June 2020 – Page 2

Why certain characters “glitch” Gmail, YouTube, and Twitter

Have you ever used Twitter, Gmail, or YouTube and noticed odd characters being displayed vertically overlay other text on the page or break out UI boundaries? If so and have wondered how this is happening, we dive into the wonderful world of Unicode that causes this behavior. […]

28 Jun

Chinese malware used in attacks against Australian orgs

The Australian government released an advisory late last week about increased cyber activity from a state actor against networks belonging to its agencies and companies in the country. […]

27 Jun

Microsoft quietly created a Windows 10 File Recovery tool, how to use

Microsoft has created a Windows 10 File Recovery Tool that recovers deleted files and forgot to tell anyone. […]

27 Jun

This Registry trick lets you block major Windows 10 updates

New Microsoft documentation has revealed a Group policy and Registry tweak that allows you to specify the specific Windows version you wish to stay on and prevent new feature updates from being installed. […]

27 Jun

GeoVision access control devices let hackers steal fingerprints

GeoVision, a Taiwanese fingerprint scanner, access control, and surveillance tech manufacturer, fixed critical vulnerabilities in their devices that could be abused by hackers and nation-state threat actors. […]

27 Jun

Almost 300 Windows 10 executables vulnerable to DLL hijacking

A simple VBScript may be enough to allow users to gain administrative privileges and bypass UAC entirely on Windows 10. […]

26 Jun

Admin of carding portal behind $568M in losses pleads guilty

Russian national Sergey Medvedev, one of the co-founders of Internet-based cybercriminal enterprise Infraud Organization and an admin on the organization’s carding forum, today pleaded guilty to RICO conspiracy. […]

26 Jun

Owner of Cardplanet credit card market gets 9 years in prison

A 30-year old Russian national named Aleksey Yurievich Burkov was sentenced today to nine years in prison for running Cardplanet and Direct Connection, two sites that facilitated payment card fraud, computer hacking, and other cybercrimes. […]

26 Jun

Developer of Mirai, Qbot-based DDoS botnets jailed for 13 months

A 22-year-old Washington man was sentenced to 13 months in prison for renting and developing Mirai and Qbot-based DDoS botnets used in DDoS attacks against targets from all over the world. […]

26 Jun

The Week in Ransomware – June 26th 2020 – Scrounging around networks

Ransomware has been busy this week with new features being discovered, big name victims, and new ransomware campaigns being discovered. […]

Month: June 2020

Why certain characters “glitch” Gmail, YouTube, and Twitter

Chinese malware used in attacks against Australian orgs

Microsoft quietly created a Windows 10 File Recovery tool, how to use

This Registry trick lets you block major Windows 10 updates

GeoVision access control devices let hackers steal fingerprints

Almost 300 Windows 10 executables vulnerable to DLL hijacking

Admin of carding portal behind $568M in losses pleads guilty

Owner of Cardplanet credit card market gets 9 years in prison

Developer of Mirai, Qbot-based DDoS botnets jailed for 13 months

The Week in Ransomware – June 26th 2020 – Scrounging around networks