Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that masquerades as a library from the Solana blockchain platform but is actually designed to steal victims’ secrets.
“The legitimate Solana Python API project is known as ‘solana-py’ on GitHub, but simply ‘solana’ on the Python software registry, PyPI,” Sonatype researcher Ax Sharma
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Allan “dwangoAC” has made it his mission to expose speedrunning phonies. At the Defcon hacker conference, he’ll challenge one record that’s stood for 15 years.
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On the hunt for corporate devices being sold secondhand, a researcher found a trove of Apple corporate data, a Mac Mini from the Foxconn assembly line, an iPhone 14 prototype, and more.
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As many as 10 security flaws have been uncovered in Google’s Quick Share data transfer utility for Android and Windows that could be assembled to trigger remote code execution (RCE) chain on systems that have the software installed.
“The Quick Share application implements its own specific application-layer communication protocol to support file transfers between nearby, compatible devices,”
An ongoing, widespread malware campaign has been observed installing rogue Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge extensions via a trojan distributed via fake websites masquerading as popular software.
“The trojan malware contains different deliverables ranging from simple adware extensions that hijack searches to more sophisticated malicious scripts that deliver local extensions to steal private data
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Cisco has issued a warning about critical remote code execution zero-days affecting the web-based management interface of the Small Business SPA 300 and SPA 500 series IP phones, which are no longer supported.
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Cybersecurity analysts have uncovered critical details about the North Korean advanced persistent threat (APT) group Kimsuky, which has been targeting universities as part of its global espionage operations.
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Rogue PyPI Library Solana Users, Steals Blockchain Wallet Keys
/in General NewsCybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that masquerades as a library from the Solana blockchain platform but is actually designed to steal victims’ secrets.
“The legitimate Solana Python API project is known as ‘solana-py’ on GitHub, but simply ‘solana’ on the Python software registry, PyPI,” Sonatype researcher Ax Sharma
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Donald Trump’s Campaign Says Its Emails Were Hacked
/in General NewsTrump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung blamed the hack on “foreign sources hostile to the United States.”
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The Hacker Who Hunts Video Game Speedrunning Cheaters
/in General NewsAllan “dwangoAC” has made it his mission to expose speedrunning phonies. At the Defcon hacker conference, he’ll challenge one record that’s stood for 15 years.
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Apple Prototypes and Corporate Secrets Are for Sale Online—If You Know Where to Look
/in General NewsOn the hunt for corporate devices being sold secondhand, a researcher found a trove of Apple corporate data, a Mac Mini from the Foxconn assembly line, an iPhone 14 prototype, and more.
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Researchers Uncover 10 Flaws in Google’s File Transfer Tool Quick Share
/in General NewsAs many as 10 security flaws have been uncovered in Google’s Quick Share data transfer utility for Android and Windows that could be assembled to trigger remote code execution (RCE) chain on systems that have the software installed.
“The Quick Share application implements its own specific application-layer communication protocol to support file transfers between nearby, compatible devices,”
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New Malware Hits 300,000 Users with Rogue Chrome and Edge Extensions
/in General NewsAn ongoing, widespread malware campaign has been observed installing rogue Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge extensions via a trojan distributed via fake websites masquerading as popular software.
“The trojan malware contains different deliverables ranging from simple adware extensions that hijack searches to more sophisticated malicious scripts that deliver local extensions to steal private data
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Russian Midnight Blizzard Breached UK Home Office via Microsoft
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Cisco Warns of Critical RCE Zero-Days in End of Life IP Phones
/in General NewsCisco has issued a warning about critical remote code execution zero-days affecting the web-based management interface of the Small Business SPA 300 and SPA 500 series IP phones, which are no longer supported.
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North Korea Kimsuky Launch Phishing Attacks on Universities
/in General NewsCybersecurity analysts have uncovered critical details about the North Korean advanced persistent threat (APT) group Kimsuky, which has been targeting universities as part of its global espionage operations.
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