Tiny tool makes noises whenever your computer sends a packet to a Google service - googerteller

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 20:42:00
0 minutes, 14 seconds
Dan

Thanks to @bert_hu_bert for his tiny tool - googerteller.

"Makes a little bit of noise any time your computer sends a packet to a #Google service, which excludes Google Cloud users."

Demo video https://twitter.com/bert_hu_bert/status/1561466204602220544

We have added a quick installation gu...

These Companies Know When You're Pregnant - And They're Not Keeping It Secret

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 21:16:00
0 minutes, 59 seconds
Dan

In early 2012, the New York Times Magazine put out a cover story about Andrew Pole, a statistician working for Target who was tasked with inventing a way to identify potentially pregnant shoppers, even if those shoppers didn’t want the company to know. The rationale, Pole said, was that moms-to-be a...

New Amazon Ring Vulnerability Could Have Exposed All Your Camera Recordings

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 21:07:00
0 minutes, 59 seconds
Dan

Retail giant Amazon patched a high-severity security issue in its Ring app for Android in May that could have enabled a rogue application installed on a user's device to access sensitive information and camera recordings.

The Ring app for Android has over 10 million downloads and enables users to...

Hackers Using Fake DDoS Protection Pages to Distribute Malware

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 21:02:00
1 minute, 28 seconds
Dan

WordPress sites are being hacked to display fraudulent Cloudflare DDoS protection pages that lead to the delivery of malware such as NetSupport RAT and Raccoon Stealer.

"A recent surge in JavaScript injections targeting WordPress sites has resulted in fake DDoS prevent prompts which lead victims t...

DrayTek Router RCE vulnerability

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 21:40:00
0 minutes, 30 seconds
Dan

CERT NZ is aware of a possible exploit that is affecting some #DrayTek #routers.

Attacks can be performed without user interaction if the management interface of the device has been configured to be internet facing. Exploitation of this #vulnerability can lead to a full compromise of the device an...