Stalkerware developer dealt new blow by FTC

Last week, the US Federal Trade Commission FTC interpreted its broad consumer protection mandate to file a first-of-its-kind enforcement action against the developer of three mobile stalkerware applications. The developer was banned from further selling the apps unless significant changes were ma...

How to protect against stalkerware, a murky but dangerous mobile threat

Last week, we pledged that—in honor of National Cybersecurity Awareness and Domestic Violence Awareness months—we would continue the fight against the online scourge known as stalkerware, or applications used to track and spy on victims without their knowing consent. We told readers that, despite...

For Cybersecurity and Domestic Violence Awareness months, we pledge to fight stalkerware

Starting today, two hallmark holidays are upon us. No, it’s not Halloween and Thanksgiving. It’s both Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It’s no coincidence these two awareness campaigns overlap. What were once seen as separate realities—the physical and the...

The False Promise of “Lawful Access” to Private Data

Opinion: As online extremism migrates to real-world violence, some suggest letting law enforcement intercept encrypted messages. But that’s a dangerous proposition...

In the Face of Danger, We’re Turning to Surveillance

From the Rose Bowl to upstate New York, people are turning to surveillance systems in the face America’s inability to meaningfully address gun violence...

How GPS Tracking Technology Can Curb Domestic Violence

Opinion: GPS-monitored violent offenders are 95 percent less likely to commit a new crime. We need to implement an integrated, nationwide domestic violence program that tracks domestic abusers...

The US Is the Only Country Where There Are More Guns Than People

The US has the worst rate of gun violence among all developed countries, and still we fail to regulate...

A week in security (October 8 – 14)

Last week, we warned you away from some dubious Doctor Who streams, explained how Endpoint Detection and Response may not be enough, and explored what happens during a confusing supply chain story. We also showed you how to keep up with security, explained the risks of fake browser updates, and...

Workplace violence: the forgotten insider threat

Organizations are no stranger to insider threats. In fact, for those who have been around long before the Internet, workplace violence, alongside spying is a problem many businesses have seen before and sought to address. However, the adoption and use of the Internet completely changed the way...

We know what your kids did this summer

For many kids and teenagers, summer is all about ditching school books in favor of hobbies and fun. Every year we release a report on children's interests, as reflected in their online activity. This summer, we investigated what they prefer in their free time. The Parental Control module in...

IoT domestic abuse: What can we do to stop it?

Some 40 years ago, the sci-fi/horror film Demon Seed told the tale of a woman slowly imprisoned by a sentient AI, which invaded the smart home system her husband had designed to manage it. The AI locked doors, windows, turned off communications, and even put a synthesised version of her onscreen ...

Intimate Partner Threat

Princeton's Karen Levy has a good article computer security and the intimate partner threat: When you learn that your privacy has been compromised, the common advice is to prevent additional access -- delete your insecure account, open a new one, change your password. This advice is such standard...

bphc.org XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-300389 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| bphc.org Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1...

Your Personal Bodycam

Shonin is a personal bodycam up on Kickstarter. There are a lot of complicated issues surrounding bodycams -- for example, it's obvious that police bodycams reduce violence -- but the one thing everyone is certain about is that they will proliferate. I'm not sure society is fully ready for the...

Via WordPress XMLRPC for violence amplification attacks-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Violent attacks are now still on the Internet to see the oldest and most common type of attack. If you have a Online server, it most likely are suffering from such attacks. This attack may be through SSH or FTP as the Protocol. Of course, if it is aWeb server, which may be through a Web-based...

Ecmall V2.3.0-UTF8 正式版暴力注入（爆破）

简要描述： RT，打了最新补丁 详细说明： 存在两个问题，最新版未修补： 1.后台可被爆破，导致暴力注入；（很多SQL注入点最终是为了进后台，那么这里直接暴力点） 2.模板编辑下可得shell。 漏洞证明： 暴力注入： 1.在后台登录页，点击登录后抓包： 2.设置爆破字段为password： 3.不要看burp返回，直接再次刷新页面，登录成功！ 拿shell的方法： 1.看下图，点击编辑（这一列的都可以编辑）： 2.写入shell： 3.访问这个地址： http:/...

E-Commerce system ShopNC multiple vulnerabilities(may be violence getshell)-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Introduction ShopNC is a S is to network city create want to the company's service to business customers in the e-Commerce system, based on PHP5 technology uses the MVC pattern development, this article describes shopnc multiple vulnerabilities combined,can be getshell a little violent-- Any file...

Anonymous Deface page - "POPE is not welcome, out out!!!!!"

Anonymous Deface page - "POPE is not welcome, out out!!!!!" Anonymous blocked access to two websites linked to the upcoming visit to Mexico by Pope Benedict XVI. Anonymous Hispano, the hackers succeeded in temporarily knocking the websites offline and defacing them with their own message: "Hacked...

Anonymous DDOS Oakland police site after violence

Anonymous DDOS Oakland police site after violence Cyber activists associated with Anonymous have targeted the Oakland Police Department OPD and other law enforcement agencies that participated in a controversial crackdown against OccupyOakland protestors. A DDOS distributed denial-of-service atta...

Anonymous DDOS Oakland police site after violence

Anonymous DDOS Oakland police site after violence Cyber activists associated with Anonymous have targeted the Oakland Police Department OPD and other law enforcement agencies that participated in a controversial crackdown against OccupyOakland protestors. A DDOS distributed denial-of-service atta...