The Original APT: Advanced Persistent Teenagers

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2022 17:55:38 +0000

Many organizations are already struggling to combat cybersecurity threats from ransomware purveyors and state-sponsored hacking groups, both of which tend to take days or weeks to pivot from an opportunistic malware infection to a full blown data breach. But few organizations have a playbook for responding to the kinds of virtual “smash and grab” attacks we’ve seen recently from LAPSUS$, a juvenile data extortion group whose short-lived, low-tech and remarkably effective tactics are putting some of the world’s biggest corporations on edge.

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Globant suffers network breach due to LAPSUS$ compromise

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 18:56:37 +0000

LAPSUS$ is a young group believed to be ran by teenagers. In their latest heist, they leaked data from Globant, a software firm.

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Update now! Microsoft patches three zero-day vulnerabilities on Patch Tuesday

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2022 19:51:59 +0000

Microsoft has released its Patch Tuesday updates which includes three zero-days and three critical vulnerabilities.

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Siri and Google Assistant hacked in new ultrasonic attack

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:07:04 +0000

Researchers have demonstrated how voice assistants can be secretly activated without ever physically touching the device.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/d4GKhM4slSc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google urged to tame privacy-killing Android bloatware

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 11:18:24 +0000

A letter sent to the Google CEO by Privacy International claims bloatware has allowed a privacy and security hole to open almost unnoticed.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/2m7OBQefjuM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Critical DoS messaging flaw fixed in December Android update

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 16:25:24 +0000

Android’s December 2019 updates arrived this week, patching a small list of system and Qualcomm flaws across the operating system’s two patch levels.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Z6rqHUlLVrM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Android camera bug could have turned phones against their users

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 14:56:03 +0000

Google has patched a bug in the Android camera app that allowed other applications to bypass the strict controls on camera and audio access.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/q4VNRcGzd0I” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Brand new Android smartphones shipped with 146 security flaws

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 13:16:58 +0000

If you think brand new, just-out-of-the-box Android smartphones are immune from security vulnerabilities – think again.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/9O4sLIwsqWk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Samsung Galaxy S10 fingerprint reader beaten by $3 gel protector

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 11:22:01 +0000

The fingerprint reader on Samsung’s flagship S10 and Note10 smartphones can be spoofed with a $3 screen protector.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/aBFtLqNUr_M” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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How brain-machine interface (BMI) technology could create an Internet of Thoughts

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Several companies are developing brain-machine interface (BMI) technologies for medical applications in the near future. Will this lead to connecting the human brain to the cloud, creating an Internet of Thoughts? Or will practical, ethical, and security concerns stop progress.

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