The privacy concerns of tying SIM cards to real identities

Categories: News

Tags: SIM

Tags: network

Tags: card

Tags: identity

Tags: phone

Tags: registration

Tags: privacy

We take a look at a story involving the requirement for ID when buying a SIM card, as a method for combating spam.

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Update now! Microsoft patches two zero-days

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Tags: CVE-2022-37969

Tags: CVE-2022-23960

Tags: CVE-2022-35805

Tags: CVE-2022-34700

Tags: CVE-2022-34718

Tags: CVE-2022-34721

Tags: CVE-2022-34722

Tags: Microsoft

Tags: Adobe

Tags: Android

Tags: Apple

Tags: Cisco

Tags: Google

Tags: Samsung

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Tags: VMWare

The September 2022 Patch Tuesday updates includes two zero-day vulnerabilities, one of which is known to be used in attacks

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WPGateway WordPress plugin vulnerability could allow full site takeover

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Tags: WPGateway

Tags: WordPress

Tags: plugin

Tags: vulnerability

Tags: CVE

We take a look at a vulnerability being exploited in the wild related to the WPGateway WordPress plugin.

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Say Hello to Crazy Thin ‘Deep Insert’ ATM Skimmers

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 21:46:58 +0000

A number of financial institutions in and around New York City are dealing with a rash of super-thin “deep insert” card skimming devices designed to fit inside the mouth of an ATM’s card acceptance slot. The card skimmers are paired with tiny pinhole cameras that are cleverly disguised as part of the cash machine. Here’s a look at some of the more sophisticated deep insert skimmer technology that fraud investigators have recently found in the wild.

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Implementing a Zero Trust strategy after compromise recovery

Credit to Author: Matt Thomas| Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0000

After a compromise recovery follows what we call a Security Strategic Recovery. This is the plan for moving forward to get up to date with security posture all over the environment. The plan consists of different components like securing privileged access and extended detection and response, but it all points in the same direction: moving ahead with Zero Trust Strategy over traditional network-based security.

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Six months on: Looking back at the role of cyberattacks in the Ukraine War

Credit to Author: Chester Wisniewski| Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 13:00:39 +0000

When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24th 2022, none of us knew what role cyberattacks might play in a full-scale invasion. Russia had been conducting cyberattacks against Ukraine since it had occupied Crimea back in 2014 and it seemed inevitable that these tools would play a role, especially after the attacks on Ukraine’s power grid […]

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A Post-exploitation Look at Coinminers Abusing WebLogic Vulnerabilities

Credit to Author: Sunil Bharti| Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

This blog entry details how Trend Micro Cloud One™ – Workload Security and Trend Micro Vision One™ effectively detected and blocked the abuse of the CVE-2020-14882 WebLogic vulnerability in affected endpoints.

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