Will Google’s Privacy Sandbox take the bite out of tracking cookies?

Third-party cookies have been the lynchpin of online advertising for many years. Plans to phase cookies out forever continue to run at a steady pace, with Google in the driving seat. In 2019, it announced its vision for a “Privacy Sandbox”. The building blocks for this were essentially: 1. Most...

Critics Blast Google’s Aim to Replace Browser Cookie with ‘FLoC’

This month Google begins a public test of a technology it says will eventually replace browser cookies in an effort to boost Chrome browser user privacy. However, critics say the switch is a half-measure and does not protect the web movements of Chrome users adequately. The Google solution–called...

Google Will Use 'FLoC' for Ad Targeting Once 3rd-Party Cookies Are Dead

Signaling a major shift to its ads-driven business model, Google on Wednesday unequivocally stated it would not build alternate identifiers or tools to track users across multiple websites once it begins phasing out third-party tracking cookies from its Chrome browser by early 2022. "Instead, our...

Google Will Use 'FLoC' for Ad Targeting Once 3rd-Party Cookies Are Dead

Signaling a major shift to its ads-driven business model, Google on Wednesday unequivocally stated it would not build alternate identifiers or tools to track users across multiple websites once it begins phasing out third-party tracking cookies from its Chrome browser by early 2022. "Instead, our...

Malaysia Air Downplays Frequent-Flyer Data Breach

Malaysia Airlines sent out an email to frequent flyer program members assuring them that there’s “no evidence” their personal data has been misused in the wake of a supply-chain attack via a third-party vendor. However, experts think that’s unlikely. And, they say the repercussions could be...

[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: python3.9-3.9.2-1.fc33

Python 3.9 is an accessible, high-level, dynamically typed, interpreted programming language, designed with an emphasis on code readability. It includes an extensive standard library, and has a vast ecosystem of third-party libraries...

Amazon Dismisses Claims Alexa 'Skills' Can Bypass Security Vetting Process

Researchers warn Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa is vulnerable to malicious third-party “skills” – voice assistant capabilities developed by third parties – that could leave smart-speaker owners vulnerable to a wide range of cyberattacks. The security-threat claim is roundly dismissed by Amazon...

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-21273

Synapse is a Matrix reference homeserver written in python pypi package matrix-synapse. Matrix is an ecosystem for open federated Instant Messaging and VoIP. In Synapse before version 1.25.0, requests to user provided domains were not restricted to external IP addresses when calculating the key...

PYSEC-2021-131

Synapse is a Matrix reference homeserver written in python pypi package matrix-synapse. Matrix is an ecosystem for open federated Instant Messaging and VoIP. In Synapse before version 1.25.0, requests to user provided domains were not restricted to external IP addresses when calculating the key...

Cross site request forgery (csrf)

Synapse is a Matrix reference homeserver written in python pypi package matrix-synapse. Matrix is an ecosystem for open federated Instant Messaging and VoIP. In Synapse before version 1.25.0, requests to user provided domains were not restricted to external IP addresses when calculating the key...

Matrix Synapse Input Validation Error Vulnerability

Matrix Synapse is an implementation of a matrix management server from the Matrix Foundation in the UK. A security vulnerability exists in Synapse that stems from a request to a user-provided domain being unrestricted by an external IP address when calculating key validity for third-party...

Mozilla Patches Bugs in Firefox, Now Blocks Cross-Site Cookie Tracking

The Mozilla Foundation has released its latest version of the Firefox browser, which comes with new privacy protections to squash cross-site cookie tracking, as well as a slew of security vulnerability fixes. Firefox 86, released on Tuesday, includes what it touts as a privacy-bolstering feature...

Online Trackers Increasingly Switching to Invasive CNAME Cloaking Technique

With browser makers steadily clamping down on third-party tracking, advertising technology companies are increasingly embracing a DNS technique to evade such defenses, thereby posing a threat to web security and privacy. Called CNAME Cloaking, the practice of blurring the distinction between...

Online Trackers Increasingly Switching to Invasive CNAME Cloaking Technique

With browser makers steadily clamping down on third-party tracking, advertising technology companies are increasingly embracing a DNS technique to evade such defenses, thereby posing a threat to web security and privacy. Called CNAME Cloaking, the practice of blurring the distinction between...

Security Bulletin: Clickjacking vulnerability identified in IBM Dependency Based Build server web UI

Summary A clickjacking vulnerability has been identified in the IBM Dependency Based Build server web UI. Vulnerability Details Third Party Entry: PSIRT-ADV0022407 DESCRIPTION: Created from Advisory: ADV0022407 CVSS Base score: 5.4 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Affecte...

Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerability issues affect IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.3.1

Summary This interim fix provides instructions on upgrading third parity libraries in IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.3.1 in order to address security vulnerabilities CVE-2015-6420, CVE-2019-1311, CVE-2015-4852, CVE-2017-15708, CVE-2015-7501, CVE-2017-18214, CVE-2016-1000027, CVE-2019-8331, CVE-2016-7103...

Security Bulletin: IBM Maximo Data Loader (maxloader) shipped with IBM Maximo for Civil Infrastructure is vulnerable to check for SRI (Subresource Integrity) support

Summary There is missing check for SRI Subresource Integrity support in Maximo Data Loader maxloader which is shipped with IBM Maximo for Civil Infrastructure. It may be possible the user-agent can't verify scripts from third-party services. In case of compromise of the third-party service, the...

[R1] Nessus Network Monitor 5.13.0 Fixes One Third-party Vulnerability

Nessus Network Monitor leverages third-party software to help provide underlying functionality. One of the third-party components jQuery was found to contain vulnerabilities, and updated versions have been made available by the providers. Out of caution and in line with good practice, Tenable opt...

Military, Nuclear Entities Under Target By Novel Android Malware

Researchers have uncovered two novel Android surveillanceware families being used by an advanced persistent threat APT group to target military, nuclear and election entities in Pakistan and Kashmir. The two malware families, which researchers call “Hornbill” and “SunBird,” have sophisticated...

[SECURITY] Fedora 32 Update: python3-3.8.7-2.fc32

Python is an accessible, high-level, dynamically typed, interpreted program ming language, designed with an emphasis on code readability. It includes an extensive standard library, and has a vast ecosystem of third-party libraries. The python3 package provides the "python3" executable: the...