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Timeline: How a Hacker Tried to Poison a City

SecureWorld News

But here's the disturbing part for those in information security: the plant had not utilized TeamViewer in months, and apparently employees did not realize it was still on the computer involved. No firewall? Computers running the no longer supported Windows 7? And it gets worse. A universally shared password?

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Global Supply Chain Cyberattack Underway via IT Monitoring Software

SecureWorld News

The trojanized update file is a standard Windows Installer Patch file that includes compressed resources associated with the update, including the trojanized SolarWinds.Orion.Core.BusinessLayer.dll component.". This malware arrives with a legitimately signed certificate.

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When least privilege is the most important thing

CIO Business Intelligence

In the ever-evolving realm of information security, the principle of Least Privilege stands out as the cornerstone of safeguarding sensitive data. However, this fundamental concept, emphasizing limited access to resources and information, has been progressively overlooked, placing our digital ecosystems at greater risk.

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The Hacker Mind: Hacking Social Media

ForAllSecure

Robert Vamosi: Before there was the internet as we know it today, there were bulletin boards, BBSs. One of those interests that took off was computer security. His approachable style and his desire to teach others what he’s learned about information security has resulted in a massive following of half a million subscribers.

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The Hacker Mind: Hacking Social Media

ForAllSecure

Robert Vamosi: Before there was the internet as we know it today, there were bulletin boards, BBSs. One of those interests that took off was computer security. His approachable style and his desire to teach others what he’s learned about information security has resulted in a massive following of half a million subscribers.

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EP 49: LoL

ForAllSecure

I have all the abilities built into Windows or built into Linux or Mac to do this for me. Vamosi: In a sideloading attack, an attacker places a spoofed malicious DLL file in a Windows’ directory so that the operating system loads it instead of the legitimate file. Why don't I use the trusted ones that I'll get by antivirus.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Real World Criminals Online

ForAllSecure

That, of course, was not all, but it is an example of how someone -- anyone on the internet -- can take a photo or blog post or Yelp review from social media, or some other seemingly random open source item and tie it back to a crime. Which then I could configure to get on the internet, you know. Come sit next to me.