Today’s WikiLeaks Vault 7 Dark Matter release shows the CIA’s capabilities to attack and persist on Apple iPhone and Mac firmware and an apparent interdiction of the iPhone supply chain.
Local Windows Admins Can Hijack Sessions Without Credentials
A researcher has published a method by which a local admin can hijack any other Windows sessions without the need for credentials.
New Wave of Hailstorm Spam Pelts Inboxes
Spammers are turning to an old technique known as hailstorm to slip past anti-spam and anti-malware filters to deliver Dridex banking malware and Locky ransomware.
Fraudulent Video Ad Bot Rakes in Close to $5 Million Daily
An cybercrime group from Russia earns $3 million to $5 million daily through defrauding major U.S. websites of video ad revenue.
Stolen Yahoo Data Sold to Spammers, One Government Client
Experts at InfoArmor said the stolen database of 1 billion Yahoo accounts has been sold multiple times for at least $300,000 each time.
ShadowBrokers Dump Came from Internal Code Repository, Insider
Researchers at Flashpoint said their analysis of the latest ShadowBrokers dump of NSA tools leads them to believe an insider with access to a code repository stole the data.
SQL Injection Attack is Tied to Election Commission Breach
A hacker offered to sell an unpatched system vulnerability in the U.S. Election Assistance Commission website on the Dark Web for “thousands” of dollars.
Remote Code Execution Bug Found in Ubuntu Quantal
A remote code execution bug in Ubuntu Desktop was patched; the vulnerability affected all default installations of Quantal version 12.10 and later.
DNSChanger Exploit Kit Hijacks Routers, Not Browsers
An exploit kit called DNSChanger is attacking routers, not browsers, through a malvertising campaign.
KFC Warns 1.2 Million UK Customers of Colonel’s Club Breach
KFC Corporation warned 1.2 million of its UK-based Colonel’s Club members to reset their passwords after 30 members were targeted in an attack.