Welcome to another Afternoon Dessert breakout:
Linux Kernel 5.19.12 bug could damage Intel laptop displays
Linux users have reported seeing weird white flashes and rapid blinking on their Intel laptop displays after upgrading to Linux kernel version 5.19.12, leading to warnings that the bug may damage displays. [...]
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Windows 11 22H2 breaks provisioning with 0x800700b7 errors
Microsoft says the Windows 11 2022 Update is breaking provisioning, leaving Windows 11 enterprise endpoints partially configured. [...]
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Details Released for Recently Patched new macOS Archive Utility Vulnerability
Security researchers have shared details about a now-addressed security flaw in Apple's macOS operating system that could be potentially exploited to run malicious applications in a manner that can bypass Apple's security measures. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-32910, is rooted in the built-in Archive Utility and "could lead to the execution of an unsigned and unnotarized application
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The Ultimate SaaS Security Posture Management Checklist, 2023 Edition
It's been a year since the release of The Ultimate SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) Checklist. If SSPM is on your radar, here's the 2023 checklist edition, which covers the critical features and capabilities when evaluating a solution. The ease with which SaaS apps can be deployed and adopted today is remarkable, but it has become a double-edged sword. On the one hand, apps are quickly
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Eternity Group Hackers Offering New LilithBot Malware as a Service to Cybercriminals
The threat actor behind the malware-as-a-service (MaaS) called Eternity has been linked to new piece of malware called LilithBot. "It has advanced capabilities to be used as a miner, stealer, and a clipper along with its persistence mechanisms," Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers Shatak Jain and Aditya Sharma said in a Wednesday report. "The group has been continuously enhancing the malware, adding
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Meta sues app dev for stealing over 1 million WhatsApp accounts
Meta has sued several Chinese companies doing business as HeyMods, Highlight Mobi, and HeyWhatsApp for developing and allegedly using "unofficial" WhatsApp Android apps to steal over one million WhatsApp accounts starting May 2022. [...]
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NetWalker ransomware affiliate sentenced to 20 years by Florida court
Judge tells the accused that if he hadn't pleaded guilty, "I would have given you life."
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S3 Ep103: Scammers in the Slammer (and other stories) [Audio + Text]
Latest episode - listen and learn now (or read and revise, if the written word is your thing)...
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Former Uber CSO convicted of covering up megabreach back in 2016
Obstructed FTC proceedings, and concealed a crime, said the jury.
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Linux Kernel 5.19.12 bug could damage Intel laptop displays
Linux users have reported seeing weird white flashes and rapid blinking on their Intel laptop displays after upgrading to Linux kernel version 5.19.12, leading to warnings that the bug may damage displays. [...]
Read more....
Windows 11 22H2 breaks provisioning with 0x800700b7 errors
Microsoft says the Windows 11 2022 Update is breaking provisioning, leaving Windows 11 enterprise endpoints partially configured. [...]
Read more....
Details Released for Recently Patched new macOS Archive Utility Vulnerability
Security researchers have shared details about a now-addressed security flaw in Apple's macOS operating system that could be potentially exploited to run malicious applications in a manner that can bypass Apple's security measures. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-32910, is rooted in the built-in Archive Utility and "could lead to the execution of an unsigned and unnotarized application
Read more....
The Ultimate SaaS Security Posture Management Checklist, 2023 Edition
It's been a year since the release of The Ultimate SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) Checklist. If SSPM is on your radar, here's the 2023 checklist edition, which covers the critical features and capabilities when evaluating a solution. The ease with which SaaS apps can be deployed and adopted today is remarkable, but it has become a double-edged sword. On the one hand, apps are quickly
Read more....
Eternity Group Hackers Offering New LilithBot Malware as a Service to Cybercriminals
The threat actor behind the malware-as-a-service (MaaS) called Eternity has been linked to new piece of malware called LilithBot. "It has advanced capabilities to be used as a miner, stealer, and a clipper along with its persistence mechanisms," Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers Shatak Jain and Aditya Sharma said in a Wednesday report. "The group has been continuously enhancing the malware, adding
Read more....
Meta sues app dev for stealing over 1 million WhatsApp accounts
Meta has sued several Chinese companies doing business as HeyMods, Highlight Mobi, and HeyWhatsApp for developing and allegedly using "unofficial" WhatsApp Android apps to steal over one million WhatsApp accounts starting May 2022. [...]
Read more....
NetWalker ransomware affiliate sentenced to 20 years by Florida court
Judge tells the accused that if he hadn't pleaded guilty, "I would have given you life."
Read more....
S3 Ep103: Scammers in the Slammer (and other stories) [Audio + Text]
Latest episode - listen and learn now (or read and revise, if the written word is your thing)...
Read more....
Former Uber CSO convicted of covering up megabreach back in 2016
Obstructed FTC proceedings, and concealed a crime, said the jury.
Read more....