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  • LastPass says employee’s home computer was hacked and corporate vault taken
  • In epic hack, Signal developer turns the tables on forensics firm Cellebrite
  • Medical device “jailbreak” could help solve the dangerous shortage of ventilators
  • Stolen NSA hacking tools were used in the wild 14 months before Shadow Brokers leak
  • Multiple “CIA failures” led to theft of agency’s top-secret hacking tools
  • Zero-day attackers deliver a double dose of ransomware—no clicking required
  • A “serious” Windows 0-day is being actively exploited in the wild
  • The wave of domain hijackings besetting the Internet is worse than we thought
  • Telegram feature exposes your precise address to hackers
  • Marcus Hutchins, slayer of WannaCry worm, pleads guilty to malware charges

ASCII art elicits harmful responses from 5 major AI chatbots

Published: 2024-03-16 00:17:24

Popularity: 118

Author: Dan Goodin

Keywords:

  • AI
  • Biz & IT
  • Security
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • ascii
  • jailbreak
  • large language model
  • LLM
  • LLMs are trained to block harmful responses. Old-school images can override those rules.

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    Hackers can force iOS and macOS browsers to divulge passwords and much more

    Published: 2023-10-25 17:00:39

    Popularity: 157

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • Security
  • Uncategorized
  • apple
  • iOS
  • MacOS
  • Safari
  • side channels
  • iLeakage is practical and requires minimal resources. A patch isn't (yet) available.

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    Google tells users of some Android phones: Nuke voice calling to avoid infection

    Published: 2023-03-17 20:26:26

    Popularity: 336

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • android
  • baseband
  • Samsung
  • volte
  • vulnerabilities
  • wifi calling
  • If your device runs Exynos chips, be very, very concerned.

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    LastPass says employee’s home computer was hacked and corporate vault taken

    Published: 2023-02-28 01:01:59

    Popularity: 3866

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • breach data
  • lastpass
  • password breach
  • Plex
  • plex media server
  • Already smarting from a breach that stole customer vaults, LastPass has more bad news.

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    VMware patches vulnerability with 9.8/10 severity rating in Cloud Foundation

    Published: 2022-10-28 18:41:57

    Popularity: 7

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • exploit
  • patches
  • vmware
  • vulnerabilities
  • NSX-V appliance, which VMware no longer supports, also affected and patched.

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    Serious vulnerabilities in Matrix’s end-to-end encryption have been patched

    Published: 2022-09-28 16:00:27

    Popularity: 17

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • element
  • encryption
  • Matrix
  • MESSENGER
  • Previously overlooked flaws allow malicious homeservers to decrypt and spoof messages.

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    $35M fine for Morgan Stanley after unencrypted, unwiped hard drives are auctioned

    Published: 2022-09-20 21:22:34

    Popularity: 400

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • data retention
  • encryption
  • hard drives
  • "Astonishing failures" over a 5-year span.

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    New Linux malware combines unusual stealth with a full suite of capabilities

    Published: 2022-09-09 20:22:31

    Popularity: 21

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • Linux
  • malware
  • With polymorphic encoding and a multistage infection chain, Shikitega is hard to detect.

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    Phishers who hit Twilio and Cloudflare stole 10k credentials from 136 others

    Published: 2022-08-25 18:27:12

    Popularity: 20

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • Already regarded among the most advanced, the attacks were also done at a massive scale.

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    Actors behind PyPI supply chain attack have been active since late 2021

    Published: 2022-09-01 23:11:49

    Popularity: 28

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • Group that pulled off successful attack on PyPI has humble origins.

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    Critical flaws in GPS tracker enable “disastrous” and “life-threatening” hacks

    Published: 2022-07-19 20:13:27

    Popularity: 66

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • global positioning system
  • GPS
  • vulnerabilities
  • China-based Micodus has yet to patch critical vulnerabilities in MV720 GPS tracker.

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    New working speculative execution attack sends Intel and AMD scrambling

    Published: 2022-07-12 16:00:03

    Popularity: 291

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • AMD
  • CPUs
  • Intel
  • speculative execution
  • Both companies are rolling out mitigations, but they add overhead of 12 to 28 percent.

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    Critical Zoom vulnerabilities fixed last week required no user interaction

    Published: 2022-05-26 00:10:27

    Popularity: 58

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • exploits
  • patches
  • vulnerabilities
  • zoom
  • If you're machine failed to get them automatically, you're not alone.

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    Major cryptography blunder in Java enables “psychic paper” forgeries

    Published: 2022-04-20 19:28:17

    Popularity: 171

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • crypto
  • ecdsa
  • Java
  • oracle
  • A failure to sanity check signatures for division-by-zero flaws makes forgeries easy.

