Fake VPN and Spam Blocker Apps Tied to VexTrio Used in Ad Fraud, Subscription Scams

The malicious ad tech purveyor known as VexTrio Viper has been observed developing several malicious apps that have been published on Apple and Google's official app storefronts under the guise of seemingly useful applications. These apps masquerade as VPNs, device "monitoring" apps, RAM cleaners...

CL-STA-0969 Installs Covert Malware in Telecom Networks During 10-Month Espionage Campaign

Telecommunications organizations in Southeast Asia have been targeted by a state-sponsored threat actor known as CL-STA-0969 to facilitate remote control over compromised networks. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 said it observed multiple incidents in the region, including one aimed at critical...

Chinese Firms Linked to Silk Typhoon Filed 15+ Patents for Cyber Espionage Tools

Chinese companies linked to the state-sponsored hacking group known as Silk Typhoon aka Hafnium have been identified as behind over a dozen technology patents, shedding light on the shadowy cyber contracting ecosystem and its offensive capabilities. The patents cover forensics and intrusion tools...

Elastic Beats Privilege Escalation

The vulnerability of the agent installer for data collection and delivery in Elasticsearch or Logstash Elastic Beats is related to an uncontrolled element in the search process. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to enhance their privileges...

Exploit for CVE-2014-7911

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Metaverse Security and Privacy Research: a Systematic Review

The rapid growth of metaverse technologies, including virtual worlds, augmented reality, and lifelogging, has accelerated their adoption across diverse domains. This rise exposes users to significant new security and privacy challenges due to sociotechnical complexity, pervasive connectivity, and...

"Is It Always Watching? Is It Always Listening?" Exploring Contextual Privacy and Security Concerns toward Domestic Social Robots

Equipped with artificial intelligence AI and advanced sensing capabilities, social robots are gaining interest among consumers in the United States. These robots seem like a natural evolution of traditional smart home devices. However, their extensive data collection capabilities, anthropomorphic...

New Study Shows Google Tracking Persists Even With Privacy Tools

A new SafetyDetectives study reveals the surprising extent of Google tracking across the web in the US, UK, Switzerland, and Sweden. Discover how Google Analytics, AdSense, and YouTube embeds collect your data, even when using DuckDuckGo...

Azure Monitor Agents Code Execution

Vulnerability of the data collection tool for Azure Monitor Agent, which processes virtual machines and physical servers, due to improper code generation management. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to execute arbitrary code remotely...

Protect Client-Side Code and Certify the Authenticity of Data Collection

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Taiwan NSB Alerts Public on Data Risks from Douyin, Weibo, and RedNote Over China Ties

Taiwan's National Security Bureau NSB has warned that China-developed applications like RedNote aka Xiaohongshu, Weibo, Douyin, WeChat, and Baidu Cloud pose security risks due to excessive data collection and data transfer to China. The alert comes following an inspection of these apps carried ou...

Taiwan NSB Alerts Public on Data Risks from Douyin, Weibo, and RedNote Over China Ties

Taiwan's National Security Bureau NSB has warned that China-developed applications like RedNote aka Xiaohongshu, Weibo, Douyin, WeChat, and Baidu Cloud pose security risks due to excessive data collection and data transfer to China. The alert comes following an inspection of these apps carried ou...

CVE-2025-5692

The Lead Form Data Collection to CRM plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on several functions in the /includes/LBadminajax.php file in all versions up to, and including, 3.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with...

CVE-2025-5692

The CVE-2025-5692 entry concerns the WordPress plugin Lead Form Data Collection to CRM (versions up to and including 3.1). It states a missing capability check in multiple functions within LB_admin_ajax.php (notably doFieldAjaxAction), allowing authenticated users with Subscriber-level access and...

CVE-2025-5692: Missing Authorization

The Lead Form Data Collection to CRM plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on several functions in the /includes/LBadminajax.php file in all versions up to, and including, 3.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with...

PT-2025-27582

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Lead Form Data Collection to CRM plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 3.1 Description: The issue allows unauthorized modification of data, leading to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the doFieldAjaxActi...

Lessons for Cybersecurity from the American Public Health System

The United States needs national institutions and frameworks to systematically collect cybersecurity data, measure outcomes, and coordinate responses across government and private sectors, similar to how public health systems track and address disease outbreaks...

Tracker Installations Are Not Created Equal: Understanding Tracker Configuration of Form Data Collection

Targeted advertising is fueled by the comprehensive tracking of users' online activity. As a result, advertising companies, such as Google and Meta, encourage website administrators to not only install tracking scripts on their websites but configure them to automatically collect users' Personall...

WhatsApp to start targeting you with ads

WhatsApp has announced that it will start to show you targeted ads on the app. The ads, it says, will appear under the Updates tab. WhatsApp launched the Updates tab a year ago, and now 1.5 billion people visit it every day. Updates has historically been a place for users to follow news and updat...

Smart air fryers ordered to stop invading our digital privacy

In a confirmation that we've gone full Black Mirror, the UK's privacy czar has wagged a finger at air fryer manufacturers and told them to stop playing with our data. New draft guidance from the Information Commissioner's Office ICO targets not just air fryer vendors but manufacturers of any smar...