Update (2018-10-18): According to the Wall Street Journal, the hack on Facebook was perpetrated by spammers rather than a nation state….
Month: September 2018
How to protect your data from Magecart and other e-commerce attacks
In today’s golden age of online shopping, consumers take to the Internet, punch in a few credit card details, and happily…
Phone spampocalypse: fighting back in the age of unwanted calls
When Nigel Guest, then president of the Council of Neighborhood Associations (CNA), sent an email with the subject line, “test,” and…
Holes found in Mojave’s privacy protection
macOS Mojave was released on Monday, September 24, with much promise of increased privacy protections. In particular, apps are now required…
Buggy implementation of CVE-2018-8373 vulnerability used to deliver Quasar RAT
A variant of a remote code execution vulnerability with Internet Explorer’s scripting engine known as CVE-2018-8373 patched last August has been found in…
Safari users: Where did your extensions go?
Safari 12 has brought with it some changes to how OSX handles browser extensions. At WWDC in June, Apple announced that…
100 channels and nothing on, except TV Licensing phishes
We’ve seen a lot of people referencing fake TV Licensing emails they’ve received over the last few days. The majority so…
Mobile Menace Monday: SMS phishing attacks target the job market
Recently, a co-worker received an enticing SMS message from ASPXPPZUPS Human Resources. It read: Tired of your old job? Join our team…
A week in security (September 17 – 23)
Last week, we took a look at a low level spam campaign on Twitter, explored the signs of falling victim to…
Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) vulnerabilities
Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) is an authentication layer used in Internet protocols. SASL is not a protocol, but rather…