2021. The age of the super vulnerability?

I don’t know about you, but to me it seems that every week we are seeing another vulnerability that not only grants significant access to the vulnerable system but also more widely internally. This last week we have seen the latest round of Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities. The April 2021 updat...

U.S. Dept Of Defense: Reflected XSS at www.███████ at /██████████ via the ████████ parameter

Description: The www.████████ site is using ████, which is vulnerable to reflected XSS in the /█████ component via the █████████ parameter. References https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2017-14651/ https://docs.wso2.com/display/Security/Security+Advisory+WSO2-2017-0265 Impact An attacker can caus...

Deepfakes were going to change everything. And then they didn’t

For much of 2020, the most visible conversation about the US election and tech was related to deepfakes images or videos where the subject is replaced by another likeness. They could “destroy democracy” generally, and influence the US election in ways we couldn’t possibly imagine. People talked...

Did Someone at the Commerce Dept. Find a SolarWinds Backdoor in Aug. 2020?

On Aug. 13, 2020, someone uploaded a suspected malicious file to VirusTotal, a service that scans submitted files against more than five dozen antivirus and security products. Last month, Microsoft and FireEye identified that file as a newly-discovered fourth malware backdoor used in the sprawlin...

US Sanctions on Russia Rewrite Cyberespionage's Rules

The US has sent a loud message to Moscow—though what it's saying isn’t exactly clear...

SolarWinds Hack – US officially Blames Russian Intel Agency Hackers

By Waqas The US has also revealed that 6 Russian technology firms were involved in developing tools that played a vital role in the SolarWinds hack. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SolarWinds Hack - US officially Blames Russian Intel Agency Hackers...

US Sanctions Russia and Expels 10 Diplomats Over SolarWinds Cyberattack

The U.S. and U.K. on Thursday formally attributed the supply chain attack of IT infrastructure management company SolarWinds with "high confidence" to government operatives working for Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service SVR. "Russia's pattern of malign behaviour around the world – whether in...

The Biggest Security Threats to the US Are the Hardest to Define

In a Senate briefing, the heads of the major intelligence agencies warned the public about dangers that offer no easy solutions...

FBI accessing computers across US to remove malicious web shells

By Deeba Ahmed FBI is Accessing Computers Across the Us to Prevent Hafnium from Exploiting MS Exchange Server Vulnerabilities - All without telling owners. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: FBI accessing computers across US to remove malicious web shells...

The FBI Is Now Securing Networks Without Their Owners’ Permission

In January, we learned about a Chinese espionage campaign that exploited four zero-days in Microsoft Exchange. One of the characteristics of the campaign, in the later days when the Chinese probably realized that the vulnerabilities would soon be fixed, was to install a web shell in compromised...

Detecting the "Next" SolarWinds-Style Cyber Attack

The SolarWinds attack, which succeeded by utilizing the sunburst malware, shocked the cyber-security industry. This attack achieved persistence and was able to evade internal systems long enough to gain access to the source code of the victim. Because of the far-reaching SolarWinds deployments, t...

The Opportunities—and Obstacles—for Women at NSA and Cyber Command

WIRED spoke with three women working in cybersecurity in the US intelligence community about the progress of recent years and the work that remains...

Hackers From China Target Vietnamese Military and Government

A hacking group related to a Chinese-speaking threat actor has been linked to an advanced cyberespionage campaign targeting government and military organizations in Vietnam. The attacks have been attributed with low confidence to the advanced persistent threat APT called Cycldek or Goblin Panda,...

A child sent out gibberish tweet from official US Nuclear-agency account

By Deeba Ahmed A Child’s Gibberish Tweet from US Nuclear-agency Account Sends Twitter into Frenzy - Sparks Debates on National Security. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: A child sent out gibberish tweet from official US Nuclear-agency account...

Cl0p ransomware gang leaks sensitive data from 6 US universites

By Habiba Rashid For now, there has been no confirmation from any of the universities if they were targeted and breached by the Cl0p ransomware gang. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cl0p ransomware gang leaks sensitive data from 6 US universites...

Safe Connections Act could help domestic abuse survivors take control of their digital lives

A bill introduced in the US Senate could help domestic abuse and sex trafficking survivors—including those tracked by stalkerware-type applications—regain digital independence through swift, shared phone plan termination and the extension of mobile phone plan subsidies. Titled the Safe Connection...

US charges Swiss hacker behind massive Verkada security camera hack

By Habiba Rashid The hacker Till Kottmann aka “deletescape” has been indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft by the US DOJ. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US charges Swiss hacker behind massive Verkada security camera hack...

Sensitive data from US shipping management software firm exposed online

By Habiba Rashid In total, 103 GB worth of data belonging to New Jersy based Descartes Aljex Software was left exposed on a misconfigured AWS S3 Bucket. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Sensitive data from US shipping management software firm exposed online...

Operation Dianxun Cyberespionage Campaign Targeting Telecommunication Companies

ARCHIVED STORY Operation Diànxùn: Cyberespionage Campaign Targeting Telecommunication Companies By Thomas Roccia · MAR 16, 2021 In this report the McAfee Advanced Threat Research ATR Strategic Intelligence team details an espionage campaign, targeting telecommunication companies, dubbed Operation...

COVID-19 testing service in US exposes patients’ photos, passports

By Habiba Rashid COVID-19 testing service in the State of Utah stored passport scans and other highly personal data on unsecured Amazon S3 buckets. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: COVID-19 testing service in US exposes patients photos, passports...