Deep Fake and Other Social Engineering Tactics
PyPI Goes Quiet After Huge Malware Attack: 500+ Typosquat Fakes Found
Richi Jennings | | code reuse, open source software supply chain security, PyPI, PyPI malicious packages, pypi vuln, pypi vulnerability, python, Python Malware, Python Packages, Python vulnerability, SB Blogwatch, secure software supply chain, software supply chain, software supply chain attack, software supply chain attacks, software supply chain hygiene, Software supply chain management, software supply chain risk, Software Supply Chain risks, software supply chain security, Software Supply Chain Security Risks, Software Supply Chain Security Weaknesses, typosquat, Typosquatting, typosquatting attacks
Emergency stop button: The Python Package Index was drowning in malicious code again, so they had to shut down registration for cleanup ...
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Apple OTP FAIL: ‘MFA Bomb’ Warning — Locks Accounts, Wipes iPhones
Richi Jennings | | 2fa, 2FA bypass, 2FA Flaws, 2FA phishing, 2FA solution, 2FA/MFA, Apple, apple bug, Apple Data Security, apple hack, apple hacker, Apple iCloud, Apple ID, Apple ID failure, Apple iOS, Apple iPad, Apple iPhone, bypass 2FA, MFA, MFA Bombing, mfa fatigue, MFA hacks, mfa protection, mfasecurity, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), OTP, OTP circumvention bot, OTP interception bot, phishing-resistant MFA, push otp, SB Blogwatch, TOTP, two-factor-authentication.2fa
Rethink different: First, fatigue frightened users with multiple modal nighttime notifications. Next, call and pretend to be Apple support ...
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Revealed: Facebook’s “Incredibly Aggressive” Alleged Theft of Snapchat App Data
Richi Jennings | | Brian J. Dunne, class action, class action lawsuit, DeleteFacebook, facebook, facebook fine, free vpn app, Ghostbusters, IAPP, Man In The Middle, man in the middle attack, man in the middle attacks, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, mitm, MitM Attack, mitm attacks, mitm tool, mitm tools, Onavo, Onavo VPN, SB Blogwatch, Snapchat, SSL Bump, VPN
Meta MITM IAAP SSL bump: Zuck ordered “Project Ghostbusters”—with criminal consequences, says class action lawsuit ...
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China Steals Defense Secrets ‘on Industrial Scale’
Richi Jennings | | china, china espionage, China-linked Hackers, Chinese, Chinese Communists, chinese government, chinese hacker, Chinese hackers, Chinese Intelligence, Chinese state-sponsored hacking group, Chinese Threat Actors, ConnectWise, ConnectWise Vulnerabilities, CVE-2022-0185, CVE-2022-3052, CVE-2023-22518, CVE-2024-1709, Data Stolen By China, Dawn Calvary, f5, F5 BIG-IP, F5 BIG-IP vulnerability, Genesis Day, gov.uk, Mandiant, MSS, MSS Hackers, Peoples Republic of China, PRC, PRC Espionage, SB Blogwatch, ScreenConnect, Teng Snake, uk, UNC302, UNC5174, Uteus, Xiaoqiying
UNC5174 ❤ UNC302: CVSS 10 and 9.8 vulnerabilities exploited by Chinese threat actor for People’s Republic ...
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Apple M-Series FAIL: GoFetch Flaw Finds Crypto Keys
Richi Jennings | | Apple, apple bug, Apple Data Security, apple hack, apple hacker, Apple iOS, Apple iPad, ARM, cache, dmp, GoFetch, iPad, M1, M2, M3, Macintosh, macos, SB Blogwatch
GoFAIL: Researchers worm their way into broken cache-filling microcode in most Macs and iPads ...
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EPA and White House Raise Alarm on Water Cybersecurity
Richi Jennings | | Critical Infrastructure, critical infrastructure assets, critical infrastructure attack, Critical Infrastructure Cyber security, Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, Drinking Water, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, ICS, operational technologies, OT, public water systems, SB Blogwatch, wastewater, water, water distribution systems, Water industry, water infrastructure, White House
Iran and China fingered: Biden admin. chides governors: Water infra. lacks “even basic cybersecurity precautions.” ...
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TikTok ‘Ban’ — ByteDance CEO and EFF are BFFs
Richi Jennings | | Bytedance, china, chinese government, EFF, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Privacy, SB Blogwatch, Shou Zi Chew, social media, spyware, TikTok, TikTok Ban
7521 momentum builds: Shou Zi Chew plays for time, while Electronic Frontier Foundation says TikTok-kill bill is DOA ...
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French Gov. Leaks 43 Million People’s Data — ‘France Travail’ Says Sorry
Richi Jennings | | Alexandre Saubot, Cap emploi, CNIL, cyber attacks on governm, devops in government, DevSecOps in Government, digital government, European Governments, france, France Travail, government, Government & Regulatory News, government agencies, Government Authority, SB Blogwatch
La grande cybermalveillance: French government’s employment agency loses control of citizens’ data after biggest breach in Gallic history ...
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ChatGPT and Beyond: Generative AI in Security
The application of generative AI in security is a game-changer, offering novel solutions to pressing challenges in cybersecurity ...
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TikTok Ban Incoming — but ByteDance Fights Back
Richi Jennings | | Bytedance, china, chinese government, Privacy, SB Blogwatch, social media, spyware, TikTok, TikTok Ban
Hilltop BillTok: ByteDance mobilizing addicted user base, as U.S. TikTok ban steamrolls through Capitol Hill after unanimous committee vote ...
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