PT-2019-6211 · Social Warfare · Social Warfare +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Social Warfare plugin for WordPress versions prior to 3.5.3 Social Warfare Pro plugin for WordPress versions prior to 3.5.3 Description: The issue exists due to the lack of protection for the web page structure, allowing for stored Cross-Site...

RSA Conference 2019: How to Be Better, on Trust, AI and IoT

SAN FRANCISCO – The slogan of this year’s RSA Conference is “Better” – and accordingly, Tuesday morning’s keynotes zeroed in on reversing some of the disturbing sociological trends that have been festering of late. That includes “information warfare,” meant to undermine citizens’ trust in media a...

Attacking Soldiers on Social Media

A research group at NATO's Strategic Communications Center of Excellence catfished soldiers involved in an European military exercise -- we don't know what country they were from -- to demonstrate the power of the attack technique. Over four weeks, the researchers developed fake pages and closed...

Military Carrier Pigeons in the Era of Electronic Warfare

They have advantages: Pigeons are certainly no substitute for drones, but they provide a low-visibility option to relay information. Considering the storage capacity of microSD memory cards, a pigeon's organic characteristics provide front line forces a relatively clandestine mean to transport...

In Project Maven's Wake, the Pentagon Seeks AI Tech Talent

The Defense Department wants to use AI in warfare. In the aftermath of Project Maven, it still needs Big Tech’s help...

Future Cyberwar

A report for the Center for Strategic and International Studies looks at surprise and war. One of the report's cyberwar scenarios is particularly compelling. It doesn't just map cyber onto today's tactics, but completely reimagines future tactics that include a cyber component quote starts on pag...

Iron Rain: Gaining Situational Intelligence to Make Rapid Decisions

In our previous article we introduced the idea of cyber insurgency and irregular warfare. Building on effective techniques from the Marine Corps, we now want to discuss combating the threat. COUNTERINSURGENT FORCES MUST UNDERSTAND THE ENVIRONMENT As destructive attacks surge, integrity attacks...

Iron Rain: What Defines a Cyber Insurgency?

“A fool pulls the leaves. A brute chops the trunk. A sage digs the roots.” - Pierce Brown The western world is currently grappling with a cyber insurgency. The widespread adoption of the “kill-chain” coupled with the use of memory resident malware has fueled the cyber-attack wild fire. The securi...

Activision Infinity Ward Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 - Buffer Overflow Exploit

Exploit for windows platform in category remote exploits Exploit Title: Stack-based buffer overflow in Activision Infinity Ward Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Exploit Author: Maurice Heumann Contact: https://twitter.com/momo5502?lang=en Website: https://momo5502.com/ CVE: CVE-2018-10718 Category:...

Report: Chinese Hackers Siphon Off ‘Massive’ Amounts of Undersea Military Data

Nation-state attackers affiliated with the Chinese government have made off with a trove of undersea military secrets, according to a report. Hackers were able to mount a lateral attack after compromising the networks of a Navy contractor working for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Rhode...

An Example of Deterrence in Cyberspace

In 2016, the US was successfully deterred from attacking Russia in cyberspace because of fears of Russian capabilities against the US. I have two citations for this. The first is from the book Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump, by Michae...

Activision Blizzard Infinity Ward Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Activision Blizzard Infinity Ward Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 is an American first-person shooter game by Activision Blizzard. A stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Activision Blizzard Infinity Ward Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 versions prior to 2018-04-26. A remote attacker can...

CVE-2018-10718

Stack-based buffer overflow in Activision Infinity Ward Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 before 2018-04-26 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets...

CVE-2018-10718

The CVE-2018-10718 vulnerability affects Activision Blizzard Infinity Ward Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (pre-2018-04-26). Description: a stack-based buffer overflow in the game allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending crafted network packets. Technical details across connect...

PT-2018-10064 · Activision · Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Activision Infinity Ward Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 versions prior to 2018-04-26 Description: The issue is a stack-based buffer overflow that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets. Recommendations: For...

Hacktivists, Tech Giants Protest Georgia’s ‘Hack-Back’ Bill

As Georgia Governor Nathan Deal considers whether to sign a controversial piece of legislation that would allow companies to “hack back” with offensive initiatives in the face of a cyberattack, companies from across the tech spectrum are lining up to protest the measure. Also, a hacktivist group...

Perspectives on Russian hacking

Russia is an endlessly fascinating subject both in and around infosec. Recent years have shifted attention away from pure malware capabilities, to psyops, social engineering, and an endless slew of mind games designed to destabilize and keep nations ever-so-slightly off balance. Security firms in...

Facebook and Cambridge Analytica – What's Happened So Far

Top Story— Facebook has just lost over $60 billion in market value over the past two days—that's more than Tesla's entire market capitalisation and almost three times that of Snapchat. Facebook shares plunge over revelations that personal data of 50 million users was obtained and misused by Briti...

Getting Back on the Field

Growing up as a foreign service brat, I was obsessed with security. Living in Guatemala in the 80s you had to adapt and become resilient as child. As there was no TV in our household, 10-year-old Tom began to tinker with my father’s computer and soon it became my oasis from the stress of living i...

January 17, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Australian Open” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! January 17, 2018 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Confidence in legacy...