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Recent Salt Vulnerabilities Exploited to Hack LineageOS, Ghost, DigiCert Servers
2020-05-04 09:00

Over the past several days, hackers have exploited two recently disclosed Salt vulnerabilities to compromise the servers of LineageOS, Ghost and DigiCert. Last week, F-Secure security researchers disclosed two vulnerabilities in Salt that could allow remote attackers to execute commands as root on "Master" and connected minions.

Convict in LA Times Hack Again Accused of Attacking Media
2020-04-29 12:07

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A journalist who went to federal prison for hacking attacks on California media is now charged with a similar attack on a magazine. Probation officials filed a petition Monday alleging that Matthew Keys, 33, of Sacramento violated the conditions of his release by hacking into and deleting the YouTube account of Comstock's Magazine, the Sacramento Bee reported.

How An Image Could've Let Attackers Hack Microsoft Teams Accounts
2020-04-27 23:54

Microsoft has patched a worm-like vulnerability in its Teams workplace video chat and collaboration platform that could have allowed attackers to take over an organization's entire roster of Teams accounts just by sending participants a malicious link to an innocent-looking image. "Eventually, the attacker could access all the data from your organization's Teams accounts - gathering confidential information, meetings and calendar information, competitive data, secrets, passwords, private information, business plans, etc."

How An Image Could've Let Attackers Hack Microsoft Teams Accounts
2020-04-27 23:54

Microsoft has patched a worm-like vulnerability in its Teams workplace video chat and collaboration platform that could have allowed attackers to take over an organization's entire roster of Teams accounts just by sending participants a malicious link to an innocent-looking image. "Eventually, the attacker could access all the data from your organization's Teams accounts - gathering confidential information, meetings and calendar information, competitive data, secrets, passwords, private information, business plans, etc."

News Wrap: Nintendo Account Hacks, Apple Zero Days, NFL Security
2020-04-24 17:11

It started a couple days ago when a number of researchers and I'm probably gonna mispronounce the name of the security firm, ZecOps or something along those lines -I can never pronounce these names - But anyways, they found two zero days, or what they claimed are two zero days that are very, very troubling when described. Tom: Yeah, well, you know, Apple has gotten some support from the research community.

Chinese Hackers Using New iPhone Hack to Spy On Uyghur Muslims
2020-04-23 02:43

A Chinese hacking group has been found leveraging a new exploit chain in iOS devices to install a spyware implant targeting the Uyghur Muslim minority in China's autonomous region of Xinjiang. Watering Holes Attacks Targeting Uyghur Websites The malware campaign previously exploited as many as 14 vulnerabilities spanning from iOS 10 all the way through iOS 12 over a period of at least two years via a small collection of malicious websites that were used as a watering hole to hack into the devices.

Chinese Hackers Using New iPhone Hack to Spy On Uyghur Muslims
2020-04-23 02:43

A Chinese hacking group has been found leveraging a new exploit chain in iOS devices to install a spyware implant targeting the Uyghur Muslim minority in China's autonomous region of Xinjiang. Watering Holes Attacks Targeting Uyghur Websites The malware campaign previously exploited as many as 14 vulnerabilities spanning from iOS 10 all the way through iOS 12 over a period of at least two years via a small collection of malicious websites that were used as a watering hole to hack into the devices.

Zero-Day Warning: It's Possible to Hack iPhones Just by Sending Emails
2020-04-22 11:14

The default mailing app pre-installed on millions of iPhones and iPads has been found vulnerable to two critical flaws that attackers are exploiting in the wild, at least, from the last two years to spy on high-profile victims. The flaws could eventually let remote hackers secretly take complete control over Apple devices just by sending an email to any targeted individual with his email account logged-in to the vulnerable app.

Zero-Day Warning: It's Possible to Hack iPhones Just by Sending Emails
2020-04-22 11:14

The default mailing app pre-installed on millions of iPhones and iPads has been found vulnerable to two critical flaws that attackers are exploiting in the wild, at least, from the last two years to spy on high-profile victims. The flaws could eventually let remote hackers secretly take complete control over Apple devices just by sending an email to any targeted individual with his email account logged-in to the vulnerable app.

Tor Project loses a third of staff in coronavirus cuts: Unlucky 13 out as nonprofit hacks back to core ops
2020-04-20 11:01

This week in The Reg's security roundup of the notable bits beyond what we've already covered, the Tor Project has cut back to its core team, Zoom has called in the big security guns, US tech firms are taking on its Congress - and more. First off, it has been a bad weekend for 13 staffers at the nonprofit Tor Project after they were let go as the team was reduced to core operations only.