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MacOS Bug Could Let Creeps Snoop On You

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Lisa Vaas

The flaw could allow attackers to bypass Privacy preferences, giving apps with no right to access files, microphones or cameras the ability to record you or grab screenshots.
Continue reading MacOS Bug Could Let Creeps Snoop On You→

Posted in vulnerabilities

FIN7 Mailing Malicious USB Sticks to Drop Ransomware

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Lisa Vaas

The FBI warned that attackers are impersonating Health & Human Services and/or Amazon to mail BadUSB-poisoned USB devices to targets in transportation, insurance & defense.
Continue reading FIN7 Mailing Malicious USB Sticks to Drop Ransomware→

Posted in malware

Millions of Routers Exposed to RCE by USB Kernel Bug

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Lisa Vaas

The high-severity RCE flaw is in the KCodes NetUSB kernel module, used by popular routers from Netgear, TP-Link, DLink, Western Digital, et al.
Continue reading Millions of Routers Exposed to RCE by USB Kernel Bug→

Posted in IoT, vulnerabilities, Web Security

Cyber-Spike: Orgs Suffer 925 Attacks per Week, an All-Time High

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Lisa Vaas

Cyberattacks increased 50 percent YoY in 2021 and peaked in December due to a frenzy of Log4j exploits, researchers found.
Continue reading Cyber-Spike: Orgs Suffer 925 Attacks per Week, an All-Time High→

Posted in Government, IoT, malware, mobile security, Most Recent ThreatLists, vulnerabilities, Web Security

EoL Systems Stonewalling Log4j Fixes for Fed Agencies

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Lisa Vaas

End of life, end of support, pandemic-induced shipping delays and remote work, scanning failures: It’s a recipe for a patching nightmare, federal cyberserurity CTO Matt Keller says.
Continue reading EoL Systems Stonewalling Log4j Fixes for Fed Agencies→

Posted in cloud security, Government, malware, vulnerabilities, Web Security

Cyberattackers Hit Data of 80K Fertility Patients

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Lisa Vaas

Fertility Centers of Illinois’ security measures protected electronic medical records, but the attackers still got at extremely intimate data in admin files. Continue reading Cyberattackers Hit Data of 80K Fertility Patients→

Posted in breach, cloud security, Hacks, IoT, privacy, vulnerabilities, Web Security

QNAP: Get NAS Devices Off the Internet Now

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Lisa Vaas

There are active ransomware and brute-force attacks being launched against internet-exposed, network-attached storage devices, the device maker warned. Continue reading QNAP: Get NAS Devices Off the Internet Now→

Posted in malware, vulnerabilities, Web Security

Google Voice Authentication Scam Leaves Victims on the Hook

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Lisa Vaas

The FBI is seeing so much activity around malicious Google Voice activity, where victims are associated with fraudulent virtual phone numbers, that it sent out an alert this week. Continue reading Google Voice Authentication Scam Leaves Victims on the Hook→

Posted in mobile security, Web Security

‘Elephant Beetle’ Lurks for Months in Networks

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Lisa Vaas

The group blends into an environment before loading up trivial, thickly stacked, fraudulent financial transactions too tiny to be noticed but adding up to millions of dollars.
Continue reading ‘Elephant Beetle’ Lurks for Months in Networks→

Posted in malware, vulnerabilities, Web Security

FTC to Go After Companies that Ignore Log4j

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Lisa Vaas

Companies that fail to protect consumer data from Log4J attacks are at risk of facing Equifax-esque legal action and fines, the FTC warned. Continue reading FTC to Go After Companies that Ignore Log4j→

Posted in malware, vulnerabilities, Web Security

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