Troy Hunt

MARCH 18, 2024

I hate having to use that word - "alleged" - because it's so inconclusive and I know it will leave people with many unanswered questions. But sometimes, "alleged" is just where we need to begin and over the course of time, proper attribution is made and the dots are joined. We're here at "alleged" for two very simple reasons: one is that AT&T is saying "the data didn't come from us", and the other is that I have no way of proving otherwise.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 20, 2024

The Wall Street Journal is reporting on a variety of techniques drivers are using to obscure their license plates so that automatic readers can’t identify them and charge tolls properly. Some drivers have power-washed paint off their plates or covered them with a range of household items such as leaf-shaped magnets, Bramwell-Stewart said. The Port Authority says officers in 2023 roughly doubled the number of summonses issued for obstructed, missing or fictitious license plates compared wit

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2024

The nonprofit organization that supports the Firefox web browser said today it is winding down its new partnership with Onerep , an identity protection service recently bundled with Firefox that offers to remove users from hundreds of people-search sites. The move comes just days after a report by KrebsOnSecurity forced Onerep’s CEO to admit that he has founded dozens of people-search networks over the years.

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Lohrman on Security

MARCH 17, 2024

In this interview with white hat hacker Mishaal Khan, we learn about open source intelligence gathering and how to hack humans — or not.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 18, 2024

I'm in Japan! Without tripod, without mic and having almost completely forgotten to do this vid, simply because I'm enjoying being on holidays too much 😊 It was literally just last night at dinner the penny dropped - "don't I normally do something around now.?" The weeks leading up to this trip were especially chaotic and to be honest, I simply forgot all about work once we landed here.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 22, 2024

BleepingComputer has the details. It’s $2M less than in 2022, but it’s still a lot. The highest reward for a vulnerability report in 2023 was $113,337, while the total tally since the program’s launch in 2010 has reached $59 million. For Android, the world’s most popular and widely used mobile operating system, the program awarded over $3.4 million.

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Bleeping Computer

MARCH 21, 2024

Microsoft confirmed that a memory leak introduced with the March 2024 Windows Server security updates is behind a widespread issue causing Windows domain controllers to crash. [.

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Penetration Testing

MARCH 19, 2024

OWASP OFFAT OWASP OFFAT (OFFensive Api Tester) is created to automatically test API for common vulnerabilities after generating tests from the openapi specification file. It provides the feature to automatically fuzz inputs and use... The post OFFAT: OFFensive Api Tester appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 18, 2024

Fascinating analysis of the use of drones on a modern battlefield—that is, Ukraine—and the inability of the US Air Force to react to this change. The F-35A certainly remains an important platform for high-intensity conventional warfare. But the Air Force is planning to buy 1,763 of the aircraft, which will remain in service through the year 2070.

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 20, 2024

Explore top multi-factor authentication solutions for enhanced security and user authentication. Learn about the benefits and features of leading MFA providers.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2024

Researchers at vx-underground first noticed that more than 70,000,000 records from AT&T were leaked on the Breached hacking forum. More than 70,000,000 records from an unspecified division of AT&T were leaked onto Breached, vx-underground researchers reported. Today 70,000,000+ records from an unspecified division of AT&T were leaked onto Breached.

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Penetration Testing

MARCH 19, 2024

Proof-of-concept (PoC) code is now available for a critical severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-21762) in FortiOS SSL VPN. With a severity rating of 9.6 out of 10, this flaw opens the door to remote code execution... The post PoC Releases for 0-day CVE-2024-21762 FortiGate SSLVPN Flaw, Over 133K Remain Vulnerable appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 20, 2024

Earlier this week, the data of over 70 million people was posted for sale on an online cybercrime forum. The person selling the data claims it stems from a 2021 breach at AT&T. Back in 2021, a hacker named Shiny Hunters claimed to have breached AT&T and put the alleged stolen data up for sale for $1 million for a direct sell. Fast forward three years and another threat actor calling themselves MajorNelson has leaked what they say is the same data.

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 19, 2024

Good cyber and physical security can make or break companies. While it would be preferable that security breaches or incidents not take place at all, they don’t necessarily signal the death of an organization unless responded to in a poor fashion (or not at all). The purpose of this Security Response Policy, written by Scott.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2024

Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024 hacking competition has ended, and participants earned $1,132,500 for demonstrating 29 unique zero-days. Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) announced that participants earned $1,132,500 on the Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024 hacking competition for demonstrating 29 unique zero-days. On day one , the Team Synacktiv successfully demonstrated exploits against a Tesla car.

