Keumars Afifi-Sabet reports: Google has patched a critical vulnerability, resembling 2019’s infamous StrandHogg flaw, that allows hackers to hijack almost any app on the Android mobile operating system. The flaw, assigned CVE-2020-0096, has been dubbed StrandHogg 2.0 due to the similarities with the original flaw discovered in December. The successor allows for broader attacks and is…
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Hacker, 22, who released personal data of German politicians charged
AFP reports the latest update in the case of the hacker formerly known as “@_Orbit” on Twitter. The man had reportedly confessed back in January 2019. German prosecutors said Tuesday they had brought charges against a 22-year-old hacker who released personal data of dozens of politicians, journalists and other public figures online, embarrassing national authorities….
Hackers Expose Gaping Holes in North Macedonia’s IT Systems
Bojan Stojkovski reports: North Macedonia’s officials are trying to persuade the country that after hackers recently leaked dozens of email addresses and passwords from staffers in public institutions, the situation is under control. But, as they did so, some of the key pages of Skopje’s main local government’s website could not be reached since Thursday – in…
A massive database of 8 billion Thai internet records leaks
Zack Whittaker reports: Thailand’s largest cell network AIS has pulled a database offline that was spilling billions of real-time internet records on millions of Thai internet users. Security researcher Justin Paine said in a blog post that he found the database, containing DNS queries and Netflow data, on the internet without a password. With access to this…
Trump’s Press Secretary Appears to Have Exposed President’s Banking Information
Daniel Politi reports: During a briefing on Friday, Donald Trump’s press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, wanted to tell a feel-good story of where the president had decided to donate his salary this quarter. So she held up the $100,000 check that she said Trump would donate to the Department of Health and Human Services to “support…
NetWalker Ransomware Group Enters Advanced Targeting “Game”
Advanced Intelligence, LLC released a report on NetWalker Ransomware Group. From the background and summary of their report: Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, there has been a drastic increase in the number of cyberattacks targeting the healthcare industry. The NetWalker ransomware syndicate is no exception to this trend. NetWalker responsible for such attacks as a high-profile…