Krebs on Security

JANUARY 29, 2022

Several articles here have delved into the history of John Bernard , the pseudonym used by a fake billionaire technology investor who tricked dozens of startups into giving him tens of millions of dollars. Bernard’s latest victim — a Norwegian company hoping to build a fleet of environmentally friendly shipping vessels — is now embroiled in a lawsuit over a deal gone bad, in which Bernard falsely claimed to have secured $100 million from six other wealthy investors, including t

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Bleeping Computer

JANUARY 29, 2022

A security researcher has publicly disclosed an exploit for a Windows local privilege elevation vulnerability that allows anyone to gain admin privileges in Windows 10. [.].

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 29, 2022

Our sincere thanks to Security BSides Dublin for publishing their tremendous videos from the Security BSides Dublin 2021 Conference on the organization’s YouTube channel. Additionally, the Security BSides Dublin organization has slated their eponymous Security BSides Dublin 2022 confab at the The Convention Centre Dublin ( CCD ) on 2022/03/19. Just a month and a half away.

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Bleeping Computer

JANUARY 29, 2022

Researchers have found over 20,000 instances of publicly exposed data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software that monitor devices, HVAC control systems, and power distribution units, which could be used for a range of catastrophic attacks. [.].

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 29, 2022

Several articles here have delved into the history of John Bernard, the pseudonym used by a fake billionaire technology investor who's tricked dozens of start-ups into giving him tens of millions of dollars. Bernard's latest victim -- a Norwegian startup hoping to build a fleet of environmentally friendly shipping vessels -- is now embroiled in a lawsuit over a deal gone bad, in which Bernard falsely claimed to have secured $100 million from six other wealthy investors, including the founder of

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Bleeping Computer

JANUARY 29, 2022

Microsoft says that Windows devices need to be online for at least eight hours to get the latest updates and have them correctly installed after they're released through Windows Update. [.].

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 29, 2022

Permalink. The post XKCD ‘Alien Mission’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2022

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revoked the license for the China Unicom Americas over serious national security concerns. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has revoked the license for China Unicom Americas over “serious national security concerns.” China Unicom is the world’s sixth-largest mobile service provider by subscriber base.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 29, 2022

Our sincere thanks to Security BSides Dublin for publishing their tremendous videos from the Security BSides Dublin 2021 Conference on the organization’s YouTube channel. Additionally, the Security BSides Dublin organization has slated their eponymous Security BSides Dublin 2022 confab at the The Convention Centre Dublin ( CCD ) on 2022/03/19. Just a month and a half away.

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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. And incidentally, yep, there's a little background hiss on this video.

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