Re-Victimization from Police-Auctioned Cell Phones

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 16 May 2023 12:20:58 +0000

Countless smartphones seized in arrests and searches by police forces across the United States are being auctioned online without first having the data on them erased, a practice that can lead to crime victims being re-victimized, a new study found. In response, the largest online marketplace for items seized in U.S. law enforcement investigations says it now ensures that all phones sold through its platform will be data-wiped prior to auction.

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Google I/O and the curious case of the missing Android version

With Google’s I/O announcement expo now firmly in the rearview mirror, it’s time for us to enter the inevitable next phase of any tech-tinted revelation — and that’s the careful contemplation of everything we’ve just experienced.

It’s my favorite phase of all, personally, as it lets us really dive in and analyze everything with a fine-toothed comb to uncover all the subtle significance that isn’t always apparent on the surface.

And this year, my goodness, is there some splendid stuff to pore over.

Specific to the realm of Android, the sharp-eyed gumshoes over at 9to5Google noticed that this year’s under-development new Android version, Android 14, was mentioned by name only one time during the entire 2,000-hour Google I/O keynote.

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8220 Gang Evolves With New Strategies

Credit to Author: Sunil Bharti| Date: Tue, 16 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

We observed the threat actor group known as “8220 Gang” employing new strategies for their respective campaigns, including exploits for the Linux utility “lwp-download” and CVE-2017-3506, an Oracle WebLogic vulnerability.

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Update now! Ruckus vulnerability added to CISA’s list of actively exploited bugs

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities

Categories: News

Tags: Ruckus

Tags: CISA

Tags: AndoryuBot

Tags: CVE-2023-25717

Tags: 163.123.142.146

CISA has added a Ruckus vulnerability being abused by the AndoryuBot botnet to its catalog.

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Windows 11 is showing its first signs of Rust

Categories: News

Tags: Windows 11

Tags: OS

Tags: operating system

Tags: programming language

Tags: rust

Tags: C

Tags: C++

Tags: kernel

Tags: buffer overflow

We take a look at the slow introduction of programming language Rust into the Windows 11 kernel in an effort to make it more memory safe.

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A week in security (May 8-14)

Categories: News

Tags: YouTube

Tags: ad block

Tags: sponsored tweets

Tags: Twitter

Tags: fake BBC News

Tags: AVLab assessment

Tags: Google

Tags: Google Passkey

Tags: MSP

Tags: Patch Tuesday

Tags: Discord

Tags: RedStinger

Tags: tech support scam

Tags: Aurora stealer

Tags: Invalid Printer loader

Tags: MSI

Tags: ransomware

Tags: Brightline

Tags: ransomware review

Tags: Allan Liska

Tags: Lock and Code S04E11

The most interesting security related news of the week from May 8 till 14.

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