Security Boulevard

MARCH 11, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency penetrated in February, via vuln in Ivanti. The post Irony of Ironies: CISA Hacked — ‘by China’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. Free rides and traffic jams: U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2023

After a year that saw massive ransomware attacks and open cyber warfare, the biggest question in cybersecurity for 2023 will likely be how much of those attack techniques get commoditized and weaponized. 2023, he predicted, “will not be any easier when it comes to keeping users’ data safe and private.” Similarly, the U.S.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 23, 2024

Privacy FAIL: Apple location service returns far more data than it should, to people who have no business knowing it, without your permission. The post Apple API Allows Wi-Fi AP Location Tracking appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 24, 2024

appeared first on Security Boulevard. Inglorious Basta(rds): 16 days on, huge hospital system continues to be paralyzed by ransomware—and patient safety is at risk. The post Black Basta Ascension Attack Redux — can Patients Die of Ransomware?

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Security Boulevard

MAY 16, 2024

One in three office workers who use GenAI admit to sharing customer info, employee details and financial data with the platforms. The post Risks of GenAI Rising as Employees Remain Divided About its Use in the Workplace appeared first on Security Boulevard. Are you worried yet?

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Security Boulevard

MAY 15, 2024

The post Dell Hell Redux — More Personal Info Stolen by ‘Menelik’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. Phish Ahoy! Hacker took advantage of Dell’s lack of anti-scraping defense.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 5, 2024

The post FCC: Phone Network Bugs Must Be Fixed — But are SS7/Diameter Beyond Repair? appeared first on Security Boulevard. Fast enough for government work: The Federal Communications Commission is finally minded to do something about decades-old vulnerabilities.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2024

Enter the lobbyists: A draft federal privacy act has Washington DC buzzing. The post Here Comes the US GDPR: APRA, the American Privacy Rights Act appeared first on Security Boulevard. But it’s just a bill—and it’s a long, long journey before it becomes a law.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 2, 2024

The post Dropbox Hacked: eSignature Service Breached appeared first on Security Boulevard. Drop Dropbox? The company apologized as user details were leaked from its “Dropbox Sign” product.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 29, 2024

The post South Korean iPhone Ban: MDM DMZ PDQ appeared first on Security Boulevard. MDM Hindered: Android phones are still OK; this is Samsung’s home, after all.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 12, 2024

The post Sisense Hacked: CISA Warns Customers at Risk appeared first on Security Boulevard. A hard-coded credential catastrophe: The analytics firm kept big companies’ secrets in an insecure AWS bucket. Government says victims include the “critical infrastructure sector.”

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 23, 2024

The Biden Administration is issuing new regulations designed to protect women and their health care providers from law enforcement investigations when performing abortions or other reproductive procedures that are lawful in the states where they’re performed. The rules, announced this week by the U.S.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 16, 2024

The post SIM Swappers Try Bribing T-Mobile and Verizon Staff $300 appeared first on Security Boulevard. Not OK: SMS 2FA — Widespread spam targets carrier employees, as scrotes try harder to evade two-factor authentication.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 10, 2024

LG Fixes Smart TV Vulns appeared first on Security Boulevard. 4×CVE=RCE or Merely CE? Update your LG TV now, or let hackers root it. But is Bitdefender overhyping the issue? The post Watch This? Patch This!

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 27, 2024

The post Revealed: Facebook’s “Incredibly Aggressive” Alleged Theft of Snapchat App Data appeared first on Security Boulevard. Meta MITM IAAP SSL bump: Zuck ordered “Project Ghostbusters”—with criminal consequences, says class action lawsuit.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 28, 2024

The post Apple OTP FAIL: ‘MFA Bomb’ Warning — Locks Accounts, Wipes iPhones appeared first on Security Boulevard. Rethink different: First, fatigue frightened users with multiple modal nighttime notifications. Next, call and pretend to be Apple support.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The post DoD Email Breach: Pentagon Tells Victims 12 Months Late appeared first on Security Boulevard. 3TB Email FAIL: Personal info of tens of thousands leaks. Microsoft cloud email server was missing a password.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 26, 2024

Scary SMS shenanigans: Avoid Telegram’s new “Peer-To-Peer Login” program if you value your privacy or your cellular service. The post Telegram Privacy Nightmare: Don’t Opt In to P2PL appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The post ‘Total Bollocks’ — No, Your Toothbrush isn’t DDoS’ing appeared first on Security Boulevard. PR FAIL: Were 3 million toothbrushes hacked into a botnet? Or does a Fortinet spokeschild have egg on his face?

