Vulnerability in tarfile module | Kaspersky official blog
Credit to Author: Enoch Root| Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2022 15:35:08 +0000
A 15-year-old vulnerability in the tarfile module poses a threat to many programs.
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Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 269 | Kaspersky official blog
Credit to Author: David Buxton| Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2022 10:51:29 +0000
Episode 269 looks at dodgy NFTs, Rockstar and Uber hacker arrested, and much more!
Read MoreLocal government cybersecurity: 5 best practices
Categories: Business With a few best practices, local governments can improve their cybersecurity posture and make it less likely that threat actors attack their systems. We’ll break down five best practices for local government cybersecurity in this post. |
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Read MoreOptus data breach “attacker” says sorry, it was a mistake
Categories: News Tags: Optus Tags: breach Tags: optusdata Tags: text messages Tags: drivers’ licenses Tags: Medicare Tags: identity protection A hacker stole the personal information of 10 million Optus customers, threatened to publish them in lots of 10,000 a day unless the ransom was paid, and then suddenly did a 180 degree turn. |
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Read MoreFast Company hacked to send obscene and racist messages
Categories: Cybercrime Categories: News The US business magazine appeared to have two separate and related incidents in which it was compromised. |
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Read MoreUber, Rockstar fall to social engineering attacks; and you?
Credit to Author: Chester Wisniewski| Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 18:31:26 +0000
Events like this month’s breaches have happened before and will happen again. The task for defenders not directly affected by the Uber and Rockstar attacks, writes Chester Wisniewski, is to learn by putting your own team into those companies’ shoes.
Read MoreA Matrix Update Will Patch Serious End-to-End Encryption Flaws
Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0000
The messenger protocol had gained popularity for its robust security, but vulnerabilities allowed attackers to decrypt messages and impersonate users.
Read MoreMystery Hackers Are ‘Hyperjacking’ Targets for Insidious Spying
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 13:00:00 +0000
For decades, security researchers warned about techniques for hijacking virtualization software. Now one group has put them into practice.
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