Christmas tech scams roundup

There’s a fair few Christmas tech scams floating around out there as 2018 winds up, and we thought it’d be a good time to warn you about them. It’s the usual mish-mash of phone antics, social media shenanigans, and click bait. Shall we begin? This scam looks divine BOOM reports on a collection of...

Threatpost Poll: Do You Hate Facebook?

Facebook is under fire again after a bombshell report went live, claiming it has had broad data-sharing arrangements with Amazon, Apple, Netflix and others for years. We’re wondering if this changes how you use Facebook in your everyday life. An exhaustive investigation in the New York Times on...

Facebook Fights Back on Secret Data-Sharing Partnerships

UPDATE Facebook is hitting back after a new report on Tuesday said that the company struck broad data-sharing partnerships with more than 150 companies, including Apple, Amazon and Netflix, exempting them from its normal data privacy terms and conditions. An exhaustive investigation in the New Yo...

My Takeaways from the Gartner I&O Conference

By Renata Budko, Wallarm Last week I spent a few days in Las Vegas with the great folks at the Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference. Gathered for the conference there were experts around the world from analysts to VPs to infrastructure and operations leaders to...

phpBB 3.2.3 - Remote Code Execution

// All greets goes to RIPS Tech // Run this JS on Attachment Settings ACP page var pluploadsalt = ''; var formtoken = ''; var creationtime = ''; var filepath = 'phar://./../files/plupload/$saltaaae9cba5fdadb1f0c384934cd20d11czip.part'; // md5'evil.zip' = aaae9cba5fdadb1f0c384934cd20d11czip // you...

Data Privacy Issues Trigger Soul Searching in Tech Industry

NEW YORK – For the tech industry, Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal has led to a wave of self-examination when it comes to the culture around data collection and utilization – and what the price is for bad data privacy policies. While regulatory efforts, fines and consumer public sentiment...

Tech Support Scams Obfuscation Methods

Many scams have emerged looking to infect users with malware by giving users false information claiming that their computers are infected. After such claims an alert appears requesting the client to approve the running of a javascript file. A successful attack can lead to downloading malware to t...

Australia Anti-Encryption Law Triggers Sweeping Backlash

A controversial Australian bill, which could give the government access to data protected by end-to-end encryption, was passed Thursday. The bill, called the Assistance and Access Act, empowers Australian police to essentially force companies that are operating in the country to help the governme...

Microsoft Calls For Facial Recognition Tech Regulation

As facial recognition continues to gain traction in public use cases, Microsoft on Thursday called for regulation of the technology, citing heightened concerns around privacy and consent. Over the past year, facial recognition technology has started to pop up in various government-related...

Australia Passes Anti-Encryption Bill—Here's Everything You Need To Know

Australia's House of Representatives has finally passed the "Telecommunications Assistance and Access Bill 2018," also known as the Anti-Encryption Bill, on Thursday that would now allow law enforcement to force Google, Facebook, WhatsApp, Signal, and other tech giants to help them access encrypt...

Australia Passes Anti-Encryption Bill—Here's Everything You Need To Know

Australia's House of Representatives has finally passed the "Telecommunications Assistance and Access Bill 2018," also known as the Anti-Encryption Bill , on Thursday that would now allow law enforcement to force Google, Facebook, WhatsApp, Signal, and other tech giants to help them access...

Hey Belfast, Imperva’s Moving Into The Neighborhood

As a local, I’m very excited to be Imperva’s first Belfast hire, in charge of spinning up the operation in our new European location. Imperva provides best-in-class data and application security solutions on premises, in the cloud, and in hybrid environments. As we position ourselves for the next...

tech-reg.sk XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-706458 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| tech-reg.sk Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| hidden until disclosure Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| hidden unti...

tech-controllers.cz XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-706453 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| tech-controllers.cz Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| hidden until disclosure Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:|...

Indian police & Microsoft busts tech support scam centers

By Uzair Amir You may have watched YouTube videos about tech support scam tricking unsuspecting users into believing that their devices have been compromised with some nasty malware and the only way to get rid of it is to pay the technician for their "services" over the phone or Skype call. This...

FBI & Google shut down largest-ever Ad fraud scheme ‘3VE’

By Waqas 8 suspects behind 3VE have also been identified. Last year in August, the Federal Bureau of Investigation organized a secret meet-up between cybersecurity and digital advertising experts in its Manhattan federal building. This included Google and nearly 20 tech firms while there were...

Cheetah Mobile Blames SDKs for Rampant Ad Fraud in Its Android Apps

Cheetah Mobile is finding itself in a swirl of media attention after being accused of developing mobile apps that contain deliberate ad fraud features. But the mobile giant says it didn’t do it. The Chinese developer, which is listed as a top provider in Google Play’s tool app category, offers...

Popular Android apps on Play Store caught defrauding users

By Waqas A well-known Chinese app developer Cheetah Mobile and one of its subsidiaries Kika Tech might have claimed credit for millions of dollars from advertisers through an Android fraud scheme, reveals app analytics firm Kochava. It is a common practice for mobile app developers to generate...

8 Popular Android Apps Caught Up In Million-Dollar Ad Fraud Scheme

Cheetah Mobile —a prominent Chinese app company, known for its popular utility apps like Clean Master and Battery Doctor—and one of its subsidiary Kika Tech have allegedly been caught up in an Android ad fraud scheme that stole millions of dollars from advertisers. According to app analytics firm...

8 Popular Android Apps Caught Up In Million-Dollar Ad Fraud Scheme

Cheetah Mobile—a prominent Chinese app company, known for its popular utility apps like Clean Master and Battery Doctor—and one of its subsidiary Kika Tech have allegedly been caught up in an Android ad fraud scheme that stole millions of dollars from advertisers. According to app analytics firm...