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Phishing scammers are posting fake “account restricted” comments on LinkedIn
Recently, fake LinkedIn profiles have started posting comment replies claiming that a user has " engaged in activities that are not in compliance" with LinkedIn's policies and that their account has been " temporarily restricted" until they submit an appeal through a specified link in the comment...
EUVD-2022-51063
Malicious code in bioql PyPI...
Security update for MozillaThunderbird
This update for MozillaThunderbird fixes the following issues: CVE-2024-50336: Fixed insufficient MXC URI validation which could allow client-side path traversal bsc1234413 Other fixes: - Updated to Mozilla Thunderbird 128.5.2i bsc1234413: fixed: Large virtual folders could be very slow fixed:...
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Can Appeal His Extradition to the US, British Court Says
Two judges in London have ruled that WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the US on freedom of speech grounds...
Canada revisits decision to ban Flipper Zero
In February 2024 the Canadian government announced plans to ban the sale of the Flipper Zero, mainly because of its reported use to steal cars. The Flipper Zero is a portable device that can be used in penetration testing with a focus on wireless devices and access control systems. If that doesnt...
Former Uber CISO Appealing His Conviction
Joe Sullivan, Ubers CEO during their 2016 data breach, is appealing his conviction. Prosecutors charged Sullivan, whom Uber hired as CISO after the 2014 breach, of withholding information about the 2016 incident from the FTC even as its investigators were scrutinizing the companys data security a...
TikTok misused children's data, faces $15.6M fine
TikTok has been ordered to pay a fine of $15.6M £12.7M for failing to protect 1.4 million UK children under the age of 13 from accessing its platform in 2020. The Information Commissioner's Office ICO, the UK's data protection watchdog, imposed the fine after finding the company used children's...
CVE-2022-48364
The undomarkstatusesassensitive method in app/services/approveappealservice.rb in Mastodon 3.5.x before 3.5.3 does not use the server's representative account, resulting in moderator identity disclosure when a moderator approves the appeal of a user whose status update was marked as sensitive...
Design/Logic Flaw
The undomarkstatusesassensitive method in app/services/approveappealservice.rb in Mastodon 3.5.x before 3.5.3 does not use the server's representative account, resulting in moderator identity disclosure when a moderator approves the appeal of a user whose status update was marked as sensitive...
UK Approves WikiLeaks Chief Julian Assange's Extradition to the US
The WikiLeaks founder will appeal the UK Home Office's decision to extradite him to the US...
US Wins Appeal to Extradite Julian Assange
Plus: Bluetooth security, a Brazil hack, and more of the week's top security news...
classifieds.commercialappeal.com Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-2145297
Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has:       a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence;       b. notified the website operator about its existence...
Apple’s search for child abuse imagery raises serious privacy questions
The Internet has been on fire since the August 4 discovery disclosed publicly by Mathew Green that Apple will be monitoring photos uploaded to iCloud for child sexual abuse material CSAM. Some see this as a great move by Apple that will protect children. Others view this as a potentially dangerou...
Logic Flaw Vulnerability in the Account Appeal Function of the Identity Management System of Lianyi Technology Co.
As the security authentication and authorization center of the digital campus, the identity management system provides a series of comprehensive authentication, authorization control and management tools to provide all-round and multi-level licensing, control and management of data access and use...
Marriott Hit With $123M Fine For Massive 2018 Data Breach
The U.K.’s privacy watchdog is hitting Marriott International with a $123 million £99 million penalty stemming from its 2018 data breach of more than 383 million guest records. The Tuesday fine is issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office ICO and comes only a day after the organization...
Post-Data Breach, British Airways Slapped With Record $230M Fine
UPDATE A record $230 million fine has been proposed against British Airways after a 2018 data breach impacted 500,000 of the airline’s customers. If approved, the fee would be the biggest General Data Protection Regulation GDPR fine to be issued to a company so far. On Monday, the Information...
Iron Mind: Defending Against Propaganda & Counter Victimization
Thomas Jefferson had it right. Propaganda is the greatest threat to any democracy. Or did you just believe a quote that I made up with a picture of him to add credence to this blog? Iron Palm or Iron Hand is a body of training techniques in various martial arts. It is originally one of the 72 art...
Fortnite Scammers Approaching $1m in Annual Takings
When something seems too good to be true, it probably is. It’s a hard lesson to learn and, in this case, one that’s being taught by scammers. The perpetrators are abusing the fact that online players of Battle Royale games may be very eager to get free in-game currency and items, and are willing ...
Google Gets Record-Breaking $2.7 Billion Fine for Manipulating Search Results
Google has just lost its biggest regulatory battle! Google has been hit with a record-breaking $2.7 billion €2.42 billion fine by the European antitrust officials for unfairly manipulating search results since 2008. After a lengthy seven-year investigation that was launched in 2010 after several...
‘Popcorn Time’ Ransomware Sure to Cause Indigestion
ARCHIVED STORY ‘Popcorn Time’ Ransomware Sure to Cause Indigestion By Tim Hux · December 19, 2016 In early December the new ransomware “Popcorn Time” was discovered. It gives the victim the option of paying the ransom or infecting two other individuals and getting them to pay. “Popcorn Time” is a...