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Thursday, 17 February 2022 10:20
Trickbot Evolves as The Developers Target Customers of Multiple Financial Institutions
Written by Sean Kalinich
Researchers have identified Trickbot in use in campaigns targeting several financial institutions. These groups along with a few tech companies thrown in a predominantly in the US and appear to be using an evolved version of the malware to get…
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Thursday, 17 February 2022 08:14
Joint Advisory from the NSA, FBI and CISA Warns of Long-Term Attack by State Actors with Little Detail.
Written by Sean Kalinich
Life would not be the same without new popping up that one state level threat actor or another was attacking and compromising US defense contractors or other businesses linked to US national security and defense. The counties of origin for…
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Wednesday, 16 February 2022 13:45
After Apple Unveils Privacy Features that Block Meta Tracking, Google Says they Can Do it Too
Written by Sean Kalinich
A couple of weeks ago Meta, Facebook’s parent company, announced that they were losing money (to the tune of $10 Billion) due to changes in the way Apple mobile devices handle user tracking by apps. The move by Apple was…
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Wednesday, 16 February 2022 12:57
Is Firefox Going away and Taking Privacy Options with It?
Written by Sean Kalinich
Firefox was once one of the leading “alternative” browsers on the internet. After the death of Netscape Firefox came along and offered people an alternative to the building Windows Internet Explorer and even to Safari on macOS. This trend continued…
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Wednesday, 16 February 2022 08:13
Apache Cassandra Database Manager Patches an RCE Vulnerability
Written by Sean Kalinich
Apache and their open-source tools have gotten a lot of press lately. After the Lgo4Shell vulnerability in their Log4J tool, and the massive response from vendors and security organizations we are now learning that researchers have discovered a remote code…
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Wednesday, 16 February 2022 06:31
Meta Settles 2012 Data Privacy Lawsuit to the Tune of $90 Million.
Written by Sean Kalinich
Meta (Facebook) has a long history of privacy and other abuses of the platform they control. We have seen everything from abusing facial recognition technology to tracking users’ internet history after existing the platform. These types of abuses are concerning…
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Tuesday, 15 February 2022 14:30
Google Patches the First Zero-Day in Chrome for 2022
Written by Sean Kalinich
Google has announced the release of a new version of Chrome. The new version comes with fixes for eight vulnerabilities. Once of these vulnerabilities CVE-2022-0609, which is describes as a user-after-free vulnerability is already being exploited in the wild. This…
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Tuesday, 15 February 2022 07:32
CIA Found to have Run Bulk Data Collection Program that May Have Mishandled US Citizen Data.
Written by Sean Kalinich
On December 4th, 1981, then President Ronald Regan signed Executive Order 12333. This Order, further amended by EO13284 in 2003, 13355(2004) and 13470(2008), is what grants and governs the collection of intelligence by Federal agencies. These agencies include the NSA,…
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Monday, 14 February 2022 12:07
Network Management Software from Moxa Has Five Critical Bugs that Could Allow for an RCE Attack
Written by Sean Kalinich
Management and a monitoring software are ubiquitous in the IT operation industry. They are force multipliers that allow for what are usually small teams to manage a large number of assets. By design they need to have elevated permission to…
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Monday, 14 February 2022 09:34
Cisco looking to Buy a Coner of the Market, makes a $20 Billion Buy Attempt of Splunk
Written by Sean Kalinich
According to reports form the Wallstreet Journal, Cisco has attempted to take over Splunk for more than $20 Billion. The acquisition would be the largest in Cisco’s history by far. Cisco has a history of buying technology companies and integrating…
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Monday, 14 February 2022 07:38
Hacking Groups that Plant Fake Evidence Identified in Trukey and India, Where Else are They?
Written by Sean Kalinich
SentinelOne’s threat team has been tracking a couple of threat groups with an unusual goal. These groups are not looking to steal money or get a ransom, instead they are looking to track, monitor and incriminate specific targets. The targets…
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Friday, 11 February 2022 12:40
Russia Shutters Four Marketplaces for Stolen Credit Cards on the Dark Web
Written by Sean Kalinich
The Dark Web (whispered in Letterkenny) is a playground for all kinds of illegal activity. One well traded item is Personal Information including Credit Card numbers. Due to the state of security in most organizations (Stuart!) there is no shortage…
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Friday, 11 February 2022 06:53
Linux Attacks and Malware on the Rise as the Workforce Shifts to Remote
Written by Sean Kalinich
The shift to services like AWS, GCP and more have meant that many organizations are also making a shift away from the Microsoft Windows platform and moving to a Linux centric environment and while this is a good move for…
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Friday, 11 February 2022 04:49
Web Site Data Analytics Gathering May Violate GDPR, Google Analytics Does.
Written by Sean Kalinich
It seems that web site data analytics are now on the radar for privacy regulators in the EU, especially Google Analytics collection tools. Recently data protection regulators in Austria and France have rules that the collection of user data by…
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Thursday, 10 February 2022 12:31
Nvidia-ARM Deall off Citing Regulatory Challenges
Written by Sean Kalinich
In September 2020 Nvidia announced that it was in talks to acquire ARM Holdings from SoftBank Group Corp. The deal was not surprising, but it did send waves through the industry. The concerns around this deal were and are the…
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Thursday, 10 February 2022 11:21
Strategy, Tactics, and Logistics. How They Fit into the Threat Landscape
Written by Sean Kalinich
The Threat Landscape is an interesting topic of discussion. It is a constantly changing thing and even the best predictions can often fall short of the actual threat. This is because in most cases, the attackers are a step ahead…
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