This Week in Security News: Over 2,000 WordPress Accounts Compromised and Facebook to Pay $550M to Settle Class Action Case Over Facial Recognition

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, over two thousand WordPress sites were compromised using a malicious script that redirects visitors to scam websites. Also, read about how...

CVE-2019-8760

This issue was addressed by improving Face ID machine learning models. This issue is fixed in iOS 13. A 3D model constructed to look like the enrolled user may authenticate via Face ID...

CVE-2019-8760

This issue was addressed by improving Face ID machine learning models. This issue is fixed in iOS 13. A 3D model constructed to look like the enrolled user may authenticate via Face ID...

Design/Logic Flaw

This issue was addressed by improving Face ID machine learning models. This issue is fixed in iOS 13. A 3D model constructed to look like the enrolled user may authenticate via Face ID...

CVE-2019-8760

CVE-2019-8760 concerns Face ID authentication on Apple iOS. Description and multiple sources confirm that a 3D model constructed to resemble the enrolled user could bypass Face ID. The issue is addressed by improving Face ID machine learning models and was fixed in iOS 13. Related entries in Red ...

CVE-2019-8760

This issue was addressed by improving Face ID machine learning models. This issue is fixed in iOS 13. A 3D model constructed to look like the enrolled user may authenticate via Face ID...

Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in FaceTime Component of Multiple Apple Products

Apple iOS, etc. are products of Apple Inc. in the U.S. FaceTime is one of the video calling software packages. A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the FaceTime component of several Apple products, which can be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the help of a malicious...

Unspecified Vulnerability in Apple iOS Face ID Component

Apple iOS is an operating system for mobile devices developed by Apple Inc. Face ID is one of the facial recognition components. A security vulnerability in the Face ID component of Apple iOS prior to version 13 could be exploited by an attacker to authenticate with the help of a 3D model...

About the security content of iOS 13

About the security content of iOS 13 This document describes the security content of iOS 13. About Apple security updates For our customers' protection, Apple doesn't disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches or releases are available. Recent...

Chinese Face-Swapping App ZAO Sparks Privacy Concerns After Going Crazily Viral

What could be more exciting than seeing yourself starring alongside your favorite actor in a movie, music video, or TV program? Yes, that's possible—well, kind of, by using a new AI-based deepfake app that has gone viral in China over this weekend, climbing to the top of the free apps list in the...

DEBIAN-CVE-2015-9382

FreeType before 2.6.1 has a buffer over-read in skipcomment in psaux/psobjs.c because psparserskipPStoken is mishandled in an FTNewMemoryFace operation...

CVE-2015-9382

FreeType before 2.6.1 has a buffer over-read in skipcomment in psaux/psobjs.c because psparserskipPStoken is mishandled in an FTNewMemoryFace operation...

UBUNTU-CVE-2015-9382

FreeType before 2.6.1 has a buffer over-read in skipcomment in psaux/psobjs.c because psparserskipPStoken is mishandled in an FTNewMemoryFace operation...

Modifying a Tesla to Become a Surveillance Platform

From DefCon: At the Defcon hacker conference today, security researcher Truman Kain debuted what he calls the Surveillance Detection Scout. The DIY computer fits into the middle console of a Tesla Model S or Model 3, plugs into its dashboard USB port, and turns the car's built-in cameras­ -- the...

August 17, 2019—KB4512534 (OS Build 17763.720)

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FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 - Remote Root Exploit

Exploit for hardware platform in category web applications !/usr/bin/env python -- coding: utf-8 -- FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Remote Root Exploit Vendor: iWT Ltd. Product web page: http://www.iwt.com.hk Affected version: Firmware 6.4.8 build 264 Algorithm A16 Firmware 5.7.2 build 568...

FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 - Remote Command Injection

FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Remote Command Injection Vendor: iWT Ltd. Product web page: http://www.iwt.com.hk Affected version: Firmware 6.4.8 build 264 Algorithm A16 Firmware 5.7.2 build 568 Algorithm A14 Firmware 5.7.0 build 539 Algorithm A14 Summary: FaceSentry 5AN is a revolutionar...

FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Cross-Site Request Forgery Vendor: iWT Ltd. Product web page: http://www.iwt.com.hk Affected version: Firmware 6.4.8 build 264 Algorithm A16 Firmware 5.7.2 build 568 Algorithm A14 Firmware 5.7.0 build 539 Algorithm A14 Summary: FaceSentry 5AN is a...

FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Cleartext Password Storage

FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Cleartext Password Storage Vendor: iWT Ltd. Product web page: http://www.iwt.com.hk Affected version: Firmware 6.4.8 build 264 Algorithm A16 Firmware 5.7.2 build 568 Algorithm A14 Firmware 5.7.0 build 539 Algorithm A14 Summary: FaceSentry 5AN is a...

FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 - Remote Root Exploit

FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 - Remote Root Exploit !/usr/bin/env python -- coding: utf-8 -- FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Remote Root Exploit Vendor: iWT Ltd. Product web page: http://www.iwt.com.hk Affected version: Firmware 6.4.8 build 264 Algorithm A16 Firmware 5.7.2 build 5...