NoCrackingZone | Archives | 2019 | February

Evil USB O.MG Cable opens up Wi-Fi to remote attacks

… and enables de-authenticaton attacks that could knock targeted systems off the Wi-Fi and onto one of these nefarious cables.

Here’s the latest Naked Security podcast – enjoy!

Some of the breaches are new, while some were reported last year. The sites include MyFitnessPal, MyHeritage, Whitepages and more.

Adobe has patched a flaw that enabled attackers to slurp a user’s network authentication details – but not before someone else patched it first.

Crooks could take over your network thanks to a critical bug in a popular Linux containerisation toolkit… here’s what you need to know.

Russia’s major ISPs plan to temporarily disconnect servers from the internet, effectively cutting the country off from the outside world.

Time is money, baby: Jay Brodsky claims that Apple’s 2FA “intermeddling” takes minutes out of his day, causing “economic loss.”

A UK children’s charity has found that children as young as eight are being sexually exploited online via social media.

Brave is playing down fears after the revelation of what looked like a whitelist in its code allowing it to communicate with Facebook.

Concealed Online, the third biggest “political advertiser” on Facebook, touts the Virginia loophole, granting concealed weapons permits.