InfoSec News Nuggets 9/10/2024

New RAMBO attack steals data using RAM in air-gapped computers A novel side-channel attack dubbed  "RAMBO" (Radiation of Air-gapped Memory Bus for Offense) generates electromagnetic radiation from a device's RAM to send data from air-gapped computers. Air-gapped systems, typically used in mission-critical environments with exceptionally high-security requirements, such as governments, weapon systems, and nuclear power stations, are isolated from the public internet and other networks to prevent malware infections and data theft. Although these systems are…
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InfoSec News Nuggets 08/25/2023

Sextortion Scams Surge 178% in a Year  Security researchers have detected a 178% increase in sextortion emails between the first half of 2022 and the same period this year, marking the category out as a top email threat. ESET said that sextortion emails ranked third among all email threats in H1 2023. They typically arrive unsolicited and claim to have compromising images or videos on the victim, taken via their webcam, which will be shared with…
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