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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0000

It cost a researcher only $25 worth of parts to create a tool that allows custom code to run on the satellite dishes.

Security Wired

August 10, 2022 admin

One of 5G’s Biggest Features Is a Security Minefield

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2022 22:46:51 +0000

New research found troubling vulnerabilities in the 5G platforms carriers offer to wrangle embedded device data.

ComputerWorld Independent

August 10, 2022 admin

Microsoft urges Windows users to run patch for DogWalk zero-day exploit

Credit to Author: Charlotte Trueman| Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 07:37:00 -0700

Microsoft has confirmed that a high-severity, zero-day security vulnerability is actively being exploited by threat actors and is advising all Windows and Windows Server users to apply its latest monthly Patch Tuesday update as soon as possible.

The vulnerability, known as CVE-2022-34713 or DogWalk, allows attackers to exploit a weakness in the Windows Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT). By using social engineering or phishing, attackers can trick users into visiting a fake website or opening a malicious document or file and ultimately gain remote code execution on compromised systems.

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August 9, 2022 admin