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
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