How to Protect Your Data on the Internet
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DDoSers are abusing Microsoft RDP to make attacks more powerful
Enlarge / Hacker attacking server or database. Network security, Database secure and personal data protection (credit: Getty Images) DDoS-for-hire services are abusing the Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol to increase the firepower of distributed denial-of-service attacks that paralyze websites and other online services, a security firm said this week. Typically abbreviated…
What’s the technology behind a five-minute charge battery?
Enlarge (credit: StoreDot) Building a better battery requires dealing with problems in materials science, chemistry, and manufacturing. We do regular coverage of work going on in the former two categories, but we get a fair number of complaints about our inability to handle the third: figuring out how companies manage…
This site posted every face from Parler’s Capitol Hill insurrection videos
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Wired) When hackers exploited a bug in Parler to download all of the right-wing social media platform's contents last week, they were surprised to find that many of the pictures and videos contained geolocation metadata revealing exactly how many of the site's users had taken…
Exclusive: SonicWall Hacked Using 0-Day Bugs In Its Own VPN Product
SonicWall, a popular internet security provider of firewall and VPN products, on late Friday disclosed that it fell victim to a coordinated attack on its internal systems. The San Jose-based company said the attacks leveraged zero-day vulnerabilities in SonicWall secure remote access products such as NetExtender VPN client version 10.x…
Experts Detail A Recent Remotely Exploitable Windows Vulnerability
More details have emerged about a security feature bypass vulnerability in Windows NT LAN Manager (NTLM) that was addressed by Microsoft as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday updates earlier this month. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-1678 (CVSS score 4.3), was described as a "remotely exploitable" flaw found in a vulnerable component bound to…
Beware! Fully-Functional Released Online for SAP Solution Manager Flaw
Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a publicly available fully-functional exploit that could be used to target SAP enterprise software. The exploit leverages a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-6207, that stems from a missing authentication check in SAP Solution Manager (SolMan) version 7.2 SAP SolMan is an application management and administration solution that offers end-to-end
Intel Confirms Unauthorized Access of Earnings-Related Data
News likely contributed to slide of over 9% in chipmaker's stock at one point Friday.
Friday Squid Blogging: Vegan Chili Squid
The restaurant chain Wagamama is selling a vegan version of its Chilli Squid side dish made from king oyster mushrooms. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here.
Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome Roll Out Password Protection Tools
The new tools on Chrome and Edge will make it easier for browser users to discover - and change - compromised passwords.
Amazon Kindle RCE Attack Starts with an Email
The "KindleDrip" attack would have allowed attackers to siphon money from unsuspecting victims.
Speed of Digital Transformation May Lead to Greater App Vulnerabilities
The fastest-moving industries are struggling to produce secure code, according to AppSec experts.
How Cybersecurity Newbs Can Start Out on the Right Foot
Cybersecurity experts share their savvy tips and useful resources for infosec hopefuls.
Weekly Update 227
Presently sponsored by: 1Password is a secure password manager and digital wallet that keeps you safe onlineI'm back into a normal home routine and it's business as usual again. You know, stuff like data breaches, new tech toys and having your genitalia locked in an vulnerable IoT device and held…
ADT Tech Hacks Home-Security Cameras to Spy on Women
A former ADT employee pleads guilty of accessing customers’ cameras so he could spy on them.