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@hans1671102377 · 12 Mar 2020

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Fixed DRAM error makes virtually all computers vulnerable.Error from 2012 pops up again, even with new memory chips. Computer scientists from the Free University (VU) have discovered that a memory that was considered solved is still present, also in new memory chips. As a result, according to scientists, almost all laptops, smartphones and servers in the world are vulnerable to attacks. Fixed DRAM error makes virtually all computers vulnerable.

WiFi leak made billion devices vulnerable to eavesdropping.The Wi-Fi chip in over a billion devices contained a vulnerability that allowed attackers to intercept encrypted information. The leak was discovered by researchers from the security company ESET. The vulnerability has been named KR00k. The leak is in Wi-Fi chips made by Cypress Semiconductor and Broadcom. From iPhones to Wi-Fi routers. Among the affected devices are iPhones, iPads, MacBooks, Samsung Galaxy devices, Amazon Kindle eReaders, minicomputer Raspberry Pi 3 and more devices. Also Wi-Fi routers from Asus and Huawei are affected. ESET already informed the affected manufacturers some time ago. For most of the affected devices, security updates would have been released by now. For example, the vulnerabilities in Apple devices with updates were fixed in October, the company says to Ars Technica. WiFi leak made billion devices vulnerable to eavesdropping.

Many iPhones, iPads, Samsungs and routers leak via wifi chip.A vulnerability in a Broadcom chip appears to be unpatched in billions of devices. iPhones, iPads, Macs, Amazon Echos and Kindle's, Android smartphones, Raspberry PIs and routers from many brands including Asus and Huawei are found vulnerable to external attacks due to an error in the wifi chip for which a patch has been available for a long time. Many iPhones, iPads, Samsungs and routers leak via wifi chip.

Cybercrime in the Netherlands' trumps' traditional crime.Dutch citizens are more likely to be victims of cybercrime. In 2019, Dutch citizens are more likely to be affected by cybercrime, while victims of traditional crime have narrowed down. Fewer people have been affected by violence, burglary, theft and destruction last year. The increase for cybercrime and the decline for traditional crime is reported by Statistics Netherlands on the basis of its own Security Monitor plus police registration figures. Cybercrime in the Netherlands' trumps' traditional crime.

Hackers actively abuse zero-days in WordPress.More than 35 percent of websites runs on WordPress. This huge attack surface has been more attacked lately by hackers, trying to abuse bugs in plugins. Some of these vulnerabilities are zero-days, weaknesses unknown to the creators of the plugins. Hackers actively abuse zero-days in WordPress.