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Pro-Trump ‘Gettr’ Social Platform Hacked On Day One

Posted on July 7, 2021 by Lisa Vaas

The newborn platform was inundated by Sonic the Hedgehog-themed porn and had prominent users’ profiles defaced. Next, hackers posted its user database online. Continue reading Pro-Trump ‘Gettr’ Social Platform Hacked On Day One→

Posted in Hacks, Web Security

Western Digital Users Face Another RCE

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Lisa Vaas

Say hello to one more zero-day and yet more potential remote data death for those who can’t/won’t upgrade their My Cloud storage devices. Continue reading Western Digital Users Face Another RCE→

Posted in Hacks, vulnerabilities, Web Security

Widespread Brute-Force Attacks Tied to Russia’s APT28

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Lisa Vaas

The ongoing attacks are targeting cloud services such as Office 365 to steal passwords and password-spray a vast range of targets, including in U.S. and European governments and military.
Continue reading Widespread Brute-Force Attacks Tied to Russia’s APT28→

Posted in cloud security, Government, malware, vulnerabilities

Dropbox Used to Mask Malware Movement in Cyberespionage Campaign

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Lisa Vaas

The ongoing spear-phishing campaign targeting the Afghan government uses Dropbox as an API that leaves no traces of communications with weirdo websites. Continue reading Dropbox Used to Mask Malware Movement in Cyberespionage Campaign→

Posted in Government, malware, Web Security

Zero-Day Used to Wipe My Book Live Devices

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Lisa Vaas

Threat actors may have been duking it out for control of the compromised devices, first using a 2018 RCE, then password-protecting a new vulnerability. Continue reading Zero-Day Used to Wipe My Book Live Devices→

Posted in Hacks, malware, vulnerabilities, Web Security

Microsoft Translation Bugs Open Edge Browser to Trivial UXSS Attacks

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Lisa Vaas

The bug in Edge’s auto-translate could have let remote attackers pull off RCE on any foreign-language website just by sending a message with an XSS payload.
Continue reading Microsoft Translation Bugs Open Edge Browser to Trivial UXSS Attacks→

Posted in bug bounty, vulnerabilities, Web Security

Cobalt Strike Usage Explodes Among Cybercrooks

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Lisa Vaas

The legit security tool has shown up 161 percent more, year-over-year, in cyberattacks, having “gone fully mainstream in the crimeware world.” Continue reading Cobalt Strike Usage Explodes Among Cybercrooks→

Posted in malware, Web Security

Microsoft Signs Malware That Spreads Through Gaming

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Lisa Vaas

The driver, called “Netfilter,” is a rootkit that talks to Chinese C2 IPs and aims to spoof gamers’ geo-locations to cheat the system and play from anywhere, Microsoft said.

Continue reading Microsoft Signs Malware That Spreads Through Gaming→

Posted in Hacks, malware

Mercedes-Benz Customer Data Flies Out the Window

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Lisa Vaas

For over three years, a vendor was recklessly driving the cloud-stored data of luxury-car-owning customers and wannabe buyers. Continue reading Mercedes-Benz Customer Data Flies Out the Window→

Posted in Web Security

My Book Live Users Wake Up to Wiped Devices, Active RCE Attacks

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Lisa Vaas

“I am totally screwed,” one user wailed after finding years of data nuked. Western Digital advised yanking the NAS storage devices offline ASAP: There’s an exploit.
Continue reading My Book Live Users Wake Up to Wiped Devices, Active RCE Attacks→

Posted in Hacks, vulnerabilities, Web Security

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