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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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Friday, 28 January 2022 06:55
Meta works to add security to messenger that should have been there
Written by 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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Thursday, 27 January 2022 08:52
Phishing Campaign Leverages New Technique to Evade Detection
Written by 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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Wednesday, 26 January 2022 15:11
IAG Prophet Spider Targeting VMWare Horizon Servers Via Log4J Vulnerability
Written by 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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Wednesday, 26 January 2022 12:09
Bug in Safari Used in Watering Hole attack on macOS devices in Asia.
Written by 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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Wednesday, 26 January 2022 08:18
12 Year Old Linux vulnerability Allows Root on Every Major Linux Flavor
Written by 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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Tuesday, 25 January 2022 13:41
NFTs become part of scams as they rise in popularity but remain misunderstood.
Written by 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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Tuesday, 25 January 2022 11:41
.NET Packer, DTPacker Acts Like a Packer and Downloader with an Odd Password
Written by 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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Tuesday, 25 January 2022 10:40
As Data Compromises Rise will Companies Change Practices to Meet Them?
Written by 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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Monday, 24 January 2022 09:34
Another Day, Another Cloud Storage Campaign from the Molerats APT TA402
Written by Sean Kalinich
Dropbox, Google Docs and other cloud storage services are great tools for collaboration and to ensure that your files are kept, relatively, safe. These services can also be used by attackers with the right setup and files. The APT group…
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Monday, 24 January 2022 07:20
Emotet Leveraging Excel 4.0 Macros and Unconventional IP Addressing
Written by Sean Kalinich
In a list of things that should be killed with fire, Excel 4.0 Macros are high up. However, the fat that Spamming “services” like Emotet are still using Excel 4.0 Macros tells me that some are not getting the hint.…
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Sunday, 23 January 2022 10:16
Dark Souls has a Serious Remote Code Execution Bug During Online Play
Written by Sean Kalinich
Online gaming is pretty much the way game developers want to go these days. However, online modes come with risks. With Arner Bros. Games it was Back 4 Blood’s online only progression created such a massive backlash they had to…
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Friday, 21 January 2022 15:35
More Than a Month After Being Hit by Ransomware Kronos is Still Down
Written by Sean Kalinich
The Ultimate Kronos Group was the target of a Ransomware attack in Late 2021 coincidentally at the same time the Log4Shell vulnerability was disclosed. Kronos has not disclosed how the ransomware got into their environment, nor has it been revealed…
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Friday, 21 January 2022 07:42
MoonBounce UEFI Malware linked to APT41 by Kaspersky Researchers
Written by Sean Kalinich
APT group 41 also known as Winnti has been tied to a wonderful new piece of malware that does not infect your operating system, but the UEFI firmware on your device. The malware in question has been dubbed MoonBounce by…
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SaaS is the de facto way of doing business for the SMB (and even for the enterprise). The costs of building your own infrastructure and maintaining it are just too high for most. Instead, it is easier and more cost…
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Tuesday, 18 January 2022 13:11
Microsoft Looks to Add Enhanced Zero-Day Protection to Edge
Written by Sean Kalinich
The current threat landscape has user account compromise and endpoint takeover as the most common first acts in a security event. The methods used to accomplish this are varied but include such blockbusters as poisoned websites and URLs embedded in…
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