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“FudCo” Spam Empire Tied to Pakistani Software Firm

Krebs on Security

Six years later, a review of the social media postings from this group shows they are prospering, while rather poorly hiding their activities behind a software development firm in Lahore that has secretly enabled an entire generation of spammers and scammers. Also we are running business since 2006.” Image: Facebook.

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News alert: SquareX’s “Year of Browser Bugs” project exposes critical cybersecurity blind spots

The Last Watchdog

The YOBB project was inspired by Month of Bugs (MOB), an iconic cybersecurity initiative where security researchers would publish one major vulnerability found in major software providers every day of the month. MOB projects played a huge role in improving the gravity at which security and responsible disclosure are taken in these companies.

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Three flaws that sat in Linux kernel since 2006 could deliver root privileges to attackers

SC Magazine

The trio of flaws – CVE-2021-27363, CVE-2021-27364 and CVE-2021-27365 – have lurked in Linux code since 2006 without detection until GRIMM researchers discovered them. “If The post Three flaws that sat in Linux kernel since 2006 could deliver root privileges to attackers appeared first on SC Media.

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Chinese Antivirus Firm Was Part of APT41 ‘Supply Chain’ Attack

Krebs on Security

” Once inside of a target organization, the hackers stole source code, software code signing certificates, customer account data and other information they could use or resell. It also deployed more complex supply chain attacks, in which they would hack a software company and modify the code with malware.

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500M Avira Antivirus Users Introduced to Cryptomining

Krebs on Security

Founded in 2006, Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG is a German multinational software company best known for their Avira Free Security (a.k.a. Avira Crypto. Avira Free Antivirus). In January 2021, Avira was acquired by Tempe, Ariz.-based based NortonLifeLock Inc., the same company that now owns Norton 360.

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Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Krebs on Security

Code-signing certificates are supposed to help authenticate the identity of software publishers, and provide cryptographic assurance that a signed piece of software has not been altered or tampered with. “Antivirus software trusts signed programs more. For some types of software, a digital signature is mandatory.”

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OWASP discloses a data breach

Security Affairs

Details here: [link] pic.twitter.com/jPzTZstIEL — OWASP® Foundation (@owasp) April 1, 2024 The OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on improving the security of software.