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Categories: News

Tags: Zoho

Tags: ManageEngine

Tags: PoC

Tags: RCE

Tags: CVE-2022-47966

Tags: CVE-2022-35405

Tags: SAML

Tags: Apache Santuario

Proof of Concept code is about to be released for a vulnerability in many ManageEngine products which could enable RCE with SYSTEM privileges.

MalwareBytes Security

January 17, 2023 admin

University suffers leaks, shutdowns at the hands of Vice Society

Categories: News

Tags: vice society

Tags: ransomware

Tags: university

Tags: leak

Tags: data

Tags: locked

Tags: encrypted

Tags:

We take a look at the devastating impact of a ransomware attack on a University which includes leaks and network destruction.

MalwareBytes Security

January 16, 2023 admin

“Untraceable” surveillance firm sued for scraping Facebook and Instagram data

Categories: News

Tags: Voyager Labs

Tags: Facebook

Tags: Instagram

Tags: Meta

Tags: surveillance tool

Tags: data scraping

Voyager Labs, a surveillance firm, allegedly created thousands of Facebook and Instagram accounts so it could use its scraping tool to steal data.

MalwareBytes Security

January 16, 2023 admin

TikTok dances to the tune of $5.4m cookie fine

Categories: News

Tags: tiktok

Tags: fine

Tags: cookie

Tags: consent

Tags: opt out

Tags: France

Tags: CNIL

We take a look at the latest fine hitting a social media network, this time over the issue of cookie consent.

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MalwareBytes Security

January 16, 2023 admin

Accountant ordered to pay ex-employer after bossware shows “time theft”

Categories: News

Tags: Karlee Besse

Tags: Reach CPA

Tags: time theft

Tags: bossware

Tags: TimeCamp

Tags: Court Order Interest Act

Tags: COIA

Tags: Civil Resolution Tribunal

Tags: CRT

Bossware helped an employer fire an accountant for not working during work time. The accountant sued for wrongful termination.

MalwareBytes Security

January 16, 2023 admin

Law enforcement app SweepWizard leaks data on crime suspects

Categories: News

Tags: Erik McCauley

Tags: SweetWizard

Tags: law enforcement app

Tags: ODIN Intelligence

Tags: Wired

SweepWizard, an app designed to assist law enforcement is causing a bit of trouble, was found inadvertently leaking sweeping data for years.

MalwareBytes Security

January 16, 2023 admin

Google to support the use of Rust in Chromium

Categories: News

Tags: Google

Tags: Chromium

Tags: Rust

Tags: memory safety

Tags: rule of two

Google has announced that it will support the use of third-party Rust libraries in Chromium which is a step forward in memory safety for the browsers.

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MalwareBytes Security

January 16, 2023 admin

A week in security (January 9—15)

Categories: News

Tags: AWIS

Tags: weekly blog roundup

Tags: week in security

Tags: Slack

Tags: GitHub

Tags: Magecart

Tags: Microsoft

Tags: Pokemon NFT

Tags: Facebook

Tags: Instagram

Tags: Snapchat

Tags: TikTok

Tags: YouTube

Tags: Google

Tags: Meta

Tags: identity theft

Tags: Maternal & Family Health Services

Tags: 2023 predictions

Tags: Royal Mail

Tags: K-12 security

Tags: K-12

Tags: WhatsApp

Tags: NSO Group

Tags: Department of Interior

Tags: weak passwords

Tags: Vice Society

Tags: ransomware. Vice Society ransomware

The most interesting security related news from the week of January 9—15.

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