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IndependentSecuriteam

SSD Advisory – Chrome AppCache Subsystem SBX by utilizing a Use After Free

Credit to Author: SSD / Ori Nimron| Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 09:23:16 +0000

Vulnerabilities Summary The vulnerability exists in the AppCache subsystem in Chrome Versions 69.0 and before. This code is located in the privileged browser process outside of the sandbox. The renderer interacts with this subsystem by sending IPC messages from the renderer to the browser process. These messages can cause the browser to make network requests, … Continue reading SSD Advisory – Chrome AppCache Subsystem SBX by utilizing a Use After Free

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IndependentSecuriteam

SSD Advisory – Chrome Type Confusion in JSCreateObject Operation to RCE

Credit to Author: SSD / Ori Nimron| Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 09:21:47 +0000

Vulnerabilities Summary The following advisory discusses a vulnerability found in turbofan, the JIT compiler. We can trigger the JavaScript code in a way that leads to type confusion that can be exploited in order to execute code remotely on Google Chrome Versions 69.0 and before. Vendor Response Vendor has fixed the issue in Google Chrome … Continue reading SSD Advisory – Chrome Type Confusion in JSCreateObject Operation to RCE

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IndependentKrebs

Mirai Co-Author Gets 6 Months Confinement, $8.6M in Fines for Rutgers Attacks

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2018 20:36:21 +0000

The convicted co-author of the highly disruptive Mirai botnet malware strain has been sentenced to 2,500 hours of community service, six months home confinement, and ordered to pay $8.6 million in restitution for repeatedly using Mirai to take down Internet services at Rutgers University, his former alma mater.

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IndependentKrebs

How Do You Fight a $12B Fraud Problem? One Scammer at a Time

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 16:11:57 +0000

The fraudsters behind the often laughable Nigerian prince email scams have long since branched out into far more serious and lucrative forms of fraud, including account takeovers, phishing, dating scams, and malware deployment. Combating such a multifarious menace can seem daunting, but in truth it calls for concerted efforts to tackle the problem from many different angles. This post examines the work of a large, private group of volunteers dedicated to doing just that.

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MalwareBytesSecurity

Mac cryptocurrency ticker app installs backdoors

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 17:20:00 +0000

A Mac application named CoinTicker has been found installing two different backdoors, capable of keylogging, data theft, execution of arbitrary commands, and more.

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