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Apple Pays $100.5K Bug Bounty for Mac Webcam Hack

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Lisa Vaas

The researcher found that he could gain unauthorized camera access via a shared iCloud document that could also “hack every website you’ve ever visited.”

Continue reading Apple Pays $100.5K Bug Bounty for Mac Webcam Hack→

Posted in bug bounty, cloud security, vulnerabilities, Web Security

Lazarus APT Uses Windows Update to Spew Malware

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Lisa Vaas

The group once again dangled fake job opportunities at engineers in a spear-phishing campaign that used Windows Update as a living-off-the-land technique and GitHub as a C2.
Continue reading Lazarus APT Uses Windows Update to Spew Malware→

Posted in Hacks, malware, Web Security

Zerodium Spikes Payout for Zero-Click Outlook Zero-Days

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Lisa Vaas

The sweetened deal came on the same day that Trustwave SpiderLabs published a new way to bypass Outlook security to deliver malicious links to victims.
Continue reading Zerodium Spikes Payout for Zero-Click Outlook Zero-Days→

Posted in Hacks, malware, vulnerabilities, Web Security

BotenaGo Botnet Code Leaked to GitHub

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Lisa Vaas

The malware had already put millions of routers and IoT devices at risk, and now any noob can have at it.
Continue reading BotenaGo Botnet Code Leaked to GitHub→

Posted in IoT, malware, Web Security

Apple Fixes 2 Zero-Day Security Bugs, One Exploited in the Wild

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Lisa Vaas

iOS 15.3 & iPadOS 15.3 fix the Safari browser flaw that could have spilled users’ browsing data, plus a zero day IOMobileFrameBuffer bug exploited in the wild. Continue reading Apple Fixes 2 Zero-Day Security Bugs, One Exploited in the Wild→

Posted in malware, privacy, vulnerabilities, Web Security

Linux Bug in All Major Distros: ‘An Attacker’s Dream Come True’

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Lisa Vaas

The 12-year-old flaw in the sudo-like polkit’s pkexec tool, found in all major Linux distributions, is likely to be exploited in the wild within days. Continue reading Linux Bug in All Major Distros: ‘An Attacker’s Dream Come True’→

Posted in News, vulnerabilities, Web Security

New MacOS Malware ‘DazzleSpy’ Used in Watering-Hole Attacks

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Lisa Vaas

A pro-democracy Hong Kong site was used to launch watering-hole attacks that planted a powerful macOS backdoor that researchers dubbed DazzleSpy.
Continue reading New MacOS Malware ‘DazzleSpy’ Used in Watering-Hole Attacks→

Posted in Hacks, malware, mobile security, vulnerabilities, Web Security

Linux Servers at Risk of RCE Due to Critical CWP Bugs

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Lisa Vaas

The two flaws in Control Web Panel – a popular web hosting management software used by 200K+ servers – allow code execution as root on Linux servers.
Continue reading Linux Servers at Risk of RCE Due to Critical CWP Bugs→

Posted in News, vulnerabilities, Web Security

Dark Souls 3 Servers Shut Down Due to Critical RCE Bug

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Lisa Vaas

The bug can allow attackers to remotely execute code on gamers’ computers. The devs temporarily deactivated PvP servers across multiple affected versions. Continue reading Dark Souls 3 Servers Shut Down Due to Critical RCE Bug→

Posted in vulnerabilities, Web Security

McAfee Bug Can Be Exploited to Gain Windows SYSTEM Privileges

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Lisa Vaas

McAfee has patched two high-severity bugs in its Agent component, one of which can allow attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges.
Continue reading McAfee Bug Can Be Exploited to Gain Windows SYSTEM Privileges→

Posted in vulnerabilities, Web Security

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