Linux Kernel Vulnerability Let Attackers Escalate Privilege - PoC Released A newly discovered vulnerability, CVE-2024-53141, in the Linux kernel’s IP sets framework has exposed a critical security flaw that allows local attackers to escalate privileges and potentially gain root access. The vulnerability, assigned a CVSS score of 7.8, uncovered by researchers st424204 and d4em0n, specifically affects the bitmap:ip set type within the netfilter subsystem. originally posted at
DeepSeek Breach Opens Floodgates to Dark Web The recent DeepSeek security breach has once again highlighted the significant vulnerabilities in artificial intelligence (AI) systems and raises alarming questions about where the exposed data may have ended up. Shortly after DeepSeek's release, security researchers uncovered extensive vulnerabilities in the system's infrastructure. Publicly exposed sensitive user data and proprietary information like this often makes its way to the Dark Web — a thriving underground market where stolen data is routinely traded, sold, and exploited. originally posted at
Cantor nears $3 billion crypto venture with SoftBank and Tether, FT reports Brandon Lutnick, son of U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and chair of brokerage Cantor Fitzgerald, is partnering with SoftBank, Tether and Bitfinex to create a multibillion-dollar bitcoin acquisition vehicle, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. The vehicle, Cantor Equity Partners, will use the cash to create a new firm, called 21 Capital. It will receive $3 billion in bitcoin from the other cryptocurrency investors and trading firms, the report added, citing unnamed sources. originally posted at
You Could Be at Risk: Earthquake Fault Zones Far Wider Than Previously Thought Fault zones are often wide, branching networks rather than narrow lines, requiring a shift to 3D models for better earthquake prediction and hazard analysis, while narrow creep zones highlight potential errors in interpreting past seismic events. At the Seismological Society of America’s Annual Meeting, researchers tackled a deceptively simple question: How wide are faults? Christie Rowe of the Nevada Seismological Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno, and Alex Hatem of the U.S. Geological Survey analyzed global data from individual earthquakes to find a more complete answer, one that accounts for both surface ruptures and deeper fault movements, including creeping sections. originally posted at