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Dell Technologies and Red Hat team up to bring generative AI to PowerEdge servers
Dell Technologies and Red Hat are teaming up to bring the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) to Dell’s PowerEdge servers, aiming to make it easier to develop, test and deploy generative AI models. The idea is to help organizations to implement successful AI and machine learning strategies to scale their IT systems and power enterprise applications across their…
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VMware ESXi Servers Targeted by New Ransomware Variant
A new double-extortion ransomware variant targets VMware ESXi servers, security researchers have found. The group behind it, named Cicada3301, has been promoting its ransomware-as-a-service operation since June. Once an attacker has initial access to a corporate network, they can copy and encrypt its private data using the Cicada3301 ransomware. They can then withhold the decryption key and threaten to expose…
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Linux version of new Cicada ransomware targets VMware ESXi servers
Image: Midjourney A new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation is impersonating the legitimate Cicada 3301 organization and has already listed 19 victims on its extortion portal, as it quickly attacked companies worldwide. The new cybercrime operation is named after and uses the same logo as the mysterious 2012-2014 online/real-world game named Cicada 3301 that involved elaborate cryptographic puzzles. However, there’s no connection between…
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HPE just unveiled a next-gen HPC cluster at the University of Southampton: Iridis 6 uses ProLiant Gen11 servers powered by 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors — and it’s four-times more powerful than its predecessor
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has unveiled a sixth-generation high-performance computing cluster, Iridis 6, for the University of Southampton. The new system upgrades and expands on the existing capabilities of its predecessor Iridis 5, which was first introduced in 2018 and went straight into the Top500 supercomputer list at number 251. Iridis 6 will improve the system’s sustainability and performance, HPE…
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Volt Typhoon Hackers Exploit Zero-Day Vulnerability in Versa Director Servers Used by MSPs, ISPs
Volt Typhoon, a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group, has been caught exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Versa Director servers, used by managed service providers and internet service providers. CVE-2024-39717 was added to CISA’s “Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog” on Aug. 23 after Lumen Technologies discovered its active exploitation. Data from Censys shows that there are 163 devices in the U.S., Philippines, Shanghai,…
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Employee arrested for locking Windows admins out of 254 servers in extortion plot
A former core infrastructure engineer at an industrial company headquartered in Somerset County, New Jersey, was arrested after locking Windows admins out of 254 servers in a failed extortion plot targeting his employer. According to court documents, company employees received a ransom email titled “Your Network Has Been Penetrated” on November 25, around 4:44 PM EST. The email claimed that all IT…
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FBI disrupts the Dispossessor ransomware operation, seizes servers
The FBI announced on Monday that it seized the servers and websites of the Radar/Dispossessor ransomware operation following a joint international investigation. The joint operation was carried out in collaboration with the U.K.’s National Crime Agency, the Bamberg Public Prosecutor’s Office, and the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office (BLKA). Law enforcement seized three U.S. servers, three U.K. servers, 18 German…
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