Zeljka Zorz

Hackers leverage flaw in Cisco switches to hit Russian, Iranian networks
The proof-of-concept exploit code for a vulnerability affecting many Cisco switches has been leveraged by vigilante hackers to mess with networks and data-centers in Russia …

Russian government asks court to allow them to block Telegram
Russian communications regulator’s fight to block the Telegram encrypted messaging service continues. Telegram (the company) has been fighting the Roskomnadzor – …

Malicious actors used Facebook’s own tools to scrape most users’ public info
Facebook has disabled a search tool that allowed anyone to enter a person’s phone number or email address into Facebook and find their account, along with all the information …

Delta and Sears suffer data breach, credit card information compromised
US-based Delta Air Lines and Sears Holdings, the owners of Sears and Kmart, have announced that the breach suffered by chatbot company [24]7.ai has resulted in the compromise …

Easily exploited flaw in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine allows total system compromise
A critical and extremely easily exploitable vulnerability in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (MMPE) has been patched through an out-of-band security update pushed out …

ShiftLeft: Fully automated runtime security solution for cloud applications
When talking about data loss prevention, the first thing that comes to mind are solutions aimed at stopping users from moving sensitive documents/data out of a network. But …

Establishing covert communication channels by abusing GSM AT commands
Security research often starts as a hobby project, and Alfonso Muñoz’s and Jorge Cuadrado’s probe into mobile privacy is no exception. The duo, who’s …

Intel will not provide Spectre/Meltdown microcode updates for some processor families
Intel has decided not to provide microcode updates to plug Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities in a number of older processors. According to the last update (April 2, 2018) …

Critical vulnerability opens Cisco switches to remote attack
A critical vulnerability affecting many of Cisco’s networking devices could be exploited by unauthenticated, remote attackers to take over vulnerable devices or trigger …

Cloudflare launches privacy-protecting DNS service
If you’ve been offline during the weekend you might have missed Cloudflare announcing a new privacy-oriented consumer DNS service, hosted at the following IP addresses: …

How to close the security update gap
Security patching is hard and patch fatigue is real. So what can be done to make the process more simple, less disruptive, and more likely to be performed in a timely manner? …

Google to purge cryptomining extensions from Chrome Web Store
In a bid to prevent Chrome users’ computers being covertly used for cryptocurrency mining, Google will try to purge the Chrome Web Store of extensions that hijack …