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Hackers can take over accounts you haven’t even created yet

June 7, 2022 0 Comments account takeover, andrew paverd, avinash sudhodanan, cfm, classic-federated merge, Hacking, identity provider, idp, Microsoft, non-verifying identity provider, nv, pre-hijacking attack, single sign-on, sso, tid, trojan identifier, uec, unexpired email change, unexpired session

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2022 15:50:10 +0000

It’s called pre-hijacking, and it’s a new class of attack against online accounts.

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Rotten apples banned from the App store

June 7, 2022 0 Comments app review, Apple, ios 16, passkey, Reports, wwdc

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2022 14:26:56 +0000

Apple’s published some numbers about the number of apps blocked from getting into the App store, along with other security news from the WWDC

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RSA 2022: Prometheus ransomware’s flaws inspired researchers to try to build a near-universal decryption tool

June 6, 2022 0 Comments atomsilo, bandana, chaos, Conferences, IBM, lockfile, partyticket, prometheus, security world, thanos

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 23:26:16 +0000

Prometheus ransomware contained a weak random number generator that inspired researchers to try and build a one-size-fits-all decryptor.

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Microsoft Autopatch is here…but can you use it?

June 6, 2022 0 Comments Business, Microsoft, rings, testing, updates, windows autopatch

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 21:58:51 +0000

We take a look at the upcoming Microsoft Autopatch feature to help make updates a breeze for network admins.

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FBI warns of scammers soliciting donations for Ukraine

June 6, 2022 0 Comments Awareness, donations scam, FBI, federal bureau of investigations, phishing campaign, phishing scam, psa, Scam, tessian, ukraine donations scam, usa for unhcr

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 21:31:56 +0000

Fraudulent donation sites using our sympathy for Ukraine seem to be on the rise. Know how to protect yourself!

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A week in security (May 30 – June 5)

June 6, 2022 0 Comments A week in security, confluence vulnerability, dns filtering, edr for linux, fake covid alert, follina, internet safety month 2022, intuit phish, malwarebytes dns filtering, parental controls, phishing, quadrilateral security dialogue, quantum teleportation, ransomhouse, robocalls, runescape, runescape phish, school breach, the quad, trustpid, whatsapp hijack, zero day

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 11:50:23 +0000

Posts from the last week on Malwarebytes Labs describing all the latest news, exploits, scams, and more.

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Tor’s (security) role in the future of the Internet, with Alec Muffett

June 5, 2022 0 Comments buzzfeed, facebook, https, networking, onion networking, Podcast, Security, tcp/ip, the guardian, the new york times, the onion router, Tor, twitter

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 05:51:33 +0000

This week on Lock and Code, we talk about the often-undiscussed security benefits of Tor networking, also called onion networking.

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[updated]Unpatched Atlassian Confluence vulnerability is actively exploited

June 3, 2022 0 Comments atlassian, behinder, China Chopper, cobalt strike, confluence, cve-2022-26134, Exploits and vulnerabilities, meterpreter, web shell

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2022 14:41:58 +0000

A vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence was found by performing an incident response investigation on a compromised server. The vulnerability is not yet patched.

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Internet Safety Month: Parental controls—what they can and can’t do for you

June 3, 2022 0 Comments access scheduling, block list, eductaion, parental controls, Privacy, social media, Tracking, web protection

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2022 14:22:25 +0000

Parental controls are a helpful tool in keeping your children safe online. But they should not be considered a set and forget kind of tool.

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Ransomware: May 2022 review

June 3, 2022 0 Comments conti, lockbit, may 2022, Ransomware, threat intelligence

Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2022 16:54:10 +0000

May 2022 saw the continued dominance of LockBit, and a possible disbursement of the Conti gang into other ransomware groups.

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