A recent Windows security update that creates an ‘inetpub’ folder has introduced a new weakness allowing attackers to prevent the installation of future updates. After people installed this month’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates, Windows users suddenly found an “inetpub” folder owned by the SYSTEM account created in the root of the system drive, normally … Read more
Cybercriminals are abusing Microsoft’s Trusted Signing platform to code-sign malware executables with short-lived three-day certificates. Threat actors have long sought after code-signing certificates as they can be used to sign malware to appear like they are from a legitimate company. Signed malware also has the advantage of potentially bypassing security filters that would normally block unsigned … Read more
Cybercriminals are abusing Microsoft’s Trusted Signing platform to code-sign malware executables with short-lived three-day certificates. Threat actors have long sought after code-signing certificates as they can be used to sign malware to appear like they are from a legitimate company. Signed malware also has the advantage of potentially bypassing security filters that would normally block unsigned … Read more
An ongoing PayPal email scam exploits the platform’s address settings to send fake purchase notifications, tricking users into granting remote access to scammers For the past month, BleepingComputer and others [1, 2] have received emails from PayPal stating, “You added a new address. This is just a quick confirmation that you added an address in your … Read more
She says she was violated by police. Now she’s brainstorming an AI-integrated app with a panic button that alerts private security to help other women caught in South Africa’s tragically high rates of abuse. Peaches, as the 35-year-old sex worker asked to be identified, is among the more than a third of South African women … Read more