intel CPUs impacted by new PortSmash side-channel vulnerability | ZDNet
Researchers ‘break’ Edge with zero-day remote code exploit
Proof-of-concept shows researchers opening the Chrome landing page from Edge via Firefox
Source: Researchers ‘break’ Edge with zero-day remote code exploit