Google patches zero-day vulnerability, and others, in Android
Google has issued security patches for the Android Operating System. In total, the patches address 39 vulnerabilities. There are indications that one of the patched vulnerabilities may be under limited, targeted exploitation. The most severe of these issues is a critical security vulnerability in the System component that could enable a remote attacker using a specially crafted transmission to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. READ MORE...
Kaspersky Patches Vulnerability That Can Lead to Unbootable System
Kaspersky published two advisories on Monday to warn customers about a vulnerability that can lead to unbootable systems and a phishing campaign involving messages sent from a Kaspersky email address. The vulnerability, reported to the cybersecurity firm by researcher Abdelhamid Naceri through Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), affects the Windows versions of Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Internet Security, Total Security, Small Office Security, Security Cloud, and Endpoint Security products. READ MORE...
Apple macOS Flaw Allows Kernel-Level Compromise
Apple has patched a vulnerability in macOS can allow attackers to bypass a key OS protection and install a malicious rootkit to perform arbitrary operations on a device, researchers from Microsoft have discovered. The problem-dubbed "Shrootless"-is associated with a security technology called System Integrity Protection (SIP) found in macOS. READ MORE...
BlackMatter ransomware gang to shut down
The BlackMatter ransomware group, which just a month or two ago was asking internet users to stop bombarding it with insults as it attempted to negotiate payments from its corporate victims, appears to have announced that it is now closing down its operations. The VX-Underground Twitter account shared a screenshot of a Russian-language post from BlackMatter announcing to its affiliates that following pressure from local authorities it has been forced to shut down. READ MORE...
Krebs on Security: The 'Groove' Ransomware Gang Was a Hoax
A number of publications in September warned about the emergence of "Groove," a new ransomware group that called on competing extortion gangs to unite in attacking U.S. government interests online. It now appears that Groove was all a big hoax designed to toy with security firms and journalists. Groove was first announced Aug. 22 on RAMP, a new and fairly exclusive Russian-language darknet cybercrime forum. READ MORE...
Facebook deletes 1 billion faceprints in Face Recognition shutdown
Facebook announced today that they will no longer use the Face Recognition system on their platform and will be deleting over 1 billion people's facial recognition profiles. Facebook's Face Recognition system analyzes photos taken of tagged users and associated users' profile photos to build a unique identifier or template. This template is then used to identify users in uploaded photos or automatically tag people in Memories. READ MORE...
Squid Game Crypto Scammers Rips Off Investors for Millions
Players in the Squid Game cryptocurrency market have been eliminated - at least their investment has - by what cryptocurrency watchers have called a classic "rug-pull" scam. When SQUID tokens were first released last week, they were valued at a paltry $0.01 but promised entry into a game with the same premise as the Squid Game series from Netflix - players in desperate financial straits compete in a ruthless, deadly series of games for a shot at winning millions. READ MORE...
Tesla recalls 11,706 vehicles over Full Self-Driving Beta software bug
Tesla's controversial "Full Self-Driving" feature took another hit on Tuesday. The Texan automaker issued a recall for nearly 12,000 vehicles after an over-the-air software update introduced a new bug that can cause false activations of the cars' forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems. According to the safety recall report, the problem affects Models S, X, and 3 vehicles built between 2017 and 2021 and Model Y vehicles built between 2020 and 2021. READ MORE...
- ...in 1908, Cincinnati-born William Howard Taft is elected as the 27th President of the United States of America.
- ...in 1931, the first commercially produced synthetic rubber manufactured.
- ...in 1952, Clarence Birdseye first markets frozen peas.
- ...in 1957, The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit: a dog named Laika.
