The Hacker News
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
The U.S. Cyber Command on Friday warned of ongoing mass exploitation attempts in the wild targeting a now-patched critical security vulnerability affecting Atlassian Confluence deployments that could be abused by unauthenticated attackers to take control of a vulnerable system.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
FIN7 cybercrime gang used weaponized Windows 11 Alpha-themed Word documents to drop malicious payloads, including a JavaScript backdoor. Anomali Threat Research experts have monitored recent spear-phishing attacks conducted by financially motivated threat actor FIN7. The messages used weaponized Windows 11 Alpha-themed Word documents with Visual Basic macros to drop malicious payloads, including a JavaScript backdoor, in an attack aimed at a US point-of-sale (PoS) service provider.
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Bleeping Computer
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
Relying on a simple recipe that has proved successful time and time again, threat actors have deployed a malware campaign recently that used a Windows 11 theme to lure recipients into activating malicious code placed inside Microsoft Word documents. [.].
The Hacker News
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
Microsoft has shared technical details about a now-fixed, actively exploited critical security vulnerability affecting SolarWinds Serv-U managed file transfer service that it has attributed with "high confidence" to a threat actor operating out of China.
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Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
The complete source code for the Babuk ransomware is available for sale on a Russian-speaking hacking forum. A threat actor has leaked the source code for the Babuk ransomware on a Russian-speaking hacking forum. The Babuk Locker operators halted their operations at the end of April after the attack against the Washington, DC police department. Experts believe that the decision of the group to leave the ransomware practice could be the result of an operational error, it was a bad idea to threate
The Hacker News
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
Apple is temporarily hitting the pause button on its controversial plans to screen users' devices for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) after receiving sustained blowback over worries that the tool could be weaponized for mass surveillance and erode the privacy of users.
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Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
Apple will delay the introduction of its new child pornography protection tools due to a heated debate raised by privacy advocates. Apple announced this week that it will delay the rollout of its new child pornography protection tools after many experts and privacy advocated claimed it poses a threat to user privacy. The tools were announced by the IT giant in August, the company explained that every image containing child sexual abuse on iPhones and iPads will be reported to its experts and upl
Bleeping Computer
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
Microsoft is turning a blind eye to a loophole that allows you to install Windows 11 on incompatible hardware but warns that your device may no longer receive security updates. [.].
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
The US Securities and Exchange Commission warns investors of potential investment scams that leverages Hurricane Ida as a bait. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is warning investors of potential investment scams related to Hurricane Ida. Scammers will likely target individuals and organizations that are eligible to receive large payouts from insurance companies to compensate for the damages caused by Hurricane Ida.
WIRED Threat Level
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
Plus: A spyware ban, a big WhatsApp fine, and more of the week's top security news.
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Security Boulevard
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
via the textual amusements of Thomas Gx , along with the Illustration talents of Etienne Issartia and superb translation skillset of Mark Nightingale - the creators of CommitStrip ! Permalink. The post CommitStrip ‘End-Of-Project Review’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Penetration Testing
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
what the fuzz what the fuzz or wtf is a distributed, code-coverage guided, customizable, cross-platform snapshot-based fuzzer designed for attacking user and or kernel-mode targets running on Microsoft Windows. Execution of the target can be done inside... The post wtf v0.5.1 releases: cross-platform snapshot-based fuzzer designed for attacking user/ kernel-mode targets appeared first on Penetration Testing.
Security Boulevard
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
Our thanks to DEFCON for publishing their outstanding DEFCON Conference Main Stage Videos on the groups' YouTube channel. Permalink. The post DEF CON 29 Main Stage – Jiska Classen’s & Alexander Heinrich’s ‘Wibbly Wobbly, Timey Wimey Whats Inside Apple’s U1 Chip’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Security Boulevard
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
Our thanks to DEFCON for publishing their outstanding DEFCON Conference Main Stage Videos on the groups' YouTube channel. Permalink. The post DEF CON 29 Main Stage – Martin Doyhenard’s ‘Response Smuggling: Pwning HTTP 1 1 Connections’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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