X (Formerly Twitter): Cross-Domain Leakage of X Username / UserID due to Dynamically Generated JS File

The vulnerability allowed the retrieval of a user's X username and user ID from a dynamically generated JavaScript file hosted on Twitter. An attacker could force a victim to import the file from a malicious website, bypassing the Same-Origin Policy and exposing the user's sensitive information...

Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023 Seeks to End Warrantless Police and FBI Spying

The Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023 pulls from past privacy bills to overhaul how police and the feds access Americans’ data and communications...

YouTube's Ad Blocker Detection Believed to Break EU Privacy Law

A complaint filed with the EU’s independent data regulator accuses YouTube of failing to get explicit user permission for its ad blocker detection system, potentially violating the ePrivacy Directive...

CVE-2023-23678

Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File vulnerability in WPEkaClub WP Cookie Consent for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy .This issue affects WP Cookie Consent for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy : from n/a through 2.2.5...

kernel: media: uvcvideo: Fix memory leak in uvc_gpio_parse

A memory leak was found in the UVC video driver's GPIO parsing code. When IRQ acquisition fails for a privacy GPIO, the previously allocated unit buffer is not freed, causing a memory leak...

webkitgtk: track sensitive user information

A flaw was found in WebKitGTK, which exists due to a logic issue in WebKit related to a user's privacy. A remote attacker may be able to track sensitive user information...

Defeating Little Brother requires a new outlook on privacy: Lock and Code S04E23

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… A worrying trend is cropping up amongst Americans, particularly within Generation Z—theyre spying on each other more. Whether reading someones DMs, rifling through a partners text messages, or even rummaging through the bags and belongings of someone else,...

A week in security (October 30 – November 5)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Apache ActiveMQ vulnerability used in ransomware attacks YouTube launches "global effort" to block ad blockers Should you allow your browser to remember your passwords? Atlassian: "Take immediate action" to patch your Confluence Data Center and Server instances Wha...

GHSA-GC7P-J5XM-XXH2 Unauthorized Access to Private Fields in User Registration API

System Details | Name | Value | |----------|------------------------| | OS | Windows 11 | | Version | 4.11.1 node v16.14.2 | | Database | mysql | Description I marked some fields as private fields in user content-type, and tried to register as a new user via api, at the same time I added content ...

[SECURITY] Fedora 39 Update: icecat-115.3.1-7.rh2.fc39

GNU IceCat is the GNU version of the Firefox ESR browser. Extensions included to this version of IceCat: LibreJS GNU LibreJS aims to address the JavaScript problem described in the article "The JavaScript Trap" of Richard Stallman. HTTPS Everywhere HTTPS Everywhere is an extension that encrypts...

What Gen Z really cares about when it comes to privacy

It would be easy to think that Gen Z doesn’t care about privacy. They worry less about ad tracking, do little to stem the flow of their private information online, and, as Malwarebytes recently uncovered, monitor one another’s lives far more than other generations. But it isn’t that Gen Z,...

The New Era of Social Media Looks as Bad for Privacy as the Last One

The slow-motion implosion of Elon Musk’s X has given rise to a slew of competitors, where privacy invasions that ran rampant over the past decade still largely persist...

Canada Bans WeChat and Kaspersky Apps On Government Devices

Canada on Monday announced a ban on the use of apps from Tencent and Kaspersky on government mobile devices, citing an "unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security." "The Government of Canada is committed to keeping government information and networks secure," the Canadian government said...

Meta Launches Paid Ad-Free Subscription in Europe to Satisfy Privacy Laws

Meta on Monday announced plans to offer an ad-free option to access Facebook and Instagram for users in the European Union EU, European Economic Area EEA, and Switzerland to comply with "evolving" data protection regulations in the region. The ad-free subscription, which costs €9.99/month on the...

FDA medical IoT cyber device compliance. FD&C 524b

TL;DR FD&C 524b is new FDA legislation for medical cyber device compliance Introduced on March 30th 2023 it is now a firm requirement as of October 1st 2023 It demands provision of complex evidence that manufacturers take security seriously Medical cyber device market There are over 10,000 medica...

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U.S. Dept Of Defense: Elasticsearch is currently open without authentication on https://██████l

An Elasticsearch instance accessible at https://██████l was found to be open without authentication, exposing data to unauthorized access. The vulnerability allowed listing and extraction of sensitive data stored in the Elasticsearch indexes. To mitigate, authentication and authorization controls...

The Danger of Forgotten Pixels on Websites: A New Case Study

While cyberattacks on websites receive much attention, there are often unaddressed risks that can lead to businesses facing lawsuits and privacy violations even in the absence of hacking incidents. A new case study highlights one of these more common cases. Download the full case study here. It's...

New NSA Information from (and About) Snowden

Interesting article about the Snowden documents, including comments from former Guardian editor Ewen MacAskill MacAskill, who shared the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service with Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras for their journalistic work on the Snowden files, retired from The Guardian in 2018. He...

Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

ethyca-fides is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting XSS. The vulnerability is due to a lack of proper validation in the privacyexperience.py , which results in inadequate verification of privacy policy URLs. This flaw allows an attacker to create a malicious payload in the privacy policy URL. When...