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Penetration Testing

MARCH 18, 2024

GitAlerts GitHub repositories created under any organization can be controlled by the GitHub administrators. However, any repository created under an organization’s user account is not controllable unless the organization has adopted the GitHub enterprise-managed... The post git-alerts: detect and monitor GitHub org users’ public repositories for secrets and sensitive files appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Bleeping Computer

MARCH 22, 2024

Microsoft has released emergency out-of-band (OOB) updates to fix a known issue causing Windows domain controllers to crash after installing the March 2024 Windows Server security updates. [.

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 18, 2024

Developers can now take advantage of NVIDIA NIM packages to deploy enterprise generative AI, said NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang.

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The Hacker News

MARCH 18, 2024

A new phishing campaign is targeting U.S. organizations with the intent to deploy a remote access trojan called NetSupport RAT. Israeli cybersecurity company Perception Point is tracking the activity under the moniker Operation PhantomBlu.

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Penetration Testing

MARCH 17, 2024

Security researchers have uncovered two serious “command injection” vulnerabilities in the widely used TRENDnet AC2600 MU-MIMO WiFi Router (model TEW-827DRU). These vulnerabilities, labeled CVE-2024-28353 and CVE-2024-28354, leave these routers alarmingly exposed to potential remote... The post CVE-2024-28353 & 28354: TRENDnet Router Takeover Flaws Exposed, No Patch Available appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Bleeping Computer

MARCH 19, 2024

Three cybersecurity researchers discovered close to 19 million plaintext passwords exposed on the public internet by misconfigured instances of Firebase, a Google platform for hosting databases, cloud computing, and app development. [.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 19, 2024

A 42-year-old manager at an unnamed telecommunications company has admitted SIM swapping customers at his store. SIM swapping, also known as SIM jacking, is the act of illegally taking over a target’s cell phone number and re-routing it to a phone under the attacker’s control. Once an attacker has successfully hijacked their victim’s mobile number, they can use it to send and receive calls and messages (and the victim can’t).

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The Hacker News

MARCH 20, 2024

A novel denial-of-service (DoS) attack vector has been found to target application-layer protocols based on User Datagram Protocol (UDP), putting hundreds of thousands of hosts likely at risk.

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Penetration Testing

MARCH 17, 2024

Fujitsu, the Japanese multinational technology giant, has revealed a data breach resulting from a malware infection within its corporate network. The company disclosed that sensitive files containing both personal and customer information were exposed... The post Fujitsu Discloses Data Breach, Customer and Personal Information Compromised appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Bleeping Computer

MARCH 17, 2024

AT&T says a massive trove of data impacting 71 million people did not originate from its systems after a hacker leaked it on a cybercrime forum and claimed it was stolen in a 2021 breach of the company. [.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2024

Atlassian fixed tens of vulnerabilities in Bamboo, Bitbucket, Confluence, and Jira products, including a critical flaw that can be very dangerous. Atlassian addressed multiple vulnerabilities in its Bamboo, Bitbucket, Confluence, and Jira products. The most severe vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-1597 (CVSS score of 10), is a SQL injection flaw that impacts the org.postgresql:postgresql third-party dependency of Bamboo Data Center and Server. “This org.postgresql:postgresql Dependency

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The Hacker News

MARCH 18, 2024

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malware campaign that leverages bogus Google Sites pages and HTML smuggling to distribute a commercial malware called AZORult in order to facilitate information theft.

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Penetration Testing

MARCH 22, 2024

Mozilla has issued emergency security updates to fix two critical “zero-day” vulnerabilities in the Firefox web browser. These flaws were skillfully exploited during the recent Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024 hacking contest. Zero-Day Dangers Zero-day vulnerabilities... The post Firefox Patches Critical Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Exposed in Pwn2Own 2024 appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Bleeping Computer

MARCH 21, 2024

On the first day of Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024, contestants demoed Windows 11, Tesla, and Ubuntu Linux zero-day vulnerabilities and exploit chains to win $732,500 and a Tesla Model 3 car. [.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2024

Fortra addressed a critical remote code execution vulnerability impacting its FileCatalyst file transfer product. Fortra has released updates to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-25153 (CVSS score 9.8) impacting its FileCatalyst file transfer solution. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit their vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on impacted servers. “A directory traversal within the ‘ftpservlet’ of the FileCatalyst Workflow Web Portal allows files to be

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Within the past few years, ransomware attacks have turned to critical infrastructure, healthcare, and government entities. Attackers have taken advantage of the rapid shift to remote work and new technologies. Add to that hacktivism due to global conflicts and U.S. elections, and an increased focus on AI, and you have the perfect recipe for a knotty and turbulent 2024.

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