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    WatchGuard failed to explicitly disclose critical flaw exploited by Russian hackers

    Published: 2022-04-06 23:59:48

    Popularity: 74

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • Silently fixed authentication bypass remained a secret even after it was under attack.

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    VMware Horizon servers are under active exploit by Iranian state hackers

    Published: 2022-02-17 23:31:35

    Popularity: 54

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • iranian state hackers
  • log4j
  • log4shell
  • vmware horizon
  • TunnelVision group exploit the critical flaw to infect targets with ransomware.

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    Feds indict “The Bull” for allegedly selling insider stock info on the dark web

    Published: 2021-07-09 22:30:14

    Popularity: 22

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • Tech
  • alphabay
  • dark web
  • insider stock trading
  • Data allegedly sold individually or through weekly or monthly subscriptions.

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    Connecting to malicious Wi-Fi networks can mess with your iPhone

    Published: 2021-06-21 21:02:23

    Popularity: 37

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • Tech
  • apple
  • bugs
  • iOS
  • Operating systems
  • wi-fi
  • WiFi
  • The world's most secure consumer OS is bitten by a garden-variety programming bug.

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    New Spectre attack once again sends Intel and AMD scrambling for a fix

    Published: 2021-05-04 19:07:56

    Popularity: 299

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • Tech
  • central processing unit
  • CPUs
  • spectre
  • speculative execution
  • A new transient execution variant is the first exploit micro-ops caches.

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    In epic hack, Signal developer turns the tables on forensics firm Cellebrite

    Published: 2021-04-21 19:30:08

    Popularity: 3439

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • Policy
  • Tech
  • Cellebrite
  • exploits
  • forensic software
  • vulnerabilities
  • Widely used forensic software can be exploited to infect investigators' computers.

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    Critics fume after Github removes exploit code for Exchange vulnerabilities

    Published: 2021-03-11 22:01:56

    Popularity: 332

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • Tech
  • Microsoft-owned Github pulls down proof-of-concept code posted by researcher.

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    Telegram feature exposes your precise address to hackers

    Published: 2021-01-05 21:40:31

    Popularity: 633

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • Policy
  • Tech
  • messengers
  • privacy
  • telegram
  • Messenger maker has expressed no plans to fix location disclosure flaw.

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    A bevy of new features makes iOS 14 the most secure mobile OS ever

    Published: 2020-09-18 11:48:26

    Popularity: 265

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • Policy
  • iOS
  • iphone
  • privacy
  • Behold: The useful and not-so-useful privacy features you've been waiting for.

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    Hackers obtained Twitter DMs for 36 high-profile account holders

    Published: 2020-07-23 02:27:18

    Popularity: 36

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • Policy
  • account takeovers
  • hackers
  • personal information
  • privacy breaches
  • Twitter
  • Hack also exposed phone numbers, email addresses, and other PI for 130 users.

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    Multiple “CIA failures” led to theft of agency’s top-secret hacking tools

    Published: 2020-06-16 21:06:36

    Popularity: 976

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • Policy
  • central intelligence agency
  • CIA
  • exploits
  • hacking
  • valult 7
  • WikiLeaks
  • Vault 7, the worst data theft in CIA history, could have been avoided, report finds.

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    Zoom defenders cite legit reasons to not end-to-end encrypt free calls

    Published: 2020-06-04 16:23:21

    Popularity: None

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • Critics say everyone deserves it. Others say safety should be factored in, too.

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    Medical device “jailbreak” could help solve the dangerous shortage of ventilators

    Published: 2020-04-14 17:30:20

    Popularity: 2326

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • airbreak
  • bipap
  • CPAP
  • firmware
  • jailbreak
  • ventilators
  • Manufacturer says conversion requires “significant rework.” Airbreak suggests otherwise.

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    Intel SGX is vulnerable to an unfixable flaw that can steal crypto keys and more

    Published: 2020-03-10 22:40:27

    Popularity: 205

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • Just when you thought it was secure again, Intel's digital vault falls to a new attack.

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    More than 200 browser extensions ejected from Firefox and Chrome stores

    Published: 2020-01-30 21:15:49

    Popularity: None

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • chrome
  • extensions
  • firefox
  • google
  • Mozilla
  • Firefox ousts almost 200 add-ons while Google detects a significant increase in abuse.

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    Facebook deletes the accounts of NSO Group workers

    Published: 2019-10-30 19:05:04

    Popularity: 269

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • Facebook
  • nso group
  • whatsapp
  • Deletions come after allegations NSO exploit targeted 1,400 WhatsApp users.

