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Yahoo Persists in Scanning Emails for In-Depth Ad-Targeting

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Tara Seals

The service gleans information from receipts, travel itineraries, trade confirmations for online brokerages, Uber messages, auto-loan confirmations, promotions and much more. Continue reading Yahoo Persists in Scanning Emails for In-Depth Ad-Targeting→

Posted in Advertising, Consumer Privacy, cookies, data harvesting, emails, privacy, scanning, targeting, Yahoo

Researchers Shine Light on Smart-Bulb Data Theft

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Tara Seals

The attack allows snooping of data from environments that are highly secure or air-gapped, using infrared signals from smart bulbs. Continue reading Researchers Shine Light on Smart-Bulb Data Theft→

Posted in academic research, air-gapped, covert channel, data exfiltration, Hacks, infrared transmission, IoT, lifx, malware, multimedia, philips hue, privacy, smart light bulbs

Facebook Flaw Allowed Remote Commands

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Tara Seals

Facebook failed to fully sanitize error data returned by a public facing web app. Continue reading Facebook Flaw Allowed Remote Commands→

Posted in command execution, Facebook, patch, Server, third-party application, vulnerabilities, Vulnerability, Web Security

Side-Channel Attack Allows Remote Listener to ‘Hear’ On-Screen Images

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Tara Seals

The contents of the user’s screen can be gleaned through video or VoIP calls, or voice-operated virtual assistants, like Amazon Alexa. Continue reading Side-Channel Attack Allows Remote Listener to ‘Hear’ On-Screen Images→

Posted in academic research, Hacks, on-screen images, remote listener, side channel attack, voice assistants

Fortnite Android App Falls Victim to Man-in-the-Disk Flaw

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Tara Seals

After Google publicized the flaw seven days after a patch was issued, the Epic Games CEO called out the company for irresponsible disclosure. Continue reading Fortnite Android App Falls Victim to Man-in-the-Disk Flaw→

Posted in android version, controversy, disclosure, Fortnite, google play, man in the disk flaw, mobile security, patch, vulnerabilities

Following Facebook and Twitter, Google Targets Iranian Influence Operation

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Tara Seals

The news comes as President Trump tweets opposition to take-down efforts by the tech giants. Continue reading Following Facebook and Twitter, Google Targets Iranian Influence Operation→

Posted in Facebook, Google, influence operation, iran, nation-state, state-run broadcaster, takedown, trump tweet, twitter, Web Security

Mirai Variant Cross-Compiles Attack Code with Aboriginal Linux

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Tara Seals

The approach makes Mirai executable on a wide variety of disparate IoT devices and platforms from a single server. Continue reading Mirai Variant Cross-Compiles Attack Code with Aboriginal Linux→

Posted in aboriginal linux, botnet, cross compile code, IoT, iot devices, malware, mirai, variant, vulnerabilities

Cheddar’s Restaurants Bitten By Credit-Card Breach

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Tara Seals

Restaurants in 23 states were compromised for two months. Continue reading Cheddar’s Restaurants Bitten By Credit-Card Breach→

Posted in breach, cheddar's, credit card data, Hacks, malware, payment card, privacy, restaurant

ThreatList: $1.1M is Lost to Cybercrime Every Minute of Every Day

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Tara Seals

Every minute, there are also 5,518 records leaked from publicly disclosed incidents. Continue reading ThreatList: $1.1M is Lost to Cybercrime Every Minute of Every Day→

Posted in coinhive, cost of cybercrime, data breach, evil internet, malware, Most Recent ThreatLists, Ransomware, RiskIQ, third party code, vulnerabilities, Web Security

Apache Struts 2 Flaw Uncovered: ‘More Critical Than Equifax Bug’

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Tara Seals

Apache has patched a critical remote code-execution vulnerability in Struts 2, and users should update immediately. Continue reading Apache Struts 2 Flaw Uncovered: ‘More Critical Than Equifax Bug’→

Posted in Apache Struts 2, Equifax, java, patch, remote code execution, vulnerabilities, Vulnerability, Web Security

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