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Community Housing Nonprofit Hit with $1.2M Loss in BEC Scam

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Tara Seals

Red Kite said that domain-spoofing and convincing scam emails claiming to be from suppliers were the cause. Continue reading Community Housing Nonprofit Hit with $1.2M Loss in BEC Scam→

Posted in $1.2 million, BEC, Business Email Compromise, community housing, domain spoofing, high wycomb, nonprofit, red kite, Scam, the loss, UK, Web Security

Medtronic Patches Implanted Device, CareLink Programmer Bugs

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Tara Seals

The medical device giant has issued fixes for bugs first disclosed in 2018 and 2019. Continue reading Medtronic Patches Implanted Device, CareLink Programmer Bugs→

Posted in carelink programmers, critical infrastructure, crt-d, CVE-2018-10596, CVE-2018-5446, CVE-2018-5448, CVE-2019-6538, CVE-2019-6540, healthcare, ICD, implanted devices, medical devices, Medtronic, mri, Patches, sdn, security bugs, vulnerabilities

Advanced Obfuscation Marks Widespread Info-Stealing Campaign

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Tara Seals

Agent Tesla and LokiBot are common payloads in the botnet-driven spam effort. Continue reading Advanced Obfuscation Marks Widespread Info-Stealing Campaign→

Posted in advanced obfuscation, agent tesla, infostealing, Lastline, LokiBot, malicious emails, malware, malware research, privacy, rtf file, spam campaign, sweed

Advanced Obfuscation Marks Widespread Info-Stealing Campaign

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Tara Seals

Agent Tesla and LokiBot are common payloads in the botnet-driven spam effort. Continue reading Advanced Obfuscation Marks Widespread Info-Stealing Campaign→

Posted in advanced obfuscation, agent tesla, infostealing, Lastline, LokiBot, malicious emails, malware, malware research, privacy, rtf file, spam campaign, sweed

Zero Day Initiative Bug Hunters Rake in $1.5M in 2019

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Tara Seals

Microsoft OS flaws, out-of-bounds reads, ICS gear and a record number of high-severity bugs marked 2019 for the ZDI program. Continue reading Zero Day Initiative Bug Hunters Rake in $1.5M in 2019→

Posted in 2019 totals, bug bounty, Hacks, ICS, IoT, Microsoft SharePoint, mobile security, out of bounds reads, payments, report card, vulnerabilities, Web Security, zdi, zero day initiative

Sodinokibi Ransomware Group Sponsors Hacking Contest

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Tara Seals

Larger winnings for underground skills competitions are attracting sophisticated crime groups. Continue reading Sodinokibi Ransomware Group Sponsors Hacking Contest→

Posted in bug bounty, dark web, hacking contest, Hacks, malware, Ransomware, russian-speaking, Sodinokibi, sponsorship, top prizes, underground forum, vulnerabilities, Web Security, xss forum

Coronavirus Campaigns Spread Emotet, Malware

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Tara Seals

The ongoing global spread of the disease precipitates malware infections. Continue reading Coronavirus Campaigns Spread Emotet, Malware→

Posted in Alerts, coronavirus, disease prevention, disease spread, email campaigns, email-attachments, emotet, fake alerts, malicious files, malware, public health updates, Spam, trojans, Web Security

Dell, HP Memory-Access Bugs Open Attacker Path to Kernel Privileges

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Tara Seals

The manufacturers have issued BIOS updates to address the issues, but researchers warn DMA attacks are likely possible against a range of laptops and desktops. Continue reading Dell, HP Memory-Access Bugs Open Attacker Path to Kernel Privileges→

Posted in BIOS update, CVE-2019-18579, Dell, Direct Memory Access, dma, Eclypsium, Firmware, hp, kernel privileges, vulnerabilities

Google Sets Record High in Bug-Bounty Payouts

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Tara Seals

After a year of big changes, white hats reaped more from Google’s programs than ever before. Continue reading Google Sets Record High in Bug-Bounty Payouts→

Posted in $6.5 million, 2019, Android, annual reward report card, bonus, bug bounty, Chrome, Google, mobile security, payout totals, Titan M, vulnerabilities, Web Security, white hat

Critical Flaws in Magento e-Commerce Platform Allow Code-Execution

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Tara Seals

Admins are encouraged to update their websites to stave off attacks from Magecart card-skimmers and others. Continue reading Critical Flaws in Magento e-Commerce Platform Allow Code-Execution→

Posted in adobe, breach, card skimmers, code execution, Credit Card Theft, critical security bugs, Cross Site Scripting, data breach, magecart, Magento, security patches, SQL Injection, update, version 2.3.4, vulnerabilities, Web Security, xss

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