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CVE-2018-18500: Heap write-after-free in Firefox, Analysis and Exploitation

April 18, 2019 admin 0 Comments CVE-2018-18500, SophosLabs Uncut

Credit to Author: Yaniv| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 15:35:40 +0000

Editor’s note: This article is a technical description of a bug discovered by a member of the Offensive Research team at SophosLabs, and how the researcher created a proof-of-concept “Arbitrary Read/Write Primitive” exploit for this bug. The vulnerability was deemed critical by Mozilla’s bug tracking team and was patched in Firefox 65.0. It’s written for […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/oTcYk6i594c” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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The Mueller Report Is Much Worse For Trump Than Barr Let On

April 18, 2019 admin 0 Comments Security

Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 19:06:06 +0000

The Mueller report clearly shows that Donald Trump attempted to obstruct justice, regardless of what the attorney general says.

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A Mystery Agent Is Doxing Iran’s Hackers and Dumping Their Code

April 18, 2019 admin 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 19:00:06 +0000

Iranian intelligence seems to be getting its own taste of a Shadow Brokers-style leak of secrets.

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The Mueller Report Is Out. Read It Here

April 18, 2019 admin 0 Comments Security, Security / National Security

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 15:22:04 +0000

Attorney general William Barr has released the redacted Mueller report to Congress. You can read all 300-plus pages of it right here.

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April 18, 2019 admin 0 Comments CVE-2018-18500, SophosLabs Uncut

Credit to Author: Yaniv| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 15:35:40 +0000

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Explained: like-farming

April 18, 2019 admin 0 Comments 101, Facebook, FYI, hoax, like-farming, like-harvesting, likes, shares

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Like-farming is a popular method on social media to harvest as many likes and shares as possible in order to increase the value of a site or domain. But what happens when scammers get in the game?

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This Week in Security News: Medical Malware and Monitor Hacks

April 18, 2019 admin 0 Comments Business Email Compromise, CoinMiner, Current News, EternalBlue, hacking, malware, Security

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 13:00:42 +0000

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn how baby monitors may be susceptible to hacking. Also, learn about a medical flaw that enables hackers to hide malware. Read on: Is Your Baby Monitor…

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The perils of fake technical support

April 18, 2019 admin 0 Comments fraud, kaspersky lab, SCAM, social media, support, Threats, Tips

Credit to Author: Tatyana Sidorina| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 09:40:07 +0000

Fake technical support websites and accounts in social networks pose a real danger. How to spot and avoid them.

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5 ways to instantly detect a phishing email and save yourself from phishing attack

April 18, 2019 admin 0 Comments email, phishing

Credit to Author: Sushmita Kalashikar| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 11:06:17 +0000

Phishing is a fraudulent activity to trick you into revealing your personal and confidential information. This information usually includes bank account details, net banking details, credit/debit card numbers, login ID and passwords. Every day, countless people become unsuspecting victims of phishing attacks. With cyber criminals adopting sophisticated modes of phishing…

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