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ATM Software Flaws Left Piles of Cash for Anyone Who Knew to Look

August 10, 2024 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 18:37:12 +0000

Six vulnerabilities in ATM-maker Diebold Nixdorf’s popular Vynamic Security Suite could have been exploited to control ATMs using “relatively simplistic attacks.”

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‘Sinkclose’ Flaw in Hundreds of Millions of AMD Chips Allows Deep, Virtually Unfixable Infections

August 9, 2024 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Researchers warn that a bug in AMD’s chips would allow attackers to root into some of the most privileged portions of a computer—and that it has persisted in the company’s processors for decades.

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How Hackers Extracted the ‘Keys to the Kingdom’ to Clone HID Keycards

August 9, 2024 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 11:00:00 +0000

A team of researchers have developed a method for extracting authentication keys out of HID encoders, which could allow hackers to clone the types of keycards used to secure offices and other areas worldwide.

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Computer Crash Reports Are an Untapped Hacker Gold Mine

August 9, 2024 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 23:22:16 +0000

One hacker solved the CrowdStrike outage mystery with simple crash reports, illustrating the wealth of detail about potential bugs and vulnerabilities those key documents hold.

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Tricky Web Timing Attacks Are Getting Easier to Use—and Abuse

August 9, 2024 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 21:19:16 +0000

New research shows how known techniques for finding weaknesses in websites are actually practical in uncovering vulnerabilities, for better or worse.

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Microsoft’s AI Can Be Turned Into an Automated Phishing Machine

August 9, 2024 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 18:20:00 +0000

Attacks on Microsoft’s Copilot AI allow for answers to be manipulated, data extracted, and security protections bypassed, new research shows.

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USPS Text Scammers Duped His Wife, So He Hacked Their Operation

August 8, 2024 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 14:50:18 +0000

The Smishing Triad network sends out up to 100,000 scam texts per day globally. One of those messages went to Grant Smith, who infiltrated their systems and exposed them to US authorities.

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Watch How a Hacker’s Infrared Laser Can Spy on Your Laptop’s Keystrokes

August 8, 2024 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / Privacy, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Hacker Samy Kamkar is debuting his own open source version of a laser microphone—a spy tool that can invisibly pick up the sounds inside your home through a window, and even the text you’re typing.

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Inside the Dark World of Doxing for Profit

August 8, 2024 0 Comments Security, Security / Privacy, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 23:20:00 +0000

From tricking companies into handing over victims’ personal data to offering violence as a service, the online doxing ecosystem is not just still a problem—it’s getting more extreme.

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A Flaw in Windows Update Opens the Door to Zombie Exploits

August 8, 2024 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 17:20:00 +0000

A researcher found a vulnerability that would let hackers strategically downgrade a target’s Windows version to reexpose patched vulnerabilities. Microsoft is working on fixes for the issue.

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