In early 2020, during the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers discovered a novel malware named Oski Stealer, capable of stealing browser data such as cookies, history, payment information, and autofill information, as well as cryptocurrency wallets, login credentials of applications, and Authy 2FA information. It can also take screenshots of your desktop and perform … [Read more...]
Face Recognition and Privacy Concerns Works Its Way Into Taxes
The US IRS has plans to use a 3rd party identification system to prevent tax-related identity theft. The IRS plans to contract with ID.me to identify people using, among other factors, face recognition. James Hendler, professor of Computer, Web and Cognitive Sciences, wrote about some issues with the IRS’s plan. How will the data be processed? ID.me would need to store … [Read more...]
Log4j Becomes The Highest Detected Vulnerability Days After Release
Log4Shell attacks have spread throughout the Internet due to the ease with which attackers can perform them. The WatchGuard Threat Lab sees a sample of these attacks from our customers’ perspectives when they opt to provide anonymized threat intelligence data from their Fireboxes. This limited data, along with our analysis, gives us a unique opportunity to review some of the … [Read more...]
HP iLO and the Newly Discovered iLOBleed Rootkit
Iranian researchers at Amnpardaz security firm have discovered rootkits in HPs iLO (Integrated Lights-Out) management modules. These optional chips are added to servers for remote management and grant full high-level access to the system. This includes the ability to turn the server on and off, configure hardware and firmware settings, and additional administrator functions. … [Read more...]
Post-Purchase Monetization of the TV and Your Diminishing Privacy
The internet came by storm. Yes, for years it wasn’t accessible to the major populace, but over time it found its way into the office, school, home, and now more specifically into the living room. With the evolution of the internet came few rules. In came the market makers who began to define basic expectations of online privacy, which were next to nothing. Google and Facebook … [Read more...]