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The Mechanization of Virtualized Attacks

Jan 13, 2025The Hacker NewsThreat Detection / Network Security In 2024, ransomware attacks targeting VMware ESXi servers reached alarming levels, with the average ransom demand skyrocketing to $5 million. With approximately 8,000 ESXi hosts exposed directly to the internet (according…

Health Care AI Requires a Lot of Expensive Humans to Run

Preparing cancer patients for difficult decisions is an oncologist’s job. They don’t always remember to do it, however. At the University of Pennsylvania Health System, doctors are nudged to talk about a patient’s treatment and end-of-life preferences by an artificially…

Russian Malware Campaign Hits Central Asian Diplomatic Files

A cyber-espionage campaign targeting diplomatic entities in Kazakhstan and Central Asia has been linked to the Russia-aligned intrusion set UAC-0063. According to recent findings by cybersecurity firm Sekoia, the campaign involved weaponized Microsoft Word documents designed to deliver HatVibe and…