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The post PRC State Hacking: ‘Chinese Edward Snowden’ Spills I‑Soon Secrets in Huge Dump of TTPs appeared first on Security Boulevard. Underpaid, overworked and angry: Whistleblower in hacker contractor firm for Chinese government blows lid off tactics, techniques and procedures.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 1, 2024

EKEN IoT FAIL: Amazon, Sears and Shein still sell security swerving stuff. The post Cheap Video Doorbell Cams: Tools of Stalkers and Thieves appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

appeared first on Security Boulevard. Pay no attention to that man: State Dept. Global Engagement Centre chief James Rubin (pictured) follows the yellow brick road. The post US Will Fight Russian Disinformation — Hacks and Leaks and Deepfakes, Oh My!

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 30, 2024

The post ‘Extremely serious’ — Mercedes-Benz Leaks Data on GitHub appeared first on Security Boulevard. Oh, Lord: My friends all hack Porsches—I must make amends.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 25, 2024

The post Malicious AdTech Spies on People as NatSec Targets appeared first on Security Boulevard. Targeted ads target targets: Patternz and Nuviad enable potentially hostile governments to track individuals by misusing ad bidding.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 17, 2024

The post North Korea IT Worker Scam Brings Malware and Funds Nukes appeared first on Security Boulevard. DPRK IT WFH: Justice Department says N. Korean hackers are getting remote IT jobs, posing as Americans.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

via Router Botnet) appeared first on Security Boulevard. a/k/a BRONZE SILHOUETTE: FBI head Wray won’t tolerate China’s “real-world threat to our physical safety.” The post FBI Warning: China Will Hack US Infra.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Bootkit Bug in shim.efi appeared first on Security Boulevard. Snow joke: A Microsoft researcher found it—and it’s somehow Microsoft’s fault. The post Linux Vendors Squawk: PATCH NOW — CVSS 9.8

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The post LockBit Takedown by Brits — Time for ‘Operation Cronos’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. RaaS nicked: 11-nation army led by UK eliminates ransomware-for-hire scrotes’ servers.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The post CFO Deepfake Fools Staff — Fakers Steal $26M via Video appeared first on Security Boulevard. Bad hoax blood: Spearphish pivots to deepfake Zoom call, leads to swift exit of cash.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 3, 2024

The post Facebook’s New Privacy Nightmare: ‘Link History’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. How stupid does he think we are? You’ll want to turn off this new app setting.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 10, 2024

The post China Cracks Apple Private Protocol — AirDrop Pwned appeared first on Security Boulevard. AirDrop hashing is weaksauce: Chinese citizens using peer-to-peer wireless comms “must be identified.”

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 18, 2024

The post Massive ‘New’ Leaked Credentials List: Naz.API Pwns Troy appeared first on Security Boulevard. Have I been pwned? Yes, you probably have. Stop reusing passwords, already. Here’s what else you should do.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 2, 2024

The post Google Whistles While OAuth Burns — ‘MultiLogin’ 0-Day is 70+ Days Old appeared first on Security Boulevard. What a Mickey Mouse operation: Infostealer scrotes having a field day with unpatched vulnerability.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 31, 2024

For all the benefits that SaaS provides, data protection and security is most often found wanting. The post Confronting the SaaS Data Protection and Security Crisis appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission is warning AI companies against secretly changing their security and privacy policies in hopes of leveraging the data they collect from customers to feed models they use to develop their products and services.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 21, 2024

Legacy systems are attractive targets to bad actors because outdated components often mean that security vulnerabilities remain unpatched, offering exploitable footholds. The post Legacy Systems: Learning From Past Mistakes appeared first on Security Boulevard. End of life” does not mean “end of vulnerability.”

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The post Okta Screws Up (Yet Again) — ALL Customers’ Data Hacked, not just 1% appeared first on Security Boulevard. You had one job: Last month’s sheer incompetence descends this week into UTTER FARCE.

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