Top CVEs Actively Exploited by People’s Republic of China State-Sponsored Cyber Actors   

CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, and the National Security Agency NSA have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA providing the top Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVEs used since 2020 by People’s Republic of China PRC state-sponsored cyber actors. PRC state-sponsored cybe...

Cisco Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple Cisco products. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. For updates addressing lower severity vulnerabilities, see the Cisco Security Advisories page. CISA...

TikTok's "secret operation" tracks you even if you don't use it

Consumer Reports CR, a US-based nonprofit consumer organization, has revealed that TikTok gathers data on people who don't even use the app itself. If this sounds familiar, it's because it's happened before. Meta's near-omnipresence wherever you are online enabled it to gather data on users, even...

BD Totalys MultiProcessor 信任管理问题漏洞

The BD Totalys MultiProcessor is a medical device from Bidi Medical BD, USA. combines full automation of the cell enrichment process for cervical samples, a strict chain of custody, and customizable small samples for ancillary testing. The BD Totalys MultiProcessor suffers from a trust management...

CVE-2022-2628

The DSGVO All in one for WP WordPress plugin before 4.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfilteredhtml capability is disallowed for example in multisite setup...

The High Cost of Living Your Life Online

Constantly posting content on social media can erode your privacy—and sense of self...

A week in security (September 26 – October 2)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Why almost everything we told you about passwords was wrong Two new Exchange Server zero-days in the wild Local government cybersecurity: 5 best practices Optus data breach "attacker" says sorry, it was a mistake Fast Company hacked to send obscene and racist...

UBUNTU-CVE-2022-40316

The H5P activity attempts report did not filter by groups, which in separate groups mode could reveal information to non-editing teachers about attempts/users in groups they should not have access to...

Mozilla Releases Security Update for Thunderbird

Mozilla has released a security update to address a vulnerability in Thunderbird. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Mozilla security advisory for Thunderbird 102.3.1 and make the necessary...

Hurricane-Related Scams 

CISA warns users to remain on alert for malicious cyber activity targeting potential disaster victims and charitable donors following a hurricane. Fraudulent emails—often containing malicious links or attachments—are common after major natural disasters. Exercise caution in handling emails with...

CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

CISA has added three vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risk to the federal enterprise. Note: to view the newly added...

Drupal Releases Security Update

Drupal has released a security update to address a vulnerability affecting multiple versions of Drupal. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive information. For advisories addressing lower severity vulnerabilities, see Drupal’s Security advisories. CISA encourages users a...

Cisco Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

Cisco has released security updates for vulnerabilities affecting multiple products. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. For updates addressing high and low severity vulnerabilities, see the Cisco Security Advisories page. CISA...

Threat Source newsletter (Sept. 29, 2022) — Personal health apps are currently under a spotlight, but their warning signs have always been there

By Jon Munshaw. Welcome to this week’s edition of the Threat Source newsletter. I’ve spent the past few months with my colleague Ashlee Benge looking at personal health apps’ privacy policies. We found several instances of apps that carry sensitive information stating they would share certain...

Differences in App Security/Privacy Based on Country

Depending on where you are when you download your Android apps, it might collect more or less data about you. The apps we downloaded from Google Play also showed differences based on country in their security and privacy capabilities. One hundred twenty-seven apps varied in what the apps were...

CVE-2021-40695

It was possible for a student to view their quiz grade before it had been released, using a quiz web service...

Facebook users sue Meta for allegedly building "secret workaround" to Apple privacy safeguards

Last week, two Facebook users filed a class-action complaint against Meta in San Francisco's federal court, alleging the company built a "secret workaround" to Apple's safeguards that protect iPhone users from tracking. Facebook circumvents Apple's privacy rules by opening in-app browsers within...

How to Advocate for Data Privacy and Users' Rights

Want to speak up against Big Tech, unjust data collection, and surveillance? Here's how to be an activist in your community and beyond...

TikTok faces $28m fine for failing to protect children's privacy

TikTok is no stranger to controversy where data usage is concerned. Back in 2021, the social media dance extravaganza platform agreed to pay $92m to settle dozens of lawsuits alleging harvesting of personal data. There has also been concern with regard to whether or not settings were enough to ke...

Hacker Behind Optus Breach Releases 10,200 Customer Records in Extortion Scheme

The Australian Federal Police AFP on Monday disclosed it's working to gather "crucial evidence" and that it's collaborating with overseas law enforcement authorities following the hack of telecom provider Optus. "Operation Hurricane has been launched to identify the criminals behind the alleged...