Security Talk (124)
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23 vulnerabilities found in UEFI firmware used across multiple vendors
Posted on Wednesday, 02 February 2022
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Sean Kalinich
We first talked about the using the UEFI firmware as an attack vector (At Def Con 22 in 2014). Since that time there have been three identified and disclosed versions of malware that directly targeted this critical subsystem. That would…
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Device Fingerprinting Takes a Step Forward as the GPU Becomes the Focus
Posted on Tuesday, 01 February 2022
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Sean Kalinich
Tracking users and devices as they browse the web is a common thing these days and has been for many years. The technology has evolved from the original tracking cookie to some of the more advanced methods in use now,…
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Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Samba Again, New Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution
Posted on Tuesday, 01 February 2022
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Sean Kalinich
Samba has released several updates that patch critical flaws in their popular Sever Message Block (SMB) freeware implementation. SMB is a protocol that allows for simple sharing of network resources and has had its share of critical vulnerabilities in the…
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New Apps Allow Retrieval of Deleted Message for Users of WhatsApp on Android
Posted on Monday, 31 January 2022
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Sean Kalinich
WhatsApp is one of a group of relatively secure messaging services available to both iPhone and Android users. WhatsApp states that it supports full end-to-end encryption, secure deletion of messages (by the sender and receiver) as well as the option…
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Direct Carrier Billing Scam Apps Nab 105 Million Users on Mobile Devices
Posted on Monday, 31 January 2022
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Sean Kalinich
Scammers and threat groups are nothing if not creative. They have time and quite a bit of talent on their hands to figure out ways around security features and gateways to get what they want. Take the recent discovery of…
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MFA App on Google Play Store Used to Install Banking Malware
Posted on Monday, 31 January 2022
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Sean Kalinich
Mobile device security is not where is should be. There is just no way around this fact. The vas majority of people simple download and install an app on their phone or tablet thinking that they are not going to…
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Security Awareness Training Versus Security Culture Building
Posted on Friday, 28 January 2022
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Sean Kalinich
We have all opened our emails and seen the message “you have annual security awareness training assigned”. This message is one that usually elicits eye-rolls and groans of frustration. Who wouldn’t be annoyed? After all, these trainings are simplistic, boring…
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Apple Patches Safari WebKit Bug and a 0-Day
Posted on Friday, 28 January 2022
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Sean Kalinich
Yesterday Apple released several patches for their different operating systems. One that we have talked about before is a core bug in Apple’s WebKit based Safari. This bug could potentially leak personal information regardless of the privacy settings you had…
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Meta works to add security to messenger that should have been there
Posted on Friday, 28 January 2022
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Sean Kalinich
Metabook has announced some new security features in their messenger app and platform. Many of these are items that competing SMS/MMS applications and services already have, but Meta knows that they need are now facing some solid competition, so they…
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Phishing Campaign Leverages New Technique to Evade Detection
Posted on Thursday, 27 January 2022
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Sean Kalinich
Researchers at Morphisec have detailed a new delivery type for AsyncRAT (Remote Access Trojan) used in part of a phishing campaign that has been running since at least September 2021. The phishing part of the campaign is routine, an email…
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IAG Prophet Spider Targeting VMWare Horizon Servers Via Log4J Vulnerability
Posted on Wednesday, 26 January 2022
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Sean Kalinich
A shell for me, a shell for you, a shell for everybody in the room. If you have not heard about Log4J and the associated vulnerabilities in versions between 2.0 and 2.16 you might have not been near a computer…
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Bug in Safari Used in Watering Hole attack on macOS devices in Asia.
Posted on Wednesday, 26 January 2022
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Sean Kalinich
When you are hunting, finding out where your target frequents and laying in wait is an often-used tactic. If your information is good, you are going to have a successful hunt. The same is true in cybersecurity, both from an…
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12 Year Old Linux vulnerability Allows Root on Every Major Linux Flavor
Posted on Wednesday, 26 January 2022
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Sean Kalinich
A newly released CVE (common vulnerabilities and exposures) CVE-2021-4034 for Linux has identified a vulnerability in PolKit’s (formerly PolicyKit) pkexe that exists in very major release of Linux. The vulnerability known as PwnKit can be exploited to gain full root…
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NFTs become part of scams as they rise in popularity but remain misunderstood.
Posted on Tuesday, 25 January 2022
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Sean Kalinich
The NFT or Non-Fungible Token is becoming a rather big deal in circles where blockchain and cryptocurrency are popular. The NFT, as designed, is supposed to represent ownership, or the chain of ownership back to the original creator. However, as…
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.NET Packer, DTPacker Acts Like a Packer and Downloader with an Odd Password
Posted on Tuesday, 25 January 2022
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Sean Kalinich
Malware delivery and distribution techniques always changing. As blue teams develop an understanding of one type of attack, the attackers shift to something different. Security researchers and security teams follow (or should follow) these methods so they can shift defensive…
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As Data Compromises Rise will Companies Change Practices to Meet Them?
Posted on Tuesday, 25 January 2022
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Sean Kalinich
The latest report from the ITRC (Identity Theft Resource Center) has been released and it shows us some sadly unsurprising data. According to the report, 2021 data compromises are up 68% (1,862) compared to 2020 numbers and 23% higher than…
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