Troy Hunt

JANUARY 29, 2022

Well, true to my opening dialogue, this was a monotopical weekly update (and yeah, apparently that's a word ). The Azure bill story got a huge amount of traction this week and there are many interesting angles to it that I didn't fully cover in the original blog post.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2021

A new supply chain attack made the headlines, threat actors compromised at least one update server of smartphone maker Gigaset to deliver malware. In 2018, it had 888 employees, revenue of 280 million Euro and sales activities in approximately 70 countries. Der Android-Update-Server von Gigaset wurde gehackt! Stay Tuned!

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SecureList

APRIL 5, 2023

Contents of a phishing kit archive with an anti-bot system “Premium page” vendors update their anti-bot systems regularly, so the phishing contents could remain undetected and thus, usable. Support includes providing updates on a regular basis for the phishing tools, anti-detection systems and links generated by the phishing kits.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Side note: Scott Helme and I talked about burnout in my weekly update from London , in part due to the experiences I had dealing with the above.) I have never, ever received so many emails, tweets, blog comments and every other form of communication you can imagine in such a short period of time. records in HIBP.

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Spinone

JANUARY 22, 2020

However, if you use a new Windows OS, you can be at risk as well if you don’t update your OS on time. When all files are decrypted, the displayed ransom notification demands $280 paid in Bitcoin within 40 hours. Update your computer regularly. After the deadline, the price goes up. BadRabbit decryptor 7. html or.txt).

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 13, 2018

Regardless, I did pump out a shorter update with a bunch of bits and pieces that popped up during the week. Firstly, the obnoxious behaviour that is Twitter thread hijacking (think of everything you hate about spam, just distilled down to 280 characters). Next week I'll be home and back to a quality audio setup.

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