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Lenovo issues fixes for laptop backdoors

April 21, 2022 0 Comments backdoor, cve-2021-3970, cve-2021-3971, cve-2021-3972, Exploits and vulnerabilities, firmware, lenovo, uefi

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 15:11:05 +0000

Millions of Lenovo laptops were shipped with a backdoor that was intended for the manufacturing process only.

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EARN IT Act threatens end-to-end encryption

March 17, 2020 0 Comments #nobackdoors, backdoor, backdoors, communications decency act, Cryptography, earn it act, earn-it, encryption, end-to-end encryption, Government security, Law & order, no backdoors, section 230

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 13:12:27 +0000

The bill, which would undercut Section 230 protections for online publishing, presents itself as a way to stop online child abuse.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/SqOImXCXz8A” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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The Amazon Prime phishing attack that wasn’t…

February 21, 2020 0 Comments backdoor, phishing, Wordpress

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 17:51:12 +0000

When we followed the phishing trail, we found ourselves at a web page we weren’t expecting…<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/9mSp9ocEk8g” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Malicious npm package taken down after Microsoft warning

January 15, 2020 0 Comments backdoor, malicious package, Microsoft, microsoft vulnerability research, node package manager, npm, security threats, unix, vulnerability

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 11:32:56 +0000

Criminals have been caught trying to sneak a malicious package on to the popular Node.js platform npm (Node Package Manager).<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/X4lFsmpAVr8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apple says no to unlocking shooter’s phone; AG and Trump lash back

January 15, 2020 0 Comments #nobackdoors, alshamrani, Apple, attorney general william barr, backdoor, cellebrite, Cryptography, FBI, Florida, Forensics, iOS, iPhone, iphone cracking, Law & order, Mobile, mobile phone data, mohammed saeed alshamrani, murder, murderers, pensacola, Privacy, saudi royal air force, us naval base

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:52:19 +0000

Attorney General Barr and President Trump are demanding Apple unlock the mass shooter’s iPhone. Apple replies: You can’t break just 1 phone.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ZRh0_aJQATA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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New version of IcedID Trojan uses steganographic payloads

December 3, 2019 0 Comments backdoor, banking trojan, banking trojans, credential stealing, downloader, hooking browsers, icedid trojan, malware, malware analysis, man-in-the-browser attacks, passwords, stealer, stealer functionality, stealing passwords, stealthy malware, Threat analysis, trickbot, Trojans

Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 18:06:13 +0000

We take a deep dive into the IcedID Trojan, describing the new payloads of this advanced malware.

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Threat analysis

Tags: backdoor banking Trojan banking Trojans credential stealing downloader hooking browsers IcedID Trojan malware malware analysis man-in-the-browser attacks passwords stealer stealer functionality stealing passwords stealthy malware trickbot Trojans

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Backdoors are a security vulnerability

August 9, 2019 0 Comments Apple, Attorney General, backdoor, Clipper Chip, Department of Justice, encryption, FBI, golden key, Google, imessage, iOS 8, iPhone, lawful intercept, luggage, National Security Agency, NSA, Privacy, signal, Transportation Security Administration, TSA, whatsapp, William Barr

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 16:10:27 +0000

Upset by their inability to access potentially vital evidence for criminal investigations, the federal government has, for years, pushed to convince tech companies to build backdoors that will, allegedly, only be used by law enforcement agencies. The problem, cybersecurity researchers say, is that those backdoors can easily be exploited by criminals.

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Privacy

Tags: Apple Attorney General backdoor Clipper Chip Department of Justice encryption fbi golden key Google iMessage iOS 8 iPhone lawful intercept luggage National Security Agency NSA signal Transportation Security Administration TSA whatsapp William Barr

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4 million Club Penguin Rewritten accounts exposed in breach

August 3, 2019 0 Comments backdoor, Club Penguin Rewritten, data breach, data loss, Hackers, rogue admin, rogue employee, security threats

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 11:57:08 +0000

The hugely popular gaming site Club Penguin Rewritten suffered a serious data breach.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/OOy5KTZxQEM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Club Penguin Rewritten breach caused by rogue admin backdoor

August 2, 2019 0 Comments backdoor, Club Penguin Rewritten, data breach, data loss, Hackers, rogue admin, rogue employee, security threats

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 11:57:08 +0000

The hugely popular gaming site Club Penguin Rewritten suffered a data breach that exposed 4m user accounts.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/x6kzQPgIdNM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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A week in security (July 15 – 21)

July 22, 2019 0 Comments 2fa bypass, A week in security, advanced persistent threat, Android apps, APT, backdoor, BitPaymer ransomware, browser extensions, bulletproof, chrome, cybersecurity education, DataSpii, DDos attack, DoppelPaymer, EvilGnome, Extenbro, FaceApp, facebook, Facebook reporting tool, firefox, generation, Instagram, Ke3chang, Magecart, Media File Jacking, Privacy, RingCentral flaw, Sodinokibi, telegram, Vital infrastructure, whatsapp, Zhumu flaw, zoom zero-day

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 15:50:35 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from July 15–21, including the Zoom camera vulnerability, Extenbro, Sodinokibi, Magecart, and cybersecurity challenges facing the education sector.

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A week in security

Tags: 2fa bypass advanced persistent threat Android apps APT backdoor BitPaymer ransomware browser extensions bulletproof chrome cybersecurity education DataSpii DDos attack DoppelPaymer EvilGnome Extenbro FaceApp facebook Facebook reporting tool firefox generation Instagram Ke3chang Magecart Media File Jacking privacy RingCentral flaw Sodinokibi telegram vital infrastructure whatsapp Zhumu flaw zoom zero-day

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