Security – Tfun

vBulletin fixes ridiculously easy to exploit zero-day RCE bug

11/08/202011/08/2020Lawrence Abrams

A simple one-line exploit has been published for a zero-day pre-authentication remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the vBulletin forum software. […] Source: leepingcomputer.com vBulletin fixes ridiculously easy to exploit zero-day RCE bug

Upgraded Agent Tesla malware steals passwords from browsers, VPNs

11/08/202011/08/2020Sergiu Gatlan

New variants of Agent Tesla remote access Trojan now come with modules dedicated to stealing credentials from applications including popular web browsers, VPN software, as well as FTP and email clients. […] Source: leepingcomputer.com Upgraded Agent Tesla malware steals passwords from browsers, VPNs

Belarus Has Shut Down the Internet Amid a Controversial Election

11/08/202011/08/2020Lily Hay Newman

Human rights organizations have blamed the Belarusian government for widespread outages. Source: Wired Belarus Has Shut Down the Internet Amid a Controversial Election

Google Fixes Mysterious Audio Recording Blip in Smart Speakers

10/08/202011/08/2020Lindsey O Donnell

Google Home devices reportedly recorded noises even without the “Hey Google” prompt due to the inadvertent rollout of a home security system feature. Source: Threatpost.com Google Fixes Mysterious Audio Recording Blip in Smart Speakers

Michigan State University discloses credit card theft incident

10/08/202011/08/2020Sergiu Gatlan

Michigan State University (MSU) today disclosed that attackers were able to steal credit card and personal information from roughly 2,600 users of its shop.msu.edu online store between October 2019 and June 2020. […] Source: leepingcomputer.com Michigan State University discloses credit card theft incident

Researchers demonstrate hacking traffic lights to manipulate outcome

10/08/202011/08/2020Sudais Asif

By Sudais Asif The researchers have shared their findings at DefCon. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Researchers demonstrate hacking traffic lights to manipulate outcome Source: hack read com Researchers demonstrate hacking traffic lights to manipulate outcome

Over a Billion Android Devices Are at Risk of Data Theft

10/08/202011/08/2020Dan Goodin

Qualcomm has released a fix for the flaws in its Snapdragon chip, which attackers might exploit to monitor location or render the phone unresponsive. Source: Wired Over a Billion Android Devices Are at Risk of Data Theft

Avaddon ransomware launches data leak site to extort victims

10/08/202011/08/2020Lawrence Abrams

Avaddon ransomware is the latest cybercrime operation to launch a data leak site that will be used to publish the stolen data of victims who do not pay a ransom demand. […] Source: leepingcomputer.com Avaddon ransomware launches data leak site to extort victims

Office 365 will let you manage phishing simulation emails

10/08/202010/08/2020Sergiu Gatlan

Microsoft is adding support for allowing emails containing malicious URLs or attachments to reach the mailboxes of end-users to make it easier to run phishing training sessions or simulations. […] Source: leepingcomputer.com Office 365 will let you manage phishing simulation emails

Hacked government, college sites push malware via fake hacking tools

10/08/202010/08/2020Lawrence Abrams

A large scale hacking campaign is targeting governments and university websites to host articles on hacking social network accounts that lead to malware and scams. […] Source: leepingcomputer.com Hacked government, college sites push malware via fake hacking tools