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Credit to Author: SSD / Ori Nimron| Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2018 12:00:10 +0000

Vulnerabilities Summary A vulnerability in register allocation in JavaScript can lead to type confusion, allowing for an arbitrary read and write, which leads to remote code execution inside the sandboxed content process when triggered. Vendor Response The reported security vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 62.0.3 and Firefox ESR 60.2.2. CVE CVE-2018-12386 Credit Independent security researchers, … Continue reading SSD Advisory – Firefox JavaScript Type Confusion RCE

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October 14, 2018 admin

Robert Mueller Has Already Told You Everything You Need To Know

Credit to Author: Emily Dreyfuss| Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2018 02:12:17 +0000

With the exception of President Trump’s legal team, no one has been watching the Mueller investigation more closely than Garrett Graff.

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October 13, 2018 admin

Kanye’s Password, a WhatsApp Bug, and More Security News This Week

Credit to Author: Emily Dreyfuss| Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2018 13:00:00 +0000

A grey hat hacking hero, bad boat news, and more security news this week.

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October 13, 2018 admin

Fake Adobe Flash Installers Come With a Little Malware Bonus

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2018 21:11:34 +0000

A clever new cryptomining scheme downloads the latest version of Adobe for you, but adds malware to the bargain.

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October 12, 2018 admin

Supply Chain Security 101: An Expert’s View

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2018 01:03:12 +0000

Earlier this month I spoke at a cybersecurity conference in Albany, N.Y. alongside Tony Sager, senior vice president and chief evangelist at the Center for Internet Security and a former bug hunter at the U.S. National Security Agency. We talked at length about many issues, including supply chain security, and I asked Sager whether he’d heard anything about rumors that Supermicro — a high tech firm in San Jose, Calif. — had allegedly inserted hardware backdoors in technology sold to a number of American companies.

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October 12, 2018 admin

How Facebook Hackers Compromised 30 Million Accounts

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2018 19:00:26 +0000

Facebook has revealed more details about the unprecedented breach of its platform—including how hackers got away with the access tokens of 30 million users.

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October 12, 2018 admin

GDPR: Outlining the Basic Requirements and Opportunities for Colocation Providers

Credit to Author: Mark Bidinger| Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2018 16:00:00 +0000

The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law was enforced in May, but is still confusing to some colocation providers as to which requirements they must comply with and how. So,… Read more »

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October 12, 2018 admin

How to Check If Your Facebook Account Got Hacked—And How Badly

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2018 18:32:27 +0000

Facebook Friday offered more details about its recent breach. Here’s how to see if you were affected.