A Mirai botnet variant called Pandora has been observed infiltrating inexpensive Android-based TV sets and TV boxes and using them as part of a botnet to perform distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Doctor Web said the compromises are likely to occur either during malicious firmware…
July 2023 Cyber Attacks Statistics
After the cyber attacks timelines, it’s time to publish the statistics of June 2023 where I have collected and analyzed 384 events, yet another record number driven… This article has been indexed from HACKMAGEDDON Read the original article: July 2023…
UK drops ‘spy clause’ for scanning encrypted messages, admits it’s not ‘feasible’
But don’t celebrate yet … it has simply kicked the online safety can down the road, Westminster style Comment Sanity appears to have prevailed in the debate over the UK Online Safety bill after the government agreed to ditch proposals…
Think Tank Urges Labour to Promote “Securonomics” Agenda
Progressive Britain wants the party to borrow from US security strategy This article has been indexed from http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/rss/news/76/application-security/ Read the original article: Think Tank Urges Labour to Promote “Securonomics” Agenda
Hackers Use Weaponized LNK Files to Deploy RedEyes Malware
AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center (ASEC) has issued a warning about a significant security threat involving the distribution of malicious LNK files. This threat, known as RedEyes (ScarCruft), has transitioned from CHM format to LNK format, posing new challenges for…
Vendor Comparison: DIY Home Security Systems
When it comes to DIY home security, there are many systems and components to consider and many decisions to make. This vendor comparison guide from TechRepublic Premium provides advice you can follow as you make decisions regarding how you will…
Vulnerabilities Uncovered: Critical Remote Code Execution Risks in ASUS Routers
ASUS routers have come under the spotlight due to three critical remote code execution vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities pose a significant threat, with all three receiving a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8 out of 10.0. They can be exploited remotely and…
How to Get a Personal Loan as a Server or Waitress
There’s a common belief that securing a loan as a server or someone with a cash-paying job can be difficult. While there are unique challenges, … Read more The post How to Get a Personal Loan as a Server or…
Hundreds of Scam Pages Uncovered in Major Investment Fraud Campaign
Users are first targeted by Facebook adverts This article has been indexed from http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/rss/news/76/application-security/ Read the original article: Hundreds of Scam Pages Uncovered in Major Investment Fraud Campaign
AI triggers tech anxiety for senior leaders, reveals new research
At the IT Security Guru, we often talk a lot about the stresses faced by the industry leaders. New research by Kin + Carta has revealed that 94% of business leaders globally admit that “tech anxiety” keeps them up at…
Government Abandons Plan To Scan Encrypted Messages
Online Safety Bill climbdown? After tech platforms threaten to quit UK, government abandons plan to scan encrypted messages This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Government Abandons Plan To Scan Encrypted Messages
UK Government Backs Down on Anti-Encryption Stance
Statement to Lords heralds delay to on-device message scanning This article has been indexed from http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/rss/news/76/application-security/ Read the original article: UK Government Backs Down on Anti-Encryption Stance
PHPFusion Flaw Allows Attackers to Read Critical System Data
On Tuesday, Synopsys addressed High and medium vulnerabilities CVE-2023-2453, and CVE-2023-4480 discovered in PHPFusion by the researchers. PHPFusion is an open-source content management system (CMS) designed for managing personal or commercial websites and is offered under the GNU Affero General…
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Outlook Breach: Microsoft Reveals How a Crash Dump Led to a Major Security Breach
Microsoft on Wednesday revealed that a China-based threat actor known as Storm-0558 acquired the inactive consumer signing key to forging tokens to access Outlook by compromising an engineer’s corporate account. This enabled the adversary to access a debugging environment that contained a…
3 Key Takeaways from the recently announced NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards
3 Key Takeaways from the recently announced NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards madhav Thu, 09/07/2023 – 05:16 The world relies on many protective measures today, even if it isn’t something you notice. Everything people interact with regularly, from cell phones and…
PHPFusion Critical Flaw Allows Attackers to Read Critical System Data
On Tuesday, Synopsys addressed High and medium vulnerabilities CVE-2023-2453, and CVE-2023-4480 discovered in PHPFusion by the researchers. PHPFusion is an open-source content management system (CMS) designed for managing personal or commercial websites and is offered under the GNU Affero General…
Chinese cyberspies obtained Microsoft signing key from Windows crash dump due to a mistake
Microsoft revealed that the Chinese group Storm-0558 stole a signing key used to breach government email accounts from a Windows crash dump. In July, Microsoft announced it had mitigated an attack conducted by a China-linked threat actor, tracked as Storm-0558,…
How to use Tor browser (and why you should)
If you want the highest level of privacy and security with your web browser, you should be using Tor. This article has been indexed from Latest stories for ZDNET in Security Read the original article: How to use Tor browser…
3 ways to strike the right balance with generative AI
To find the sweet spot where innovation doesn’t mean sacrificing your security posture, organizations should consider the following three best practices when leveraging AI. Implement role-based access control In the context of generative AI, having properly defined user roles to…
LibreOffice: Stability, security, and continued development
LibreOffice, the most widely used open-source office productivity suite, has plenty to recommend it: it’s feature-rich, user-friendly, well-documented, reliable, has an active community of developers working on improving it, and it’s free. The suite includes Writer (word processor), Calc (a…
Ransomware spreading gang reveals visa details of working employees in America
In an unprecedented turn of events in the United States, a relatively obscure ransomware group has committed a grave act by exposing the personal information of individuals who held work visas in the country. This audacious breach took place earlier…
China reportedly bans iPhones from more government offices
So what? Smartphones are routinely restricted in, or excluded from, sensitive locations Analysis Chinese authorities have reportedly banned Apple’s iPhones from some government offices.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original article: China reportedly…
UK Government withdraws proposal for controversial spy clause in its Online Safety Bill
The UK Government has announced that it will not scan users’ messages for harmful content. The announcement comes after Apple, WhatsApp and Signal had threatened to remove their messaging services from Britain […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader.…