Afternoon Cyber Tea: Revisiting social engineering: The human threat to cybersecurity

Most of us know ‘Improv’ through film, theatre, music or even live comedy. It may surprise you to learn that the skills required for improvisational performance art, can also make you a good hacker? In cybersecurity, while quite a bit of focus is on the technology that our adversaries use, we mus...

Apple Touch ID Flaw Could Have Let Attackers Hijack iCloud Accounts

Apple earlier this year fixed a security vulnerability in iOS and macOS that could have potentially allowed an attacker to gain unauthorized access to a user's iCloud account. Uncovered in February by Thijs Alkemade, a security specialist at IT security firm Computest, the flaw resided in Apple's...

CVE-2020-5384

Authentication Bypass Vulnerability RSA MFA Agent 2.0 for Microsoft Windows contains an Authentication Bypass vulnerability. A local unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an alternate path to bypass authentication in order to gain full access to the system...

CVE-2020-12812

An improper authentication vulnerability in SSL VPN in FortiOS 6.4.0, 6.2.0 to 6.2.3, 6.0.9 and below may result in a user being able to log in successfully without being prompted for the second factor of authentication FortiToken if they changed the case of their username...

Cisco, Zoom and Others Must Bolster Security, Say Privacy Chiefs

Global privacy commissioners issued a joint public decry against leading video conferencing companies such as Cisco Systems, Microsoft and Zoom to demand the companies beef up their security and privacy strategies. The critique was delivered via an open letter published by data protection and...

North Korean Hackers Spotted Using New Multi-Platform Malware Framework

Lazarus Group, the notorious hacking group with ties to the North Korean regime, has unleashed a new multi-platform malware framework with an aim to infiltrate corporate entities around the world, steal customer databases, and distribute ransomware. Capable of targeting Windows, Linux, and macOS...

Paving the Path to Passwordless

Passwords seem to be the digital equivalent of the phrase, “can’t live with ’em, can’t live without ’em.” They’re supposed to protect sensitive information and data, but passwords can also be incredibly frustrating; you shouldn’t use the same one across the board, which means you probably have...

Twitter Hacked in Bitcoin Scam

It started with one weird tweet. Then another. Quickly, some of the most prominent accounts on Twitter were all sending out the same message; I am giving back to the community. All Bitcoin sent to the address below will be sent back double! If you send $1,000, I will send back $2,000. Only doing...

Prevent and detect more identity-based attacks with Azure Active Directory

Security incidents often start with just one compromised account. Once an attacker gets their foot in the door, they can escalate privileges or gather intelligence that helps them reach their goals. This is why we say that identity is the new security perimeter. To reduce the risk of a data breac...

PT-2020-6439

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FortiOS versions 6.0.0 through 6.0.9 FortiOS versions 6.2.0 through 6.2.3 FortiOS version 6.4.0 Description An improper authentication issue exists in the SSL VPN functionality of FortiOS. This allows attackers to bypass two-factor...

How Two-Factor Authentication Keeps Your Accounts Safe

Here are some of the best authenticator apps and options. It may take a moment to set up, but once you have 2FA enabled where it counts, you can rest easier...

CVE-2020-15105

Django Two-Factor Authentication before 1.12, stores the user's password in clear text in the user session base64-encoded. The password is stored in the session when the user submits their username and password, and is removed once they complete authentication by entering a two-factor...

PYSEC-2020-39

Django Two-Factor Authentication before 1.12, stores the user's password in clear text in the user session base64-encoded. The password is stored in the session when the user submits their username and password, and is removed once they complete authentication by entering a two-factor...

Authentication flaw

Django Two-Factor Authentication before 1.12, stores the user's password in clear text in the user session base64-encoded. The password is stored in the session when the user submits their username and password, and is removed once they complete authentication by entering a two-factor...

CVE-2020-15105

Django Two-Factor Authentication before 1.12, stores the user's password in clear text in the user session base64-encoded. The password is stored in the session when the user submits their username and password, and is removed once they complete authentication by entering a two-factor...

PYSEC-2020-39

Django Two-Factor Authentication before 1.12, stores the user's password in clear text in the user session base64-encoded. The password is stored in the session when the user submits their username and password, and is removed once they complete authentication by entering a two-factor...

CVE-2020-15105 In Django Two-Factor Authentication, user passwords are stored in clear text in the Django session

Django Two-Factor Authentication before 1.12, stores the user's password in clear text in the user session base64-encoded. The password is stored in the session when the user submits their username and password, and is removed once they complete authentication by entering a two-factor...

CVE-2020-15105

Django Two-Factor Authentication (django-two-factor-auth) vulnerability CVE-2020-15105 affects versions up to 1.11. It stores the user’s password in clear text (base64-encoded) in the user session after the user submits credentials, until authentication completes via a 2FA code. Depending on sess...

Cerberus Banking Trojan Unleashed on Google Play

A malicious Android app has been uncovered on the Google Play app marketplace that is distributing the banking trojan, Cerberus. The app has 10,000 downloads. Researchers said that the trojan was found within the last few days, as it was being spread via a Spanish currency converter app called...

E-Verify’s “SSN Lock” is Nothing of the Sort

One of the most-read advice columns on this site is a 2018 piece called "Plant Your Flag, Mark Your Territory," which tried to impress upon readers the importance of creating accounts at websites like those at the Social Security Administration, the IRS and others before crooks do it for you. A k...