Going dark: encryption and law enforcement

UPDATE, 05/22/2020: In the advent of the EARN IT Act, the debate on government subversion of encryption has reignited. Given that the material conditions of the technology have not changed, and the arguments given in favor of the bill are not novel, we've decided to republish the following blog...

Busting the Myths of Remote Workforce Security

This is part of our ongoing conversation about the worldwide challenges of working remotely. To stay up-to-date on the latest insights, refer to our live page for COVID-19: Cybersecurity Community Resources. I’ve attended a bunch of executive CISO roundtables over the past few weeks all focused o...

RevenueWire to pay $6.7 million to settle FTC charges

What can you do as a scammer when no legitimate payment provider wants to process your payments anymore? Or, what if you are growing sick and tired of these same payment providers reimbursing disgruntled customers who claim that your products didn't fix computers, like—you know—you said they woul...

NewIntelTechMedia License Issues Vulnerabilities

NewIntelTechMedia NETM is a cryptocurrency.A security vulnerability exists in the 'NETM' function in NETM's smart contract implementation, which stems from the fact that the function does not check the identity of the caller. An attacker could use the vulnerability to modify the owner of the smar...

Report: Microsoft’s GitHub Account Gets Hacked

Hackers have broken into Microsoft’s GitHub account and stolen 500 GB of data from the tech giant’s own private repositories on the developer platform, according to published reports. A group that calls itself Shiny Hunters claims it stole and then leaked the data, which did not appear to include...

Tech Support Scam Uses Child Porn Warning

A new email scam is making the rounds, warning recipients that someone using their Internet address has been caught viewing child pornography. The message claims to have been sent from Microsoft Support, and says the recipient's Windows license will be suspended unless they call an "MS Support"...

SQL Injection Vulnerability in Website Building System of Ningbo Hi-Tech Zone Zhongyu Network Co.

Ningbo Hi-Tech Zone Zhongyu Network Co., Ltd. is a branding and website design service organization. A SQL injection vulnerability exists in the website building system of Ningbo Hi-Tech Zone Zhongyu Network Co. The vulnerability can be exploited by attackers to obtain sensitive information from...

Google and Apple Reveal How Covid-19 Alert Apps Might Look

As contact tracing plans firm up, the tech giants are sharing new details for their framework—and a potential app interface...

SQL Injection Vulnerability in the Website Building System of Ningbo Hi-Tech Zone Aokai Network Technology Co.

Ningbo High-tech Zone Aokai Network Technology Co., Ltd. main service platforms and services are: Alibaba Integrity through the whole network operation, Alibaba International Station store decoration, SMTP store decoration, Taobao decoration, marketing Web site construction, display Web site...

How Did Facebook Beat a Federal Wiretap Demand?

This is interesting: Facebook Inc. in 2018 beat back federal prosecutors seeking to wiretap its encrypted Messenger app. Now the American Civil Liberties Union is seeking to find out how. The entire proceeding was confidential, with only the result leaking to the press. Lawyers for the ACLU and t...

rvtechmag.com Cross Site Scripting vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-1150921 Security Researcher Dipu1A Helped patch 998 vulnerabilities Received 5 Coordinated Disclosure badges Received 22 recommendations , a holder of 5 badges for responsible and coordinated disclosure, found a security vulnerability affecting rvtechmag.com website and it...

MS15-022: Description of the security update for Office 2010: March 10, 2015

Resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution if an attacker convinces a user to open or preview a specially crafted Office file in an affected version of Office software.IntroductionThis security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office that could...

How Apple and Google Are Enabling Covid-19 Bluetooth Contact-Tracing

The tech giants have teamed up to use a Bluetooth-based framework to keep track of the spread of infections without compromising location privacy...

tech-hosts.co.uk Cross Site Scripting vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-1137393 Security Researcher geeknik Helped patch 8826 vulnerabilities Received 8 Coordinated Disclosure badges Received 20 recommendations , a holder of 8 badges for responsible and coordinated disclosure, found a security vulnerability affecting tech-hosts.co.uk website a...

VM-Series on Microsoft Azure: Inadvertent collection of credentials in Tech support files on HA configured VMs

TechSupport files generated on Palo Alto Networks VM Series firewalls for Microsoft Azure platform configured with high availability HA inadvertently collect Azure dashboard service account credentials. These credentials are equivalent to the credentials associated with the Contributor role in...

Cloud Providers, CDNs Team Up to Battle Internet Routing Attacks

A group of tech giants – including Akamai, Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Netflix – are banding together to battle route hijacking, route leaks and IP address-spoofing attacks targeting internet users. They’re coming together under a program was introduced this...

Citrix Workspace app for macOS and Retina displays

This article is intended for Citrix administrators and technical teams only. Non-admin users must contact their company’s Help Desk/IT support team and can refer to CTX297149 for more information. What’s changed? We have optimized Citrix workspace app for macOS and retina displays within virtual...

Covid-19 Privacy Poll: Phone Tracking, Public Health and Surveillance

As the coronavirus pandemic accelerates, authorities worldwide are plotting ways to flatten the curve of infection rates using potentially privacy-busting measures such as phone tracking, facial recognition and other tech. In this Threatpost poll, we want your take on whether sacrificing personal...

Welcoming and retaining diversity in cybersecurity

I doubt I’d be in the role I am now if leaders at one of my first jobs hadn’t taken an interest in my career. Although I taught myself to code when I was young, I graduated from college with a degree in English Literature and began my post-college career in editorial. I worked my way up to...

The EARN-IT Act

Prepare for another attack on encryption in the U.S. The EARN-IT Act purports to be about protecting children from predation, but it's really about forcing the tech companies to break their encryption schemes: The EARN IT Act would create a "National Commission on Online Child Sexual Exploitation...