Microsoft says a vulnerability it discovered in a core macOS security feature, Gatekeeper, could have allowed attackers to compromise vulnerable Macs with malware. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-42821, was first uncovered by Microsoft principal security researcher Jonathan Bar Or, and dubbed the “Achilles” vulnerability. Bar Or said the bug could allow malware to skirt Gatekeeper’s protections […]

CVE-2022-46609 Description Python3-RESTfulAPI commit d9907f14e9e25dcdb54f5b22252b0e9452e3970e and e772e0beee284c50946e94c54a1d43071ca78b74 was discovered to contain a code execution backdoor via the request package. This vulnerability allows attackers to access sensitive user information and digital currency keys, as well as escalate privileges. Base Score: 9.8 CRITICAL https://github.com/herry-zhang/Python3-RESTfulAPI/commit/1c2081dca357685b3180b9baeb7e761e9a10ca99 _______________________________ CVE-2022-44832 Description D-Link DIR-3040 device with firmware 120B03 was discovered to contain a […]

THE THREAT OF Facebook account takeovers always looms, whether they’re caused by attacks that steal users’ login credentials or hacks that, say, compromise users’ email accounts and exploit the access to launch rogue account recoveries. At the same time, though, Facebook users need to be able to regain access to their accounts if they forget […]

AS RUSSIA’S INVASION of Ukraine drags on, navigation system monitors reported this week that they’ve detected a rise in GPS disruptions in Russian cities, ever since Ukraine began mounting long-range drone attacks. Elsewhere, a lawsuit against Meta alleges that a lack of adequate hate-speech moderation on Facebook led to violence that exacerbated Ethiopia’s civil war. […]