Fake Proof-of-Concepts used to lure security professionals

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities

Categories: News

Tags: PoC

Tags: PoCs

Tags: Leiden

Tags: GitHub

Tags: VirusTotal

Tags: AbuseIPDB

Researchers from Leiden University analyzed many thousands of Proof-of-Concepts and found that 10 percent of those they found on GitHub are malicious

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New streaming ad technology plays hide-and-seek with gamers

Categories: News

Tags: Amazon

Tags: Twitch

Tags: Prime

Tags: streaming

Tags: gamer

Tags: gaming

Tags: advert

Tags: advertising

Tags: in-game

We take a look at new form of ad tech for Twitch streaming viewers, but not players. How does it work? Can it even be successful?

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Critical OpenSSL fix due Nov 1—what you need to know

Categories: News

Tags: fix

Tags: bug

Tags: vulnerability

Tags: exploit

Tags: attack

Tags: patch

Tags: update

Tags: OpenSSL

Tags: v3

Tags: v1

Tags: 3.0.5.

Version 3.0.7 of OpenSSL will fix the software’s first critical issue for six years.

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Chrome users, you have 3 months to say goodbye to Windows 7 and 8.1

Categories: News

Tags: Google Chrome

Tags: Chrome 110

Tags: Windows 7

Tags: Windows 10

Tags: Windows 11

Tags: Windows 8.1

Tags: Windows Subsystem for Android

Tags: WSA

Chrome will not be there for you when Microsoft ends its Extended Security Updates program for legacy Windows versions early next year.

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US agencies issue warning about DAIXIN Team ransomware

Categories: News

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: DAIXIN

Tags: FBI

Tags: CISA

Tags: HHS

Tags: ransomware team

Tags: DAIXIN Team

Tags: ransomware

The FBI, CISA, and HSH have issued a joint advisory about a new threat to healthcare organizations

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Point-of-sale malware used to steal 167,000 credit cards

Categories: News

Tags: POS

Tags: malware

Tags: credit card

Tags: credit identity theft

Tags: C2

Tags: MajikPOS

Tags: Treasure Hunter

Researchers have discovered the theft of 167,000 sets of credit card detials by MajikPOS and Treasure Hunter POS malware

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Malformed signature trick can bypass Mark of the Web

Categories: News

Tags: MOTW

Tags: mark of the web

Tags: signature

Tags: malformed

Tags: malware

Tags: ransomware

Tags: bypass

Tags: SmartScreen

We take a look at reports that malware authors are using what appears to be a years-old bug to bypass Mark of the Web alerts.

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Cisco warns of ISE vulnerability with no fixed release or workaround

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities

Categories: News

Tags: Cisco

Tags: Identity Services Engine

Tags: AnyConnect VPN server

Tags: CVE-2022-20822

Tags: CVE-2022-20959

Tags: CVE-2022-20933

Tags: input validation

Cisco’s latest security advisory includes a vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) that could allow an attacker to read and delete files.

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An odd kind of cybercrime: Gift vouchers, medical records, and…food

Categories: News

Tags: food

Tags: medical

Tags: nhs

Tags: gousto

Tags: compromise

Tags: laptop

Tags: vouchers

Peter Foy racked up a peculiar list of compromises before being brought to justice

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