Google Algorithm Slashes Reddit Traffic: What It Means for UGC Platforms

Reddit Struggles After Google's New Focus on Expertise...

A week in security (March 17 – March 23)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: What Google Chrome knows about you, with Carey Parker Lock and Code S06E06 Personal data revealed in released JFK files Semrush impersonation scam hits Google Ads Targeted spyware and why it’s a concern to us The "free money" trap: How scammers exploit financial...

AMOS and Lumma stealers actively spread to Reddit users

We were alerted to Mac and Windows stealers currently distributed via Reddit posts targeting users engaging in cryptocurrency trading. One of the common lures is a cracked software version of the popular trading platform TradingView. The crooks are posting links to both Windows and Mac installers...

Reddit will start warning users that upvote violent content

In a post on r/RedditSafety by a Reddit administrator, the platform announced that it will start sending warnings to users that upvote violent content. Reddit is a social media platform and online forum where users can share and discuss content across a wide range of topics. The platform's...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-17516

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - scripts/inspectwebbrowser.py in Reddit Terminal Viewer RTV 1.19.0 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment...

U.K. ICO Investigates TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur Over Children's Data Protection Practices

The U.K.'s Information Commissioner's Office ICO has opened an investigation into online platforms TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur to assess the steps they are taking to protect children between the ages of 13 and 17 in the country. To that end, the watchdog said it's probing how the ByteDance-owned...

Reddit: Exposed proxy allows to access internal reddit domains

An exposed proxy at 52.90.28.77:30920 was found to allow access to internal reddit domains, such as snoo.dev, which were used by Reddit employees...

Reddit: IDOR lets a malicious user reveal the unpinned achievement badges of any Reddit user

Vulnerability description not provided...

AI Transcript, Fake School Website: Student’s US Scholarship Scam Exposed on Reddit

You reap what you sow!...

Malicious code in Reddit.api (NuGet)

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Where to find Opera’s Privacy and Security team online

Security Where to find Opera’s Privacy and Security team online Share September 27th, 2023 Hello everyone! Through this blog, we strive to offer timely updates and important information about Opera and our products. This helps us maintain an open line of communication with our users, particularly...

Malicious code in false-positive-reddit-rce (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ossf-package-analysis 18d0061817c889d31df1f475a5cb984705a83ac9e8117ef32c2429696d73ca20 The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'false-positive-reddit-rce' @ 0.0.2 npm as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The...

MAL-2023-1454 Malicious code in false-positive-reddit-rce (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ossf-package-analysis 18d0061817c889d31df1f475a5cb984705a83ac9e8117ef32c2429696d73ca20 The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'false-positive-reddit-rce' @ 0.0.2 npm as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The...

Malicious code in marvelmaniac-reddit-rce (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ossf-package-analysis 4e0c11328bba9ebf6da62d82fc149892918b5830eef9816b5f887c46f1108fa0 The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'marvelmaniac-reddit-rce' @ 10.0.3 npm as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The...

A week in security (July 31 - August 6)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: The end looms for Meta's behavioural advertising in Europe Microsoft Teams used in phishing campaign to bypass multi-factor authentication Film companies lose battle to unmask Reddit users FAQ: How does Malwarebytes ransomware rollback work? How to protect your...

Film companies lose battle to unmask Reddit users

An interesting case marking the limits of what data big business can expect to dig up has concluded its day or to be more accurate, many days in court. Ars Technica reports that film companies have lost their battle to make social site Reddit identify anonymous users discussing piracy. No fewer...

Update Your iPhone Right Now to Fix 2 Apple Zero Days

Plus: Discord has a child predator problem, fears rise of China spying from Cuba, and hackers try to blackmail Reddit...

The Reddit Files: Hackers Demand $4.5M Ransom and API Access Waiver

By Deeba Ahmed The hackers from the infamous BlackCat ransomware gang also known as ALPHV have claimed to have stolen 80GB of data from Reddit. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Reddit Files: Hackers Demand $4.5M Ransom and API Access Waiver...

Black Cat ransomware group wants $4.5m from Reddit or will leak stolen files

The ramifications of a Reddit breach which occurred back in February are now being felt, with the attackers threatening to leak the stolen data. The February attack, billed as a "sophisticated phishing campaign" by Reddit, involved an attempt to swipe credentials and two-factor authentication...

3rd-Party Reddit App Apollo Forced to Shut Down Due to API Charges

By Waqas Apollo app will be shut down on June 30th, 2023. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 3rd-Party Reddit App Apollo Forced to Shut Down Due to API Charges...