A vulnerability in Box’s implementation of multi-factor authentication (MFA) allowed attackers to take over victim’s accounts without having access to the victim’s phone, according to new research from Varonis.
Cloud Detection and Response Firm Permiso Emerges From Stealth With $10M in Funding
Cloud infrastructure identity detection and response firm Permiso has emerged from stealth with $10 million seed funding. The company identifies and tracks human, machine, vendor and service provider identities in IaaS and PaaS infrastructures.
VirusTotal Hacking Offers a Supercharged Version of Google Hacking
Chronicle’s VirusTotal (VT) is a boon to security researchers and a gift to potential criminals. Apart from virus samples it contains likely millions of user credentials readily available to anyone who knows where and how to look.
FCC Chair Proposes New Policies for Carrier Data Breach Reporting
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel this week proposed updated policies around telecom providers’ reporting of data breaches.
Apple Patches iOS HomeKit Flaw After Researcher Warning
Apple has released an iOS security update with a fix for a persistent denial-of-service flaw in the HomeKit software framework but only after an independent researcher publicly criticized the company for ignoring his discovery.
Mozilla Patches High-Risk Firefox, Thunderbird Security Flaws
Mozilla has released Firefox 96 with patches for 18 security vulnerabilities affecting its flagship web browser and the Thunderbird mail program.
Of the newly patched security flaws, nine are rated high-severity while six carry a “medium-severity” rating.
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Calls Attention to ‘Wormable’ Windows Flaw
Microsoft’s first batch of patches for 2022 is a big one: 97 documented security flaws in the Windows ecosystem, some serious enough to cause remote code execution attacks.
Moxie Marlinspike Steps Down as Signal CEO
Celebrated cryptographer Moxie Marlinspike is stepping down as chief executive at Signal, temporarily turning the reins of the popular encrypted messaging platform to WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton.
Apache Foundation Calls Out Open-Source Leechers
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is calling out for-profit companies leeching on open-source code, warning that “only a tiny percentage” of downstream vendors are contributing to securing the open-source ecosystem.
Zloader Banking Malware Exploits Microsoft Signature Verification
The aggressive Zloader banking malware campaign is exploiting Microsoft’s digital signature verification method to inject code into a signed system DLL, according to researchers at Check Point.












