August 2022 – Page 13 – PossibleThreat Articles

Researchers found one-click exploits in Discord and Teams

August 15, 2022 0 Comments discord, electron, electronjs, Exploits and vulnerabilities, log4j, log4shell, microsoftteams, news, nodejs, spotify, v8 chrome

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A group of security researchers found a series of vulnerabilities in the software underlying popular apps like Discord, Microsoft Teams, and many others

Security Sophos

Zoom for Mac patches get-root bug – update now!

August 15, 2022 0 Comments cve-2022-28756, MacOS, OS X, vulnerability, wardle, zoom

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2022 16:26:55 +0000

There’s many a slip ‘twixt the cup and the lip. Or at least between the TOC and the TOU…

Microsoft Security

Disrupting SEABORGIUM’s ongoing phishing operations

August 15, 2022 0 Comments callisto, coldriver, cybersecurity, Microsoft security intelligence, phishing, seaborgium

Credit to Author: Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has observed and taken actions to disrupt campaigns launched by SEABORGIUM in campaigns involve persistent phishing and credential theft campaigns leading to intrusions and data theft.

The post Disrupting SEABORGIUM’s ongoing phishing operations appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

ComputerWorld Independent

What is USB Restricted Mode in macOS Ventura, and why do you want it?

August 15, 2022 0 Comments computers and peripherals, iOS, MacOS, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2022 06:35:00 -0700

Once upon a time, one attack vector for industrial sabotage consisted of exfiltrating data from Macs using a standard-issue USB storage card. Researchers have also shown that it’s possible to hijack computers with malware-infested cables. It’s a jungle out there, so Apple has toughened up (Apple Silicon) Mac protection with USB Restricted Mode.

What is USB Restricted Mode?

Beginning with macOS Ventura, the new layer of protection comes in the form of USB Restricted mode, which should provide a little reassurance to enterprise IT and is enabled by default.

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ComputerWorld Independent