Andoryu Botnet Exploits Critical Ruckus Wireless Flaw for Widespread Attack
May 11, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Cyber Threat A nascent botnet called Andoryu has been found to exploit a now-patched critical security flaw in the…
Month: May 2023
Improved finding details view and new Crowdsource tag
Findings are a key component of our service, which is why we decided the finding details view deserved a facelift. The improved finding details view…
GitHub Extends Push Protection to Prevent Accidental Leaks of Keys and Other Secrets
May 11, 2023Ravie Lakshmanan GitHub has announced the general availability of a new security feature called push protection, which aims to prevent developers from inadvertently…
Shares Of Food Distribution Giant Fall
The Sysco data breach disclosure has pulled the company shares down. Shares of Sysco Corp. (SYY) fell 4.46% to $74.83 on 10 May, following the…
[tl;dr sec] #181 – Awesome CloudSec Labs, Red Team Infra in 2023, Privilege Escalation in EKS
Hey there, I hope you’ve been doing well! Life Advice from VCs This week I found myself at a dinner with a few VCs, founders,…
Prince Harry spills beans on Daily Mirror Phone Hacking story
While the world media was busy covering the Coronation ceremony of the Royal King Charles III of Britain, a separate story was circulating online regarding…
Twitter Finally Rolling Out Encrypted Direct Messages — Starting with Verified Users
May 11, 2023Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Privacy Twitter is officially beginning to roll out support for encrypted direct messages (DMs) on the platform, more than six…
Indian Pharmacy Data Breach Raises Cyber Security Concerns
Indian pharmacy retail chain, MedPlus Health Services Limited, may have been a victim of a data breach after a threat actor offered to sell the…
Q&A with HackerOne’s New Vice President, APAC, Attley Ng
Fueled by tremendous demand for hacker-powered security in the region, security veteran Attley Ng has joined HackerOne as Vice President of Asia Pacific, based in…
New Linux NetFilter Kernel Flaw Let Attackers Gain Root Privileges
A recently found Linux NetFilter kernel vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-32233, enables unprivileged local users to gain root-level privileges and full control over the affected system.…
Newly added security tests, August 10, 2017: WordPress and JPlayer modules
To bring you the most up-to-date security service and help you stay on top of threats, we update Detectify on a regular basis. Here are…
Twitter’s Encrypted DMs Are Deeply Inferior to Signal and WhatsApp
Elon Musk’s long-promised launch of encrypted direct messages on Twitter has arrived. Like most attempts to add end-to-end encryption to a massive existing platform—never an…