Categories: News Tags: royal mail Tags: cyber attack Tags: post Tags: disruption We take a look at reports that Royal Mail is experiencing severe issues due to an unnamed cyberattack. (Read more…) The post Cyberattack halts Royal Mail’s overseas post…
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Open redirect on government website sends users to adult content
Categories: News Tags: open redirect Tags: UKGOV Tags: website Tags: fix Tags: onlyfans Tags: porn Tags: pornography Tags: dating Tags: cheating Tags: phishing We take a look at reports an open redirect on a UKGOV site which took a little…
2023 prediction: Security workforce shortage will lead to nationally significant cyberattack
Categories: Business If 2022 was any indication, businesses are about to face an unprecedented volume, frequency, and sophistication of cyberthreats in 2023. Malwarebytes CEO Marcin Kleczynski takes a look at how, as an industry, we can preemptively address these risks.…
Microsoft ends extended support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 today
Categories: News Tags: Windows 7 end of ESU Tags: Extended Security Updates Tags: ESU Tags: Microsoft ESU Tags: ESU program Tags: WIndows 8.1 Tags: Windows Server 2008/R2 Tags: NVIDIA Tags: Google Chrome Tags: Chrome Microsoft will cease supporting Windows 7…
Pokemon NFT card game malware chooses you
Categories: News Tags: pokemon Tags: NFT Tags: scam Tags: fake Tags: malware Tags: remote connection Tags: card game We take a look at reports of a set of fake Pokemon sites offering up a bogus NFT card game which actually…
Polite WiFi loophole could allow attackers to drain device batteries
Categories: News Tags: polite WiFi Tags: WiPeep Tags: triangulation Tags: battery drain Researchers have found that the WiFi protocol is a bit too polite when acknowledging received packets from outside the own network. (Read more…) The post Polite WiFi loophole…
US school district sues Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok over harm to kids
Categories: News Tags: Facebook Tags: Instagram Tags: Snapchat Tags: TikTok Tags: YouTube Tags: Section 230 Tags: Seattle Public School Tags: SPS Tags: Meta Tags: Alphabet Tags: Snap Tags: ByteDance A whole school district in Seattle is suing social media giants…
A week in security (January 1 – 8)
Categories: News Tags: Lock and Code S04E01 Tags: LastPass breach Tags: Okta breach Tags: VPN Tags: Synology Tags: fake Flipper Zero Tags: cyber insurance Tags: WordPress plugin Tags: Twitter data dump Tags: Twitter The most interesting security related news from…
Slack private code on GitHub stolen
Categories: News Tags: Slack Tags: GitHub Tags: data breach Tags: Slack breach Tags: compromised tokens Stolen employee tokens gave an attacker access to Slack’s private code repositories. (Read more…) The post Slack private code on GitHub stolen appeared first on…
Louisiana wants your ID if you’re looking at adult-only websites
Categories: News Tags: adult content Tags: verification Tags: porn sites Tags: data breach Tags: enforcement Tags: privacy Tags: VPN The state of Louisiana has introduced age verification for pornographic websites—will it work? (Read more…) The post Louisiana wants your ID…
Crypto-inspired Magecart skimmer surfaces via digital crime haven
Categories: Threat Intelligence One criminal scheme often leads to another. This blog digs into a credit card skimmer and its ties with other malicious services. (Read more…) The post Crypto-inspired Magecart skimmer surfaces via digital crime haven appeared first on…
Security vulnerabilities in major car brands revealed
Categories: News Tags: car Tags: vehicle Tags: exploit Tags: single sign on Tags: vulnerable Tags: kia Tags: honda Tags: infiniti Tags: nissan Tags: acura Tags: mercedes-benz Tags: hyundai Tags: genesis Tags: bmw Tags: rolls royce Tags: ferrari Tags: spireon Tags:…
Malware targets 30 unpatched WordPress plugins
Categories: News Tags: WordPress Tags: exploit Tags: vulnerability Tags: plugin Tags: theme Tags: update Tags: linux malware Tags: backdoor It’s time to check your website is up to date. (Read more…) The post Malware targets 30 unpatched WordPress plugins appeared…
LA housing authority is latest LockBit ransomware victim
Categories: News Categories: Ransomware Tags: LockBit Tags: LockBit ransomware Tags: ransomware Tags: Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles Tags: HACLA Tags: opportunistic attack In an incident still under investigation, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles…
New Twitter data dump is a cleaned up version of old Twitter dump
Categories: News Tags: Twitter leak Bottom line: The threats of sensitive and relevant online data collected and made available to the public is real and ever-present. (Read more…) The post New Twitter data dump is a cleaned up version of…
Google patches 60 vulnerabilities in first Android update of 2023
Categories: Android Categories: News Tags: 2023-01-01 Tags: 2023-01-05 Tags: Google Tags: Android Tags: CVE-2022-42719 Tags: CVE-2022-42720 Tags: CVE-2022-42721 Tags: mac80211 Tags: CVE-2022-41674 Tags: Qualcomm Tags: CVE-2022-22088 Google has published its first security bulletin of 2023 with details of vulnerabilities affecting…
Fake Flipper Zero websites look to cause a big splash
Categories: News Tags: flipper zero Tags: fake Tags: scam Tags: phish Tags: portal Tags: social media Tags: twitter Tags: shop Tags: sale Tags: sold out Tags: pentest Tags: pentesting Tags: hardware Tags: enthusiast Tags: technology We take a look at…
Software provider denied insurance payout after ransomware attack
Categories: News Tags: EMOI Services Tags: Owners Insurance Co Tags: Supreme Court of Ohio Tags: K. James Sullivan Tags: direct physical loss The Supreme Court of Ohio issued a ruling days before the New Year that software and service provider…
FBI warns of imposter ads in search results
Categories: News Tags: FBI Tags: ad Tags: ads Tags: advert Tags: paid Tags: sponsored Tags: search engine Tags: results Tags: fake Tags: download Tags: phish Tags: phishing Tags: malware The FBI has issued a warning about criminals impersonating brands in…
Update VPN Plus Server now! Synology patches vulnerability with a CVSS of 10
Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities Categories: News Tags: Synology Tags: VPL Plus Server Tags: CVE-2022-43931 Tags: out-of-bounds write Synology has patched a critical vulnerability in the Remote Desktop feature of VPN Plus Server (Read more…) The post Update VPN Plus Server…
Why does technology no longer excite us? Lock and Code S04E01
Categories: Podcast This week on Lock and Code, we talk about we technology no longer excites the public, and whether that’s because of worse products, or worse promises. (Read more…) The post Why does technology no longer excite us? Lock…
LastPass updates security notice with information about a recent incident
Categories: News Tags: LastPass Tags: security Tags: incident Tags: update Tags: notice Tags: unencrypted data Tags: password manager LastPass has posted an update to the August security incident that raises some questions about stolen unencrypted data (Read more…) The post…
Okta breached last month, no customers compromised
Categories: News Tags: Okta Tags: GitHub Tags: Auth0 Okta’s code repository on GitHub has been accessed by an unauthorized third party, but there’s no reason for customers to worry (Read more…) The post Okta breached last month, no customers compromised…