JSON syntax hack allowed SQL injection payloads to be smuggled past WAFs
John Leyden 09 December 2022 at 13:17 UTC Updated: 15 December 2022 at 17:06 UTC Five vendors act to thwart generic hack Security researchers have…
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Apache had to scramble at the beginning of December 2021 to be ready to release patches for Log4Shell when it publicly disclosed the situation on…
Cybercrime (and Security) Predictions for 2023
Dec 19, 2022The Hacker NewsPassword Policy / Data Security Threat actors continue to adapt to the latest technologies, practices, and even data privacy laws—and it’s…
New info-stealer malware infects software pirates via fake cracks sites
A new information-stealing malware named ‘RisePro’ is being distributed through fake cracks sites operated by the PrivateLoader pay-per-install (PPI) malware distribution service. RisePro is designed…
ChatGPT bid for bogus bug bounty is thwarted
Improving large language models offer ‘just one more way to attack code, and one more way to defend code’ A supposed security researcher has tried…
Attackers Keep Targeting the US Electric Grid
We at WIRED have written plenty about the threat that cyberattacks pose to power grids worldwide. But lately, the most significant attacks on electrical systems…
Glupteba Botnet Continues to Thrive Despite Google’s Attempts to Disrupt It
Dec 19, 2022Ravie LakshmananBlockchain / Botnet The operators of the Glupteba botnet resurfaced in June 2022 as part of a renewed and “upscaled” campaign, months…
Hacker claims to be selling Twitter data of 400 million users
A threat actor claims to be selling public and private data of 400 million Twitter users scraped in 2021 using a now-fixed API vulnerability. They’re…
Black Hat Europe 2022: Hacking tools showcased at annual security conference
Aids and techniques demonstrated at this year’s arsenal track Tools to enable the work of security researchers, pen testers, and bug bounty hunters were demonstrated…
Why the US Is Primed for Radicalization
“What you find is people are most vulnerable to authoritarianism and extremist impulses when they don’t know what they’re supposed to do,” Berger says. “They…
Researchers Discover Malicious PyPI Package Posing as SentinelOne SDK to Steal Data
Dec 19, 2022Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Supply Chain Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that impersonates…
How to make the Start menu full screen in Windows 10
How to make the Start menu full screen in Windows 10 By default, the Windows 10 Start menu will open up in a size that…