A new file type format added in Windows 10 can be abused for running malicious code on users’ computers, according to Matt Nelson, a security researcher for SpecterOps. Source: Windows Settings Shortcuts Can Be Abused for Code Execution on Windows 10
Discarded phones and televisions are a rich source of metals, and e-waste miners see money-making potential. Source: Mining for precious metals without a pick-axe in sight
In what amounts to be an amazingly nefarious bit of malware, hackers have created an exploit that watches 2.3 million high-value crypto wallets and replaces the addresses in the Windows clipboard with an address associated with the hackers. In other words, you could paste your own wallet address &#… Source: New malware highjacks your Windows clipboard to change crypto addresses
German name ‘n’ hosting outfit tells customers told to reset passwords after hacker taunts Source: ‘Domain Factory’ confirms January 2018 data breach
The team behind Gentoo Linux has revealed the reasons for the recent hack of its GitHub organization account. The short version: shoddy security. It seems that the hackers were able to gain access … Source: Gentoo Linux Github Organization repo hack was down to a series of security mistakes