In the Security News: Turning traffic lights green with the flipperzero (and a bunch of other hardware), suspending AV and EDR, Test signing mode, Linux control freaks, hacking the Apple Studio Disaply, Intel;s attack surface reduction claim, the truth about TikTok that everyone is missing, just stop developing AI, but only for 6 months, anyone can...
How to get into reversing embedded firmware? Can the planet really be hacked? We'll go over a couple of fun exploitation examples, see what mistakes were made and maybe what could have been done better to make these devices tougher to break into. Segment Resources: Voip phone hacking: Blog: https://www.mcafee.com/blogs/other-blogs/mcafee-labs/avaya...
BleepingComputer reports that Mac devices running from macOS Catalina to macOS Ventura are being targeted by the new MacStealer information-stealing malware, which has the capability to exfiltrate iCloud KeyChain data and browser-stored information, as well as cryptocurrency wallets and other sensitive data.
Numerous threat actors have already been leveraging the new Nexus Android banking trojan, which enables the targeting of 450 financial apps with account takeover attacks, according to The Hacker News.
BleepingComputer reports that the BlackGuard information-stealing malware has been updated to target 57 cryptocurrency wallets and browser extensions, up from the 45 crypto-related wallets and extensions aimed by the malware in August.
Numerous file formats are being leveraged by North Korean advanced persistent threat group APT37, also known as Reaper, RedEyes, Scarcruft, and Ricochet Chollima, to facilitate malware distribution efforts, reports The Hacker News.
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