Infosec News 20200304
Top News
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Brave comes out on top in browser privacy study
"By contrast, two web browsers share identifiers that are tied to the device hardware and so persist even across fresh installs "
TLP1 : Green
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Tesco blocks 620,000 Clubcard accounts after security scare
"Over 600,000 Tesco Clubcard owners are being sent new cards after the supermarket giant determined hackers had attempted to access accounts."
TLP1 : Green
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Why ‘free’ Wi-Fi isn’t really free
"How much would you ‘pay’ for ‘free’ Wi-Fi? Would you give away your birthday? Your travel details? Your home address? Your phone number?"
TLP1 : Green
Cybersecurity State: Surveillance, Cyberwarfare, Cybercriminality and Hacktivism
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Schools Are Pushing the Boundaries of Surveillance Technologies
"A school district in New York recently adopted facial recognition technology to monitor students, and it is now one of a growing number of schools across the country conducting mass privacy violations of kids in the name of “safety.”.;
TLP1 : Green
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We’ll have the first global cyber warfare this year’: Nouriel Roubini
"An economist who predicted the 2008 housing crisis and recession is now predicting that 2020 will be the year the world sees its first full-fledged cyber war."
TLP1 : Green
Breaches: Data Breaches and Hacks
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Hackers Steal Customer Data from UK FinTech Loqbox
"A UK-based fintech was hit by a “sophisticated” cyber-attack last month, compromising the payment information and personal details of its customers. "
TLP1 : Green
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Hackers are using Word documents to drop NetSupport Manager RAT
"Before dropping NetSupport Manager RAT, attackers trick users into opening a malicious MS Word document by entering a password."
TLP1 : Green
Vulnerabilities: Vulnerability Advisories, Zero-Days,Patches and Exploits
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Huge flaw found in how facial features are measured from images>
"There is a serious flaw with facial recognition systems that use what’s called anthropometry: the measurement of facial features from images. "
TLP1 : Green
Incident Response: Infrastructure, Training, SIEM and Incident Handling
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How to Jumpstart Your NIST Cybersecurity Framework Maturity: Detect Function
"Continuing our blog series on how to jumpstart your NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) maturity, we’ll now dive into some of the industry-leading use cases we’re seeing for the Detect Function."
TLP1 : Green
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5 reasons to consider a career in cybersecurity
"From competitive salaries to ever-evolving job descriptions, there are myriad reasons why a cybersecurity career could be right for you"
TLP1 : Green
Technical Articles: Forensics, Reverse Engineering, Malware, Phishing, Pentesting, Software Security and Cryptography
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WiFi Passview v2.0 - An Open Source Batch Script Based WiFi Passview For Windows!
"WiFi Passview is an open source batch script based program that can recover your WiFi Password easily in seconds. "
TLP1 : Green
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dnsFookup - DNS Rebinding Toolkit
"It lets you create dns bins like a burp collaborator but it adds a bit more features... (at least it tries to) ."
TLP1 : Green
1Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) [1] for information sharing:
- Red:Not for disclosure, restricted to participants only.
- Amber: Limited disclosure, restricted to participants organizations.
- Green: Limited disclosure, restricted to the community.