Cisco ISE maximum severity flaw lets hackers execute root code

Cisco patched a maximum-severity flaw impacting Identity Services Engine and ISE Passive Identity Connector The flaw allowed threat actors to run arbitrary code on the underlying OS It was patched in versions 3.3 and 3.4 A maximum-severity vulnerability was recently discovered, and patched, in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC)….

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Hacker using backdoor to exploit SonicWall Secure Mobile Access to steal credentials

A threat actor has used a patched vulnerability in SonicWall software The group is tracked as UNC6148 This allowed UNC6148 to potentially steal credentials and deploy ransomware A financially motivated threat actor, tracked by Google’s Threat Intelligence Group as UNC6148, has been observed targeting patched end-of-life SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series appliances. These…

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Netflix confirms Assassin’s Creed live-action TV show is in the works, and I’m praying it doesn’t silently kill the popular video game series

Netflix has announced an Assassin’s Creed TV series is coming to the streamer It has been in the making for almost five years but we don’t have much information yet The plot describes the series as “a high-octane thriller centered on the secret war between two shadowy factions” Netflix has greenlit an Assassin’s Creed TV…

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Donkey Kong wears clothes in Banaza because Nintendo was ‘conscious’ of what the ape would look like ‘from the back’

Donkey Kong wears clothes in Bananza because Nintendo was “conscious” of what he would look like “from the back” Donkey Kong went through a redesign because his brown fur “would make for a monotonous visual” Producer Kenta Motokura said the character’s fur was also improved Nintendo has explained why Donkey Kong wears clothes in the…

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Why broken crystals are stronger

Crystals are known far and wide for their beauty and elegance. But even though they may appear perfect on the outside, their microstructure can be quite complicated, making them difficult to model mathematically. But there are people rising to the challenge. In an article published this month in Royal Society Open Science, researchers from The…

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This flat chip uses twisted light to reveal hidden images

Imagine trying to wear a left-handed glove on your right hand: it doesn’t fit because left and right hands are mirror images that can’t be superimposed on each other. This ‘handedness’ is what scientists call chirality, and it plays a fundamental role in biology, chemistry, and materials science. Most DNA molecules and sugars are right-handed,…

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Alien: Earth’s official trailer is here – and the sci-fi horror series’ xenomorph isn’t the only frightening creature that’ll need to be avoided

The final trailer for FX’s Alien: Earth has been released It’ll premiere on Hulu and Disney+ in mid-August The sci-fi horror franchise’s iconic Xenomorph won’t be the show’s most interesting monster There’s less than a month to go (at the time of publication) until Alien: Earth crash-lands on our screens. So, what better way is…

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