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    Google confirms that advanced backdoor came preinstalled on Android devices

    Published: 2019-06-06 20:47:20

    Popularity: None

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • android
  • backdoor
  • google
  • malware
  • supply chain attack
  • After Google successfully beat back Triada in 2017, its developers found a new way in.

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    238 Google Play apps with >440 million installs made phones nearly unusable

    Published: 2019-06-04 19:20:02

    Popularity: None

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • adware
  • android
  • encryption
  • google play
  • obfuscation
  • Carefully concealed plugin bombarded users with ads during inopportune times.

    ...more

    Hackers actively exploit WordPress plugin flaw to send visitors to bad sites

    Published: 2019-05-29 23:05:00

    Popularity: None

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • plugin
  • wordpress
  • wp live chat support
  • If you're seeing more malicious redirects than usual, now you know why.

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    Website for storing digital currencies hosted code with a sneaky backdoor

    Published: 2019-05-25 12:45:57

    Popularity: None

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • backdoors
  • cryptocurrency wallets
  • public key cryptography
  • WalletGenerator.net and the mystery of the backdoored random number generator.

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    Serial publisher of Windows 0-days drops exploits for 2 more unfixed flaws

    Published: 2019-05-23 00:41:04

    Popularity: None

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • 0day
  • exploits
  • microsoft
  • vulnerabilities
  • Windows
  • zeroday
  • SandboxEscaper has published 7 such exploits to date, 3 in the past 24 hours.

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    Stolen NSA hacking tools were used in the wild 14 months before Shadow Brokers leak

    Published: 2019-05-07 06:14:49

    Popularity: 1033

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • apt3
  • buckeye
  • exploits
  • National Security Agency
  • NSA
  • shadow brokers
  • vulnerabilities
  • Already criticized for not protecting its exploit arsenal, the NSA has a new lapse.

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    Zero-day attackers deliver a double dose of ransomware—no clicking required

    Published: 2019-04-30 19:50:10

    Popularity: 953

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • exploits
  • malware
  • oracle
  • ransomware
  • vulnerabilities
  • WebLogic
  • High-severity hole in Oracle WebLogic under active exploit for 9 days. Patch now.

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    Unexpected protection added to Microsoft Edge subverts IE security

    Published: 2019-04-19 12:20:14

    Popularity: 360

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • EDGE
  • exploits
  • internet explorer
  • vulnerabilities
  • Windows
  • Permissions that Edge added to downloaded files break important security feature.

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    Marcus Hutchins, slayer of WannaCry worm, pleads guilty to malware charges

    Published: 2019-04-19 22:38:45

    Popularity: 512

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • kronos
  • malwaretech
  • marcus hutchins
  • wannacry
  • Hutchins once proclaimed his innocence. Now he admits he created the Kronos bank trojan.

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    The wave of domain hijackings besetting the Internet is worse than we thought

    Published: 2019-04-17 15:00:58

    Popularity: 822

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • Policy
  • dns hijacking
  • domain name system
  • exploits
  • vulnerabilities
  • Despite widespread attention since January, DNS campaign shows no signs of abating.

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    Google Play apps with 150 million installs contain aggressive adware

    Published: 2019-03-13 19:51:34

    Popularity: 310

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • Uncategorized
  • adware
  • android
  • apps
  • google play
  • Google removes 210 apps after outside researchers report them as abusive.

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    A world of hurt after GoDaddy, Apple, and Google misissue >1 million certificates

    Published: 2019-03-12 21:26:24

    Popularity: 310

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • digital certificate
  • tls
  • transport layer security
  • Certificates with 63-bit serial numbers touch off mass revocation blitz.

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    Citrix says its network was breached by international criminals

    Published: 2019-03-08 23:30:05

    Popularity: 497

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • citrix
  • network
  • unauthorized access
  • FBI says hackers gained unauthorized access by exploiting weak passwords.

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    Three men cop to $21 million vishing and smishing scheme

    Published: 2019-03-11 22:40:38

    Popularity: 47

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • fraud
  • personally identifiable information
  • phishin
  • smishing
  • Vishing
  • Phone-based scam may be low-tech, but it netted big bucks, prosecutors say.

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    A “serious” Windows 0-day is being actively exploited in the wild

    Published: 2019-03-08 02:02:29

    Popularity: 895

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • browsers
  • chrome
  • exploits zeroday
  • google
  • microsoft windows vulnerabilities
  • Unpatched flaw used in combination with Chrome exploit doesn't work against Win 10.

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