Mastodon Addresses TootRoot Hijacking Vulnerability

Jul 10, 2023 | Podcast

Mastodon, the free and open-source software for running self-hosted social networking services, had recently patched four vulnerabilities. One of those vulnerabilities is the TootRoot vulnerability which has a critical severity rating and is tracked as CVE-2023-36460....

Guest on Secure by Galah Cyber Podcast

Jul 7, 2023 | Podcast, Posts, Speaking

I had the privilege to be Cole Cornford’s guest on his Secure by Galah Cyber Podcast. He starts of by asking which bird I’m most like and why. I said that I’m an owl as everyone in security should be doing lots of listening and watching. It’s...

Proof of Concept Program for Microsoft Teams Malware Delivery

Jul 7, 2023 | Podcast

A proof-of-concept program has been recently published that exploits an unresolved security vulnerability in Microsoft Teams. The program, which was released by the U.S Navy’s red team allows the bypass of Microsoft Teams file sending restraints to deliver...

CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses

Jul 6, 2023 | Podcast

Mitre has recently released their CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses list for 2023. CWE stands for Common Weakness Enumeration and this list demonstrates the currently most common and impactful software weaknesses. They are often easy to find and exploit by...

Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Ultimate Member Plugin Allows Ultimate Website Access

Jul 5, 2023 | Podcast

WordPress Plugin Ultimate Member is vulnerable to a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows attackers to gain administrator access to the wordpress site. The plugin claims that it is the number 1 user profile and membership plugin for wordpress, and it is used...

How Not To Do A Force Password Reset

Jul 4, 2023 | Podcast

A high school in Illinois recently demonstrated how not to do a force password reset. Oak Park and River Forest High School was doing a cybersecurity audit when they mistakenly reset everyone’s password. This prevented the students from being able to log into...

Stalkerware App Suffers Data Breach

Jul 3, 2023 | Podcast

It’s bad enough when apps you use suffers a data breach, its worse when apps you didn’t know you have gets breached. Android stalkerware app, LetMeSpy had suffered a data breach resulting from a security incident on June 21. The app is used to spy or stalk...

Proton Launches Password Manager with Email Aliases

Jun 30, 2023 | Podcast

Everyone deserves privacy by default. That’s Proton’s slogan. Famously known for their encrypted and private email service, proton mail, the company had expanded to other secure and privacy focused services like VPN, calendar and cloud storage. This week,...

JavaScript NPM Registry Exposed to Manifest Confusion Vulnerability

Jun 29, 2023 | Podcast

The JavaScript npm registry has a manifest confusion vulnerability which can allow the installation and execution of malicious files without the user’s knowledge. The attackers can do this by including a dependency that won’t show up on the npm website,...

Super Mario 3: Malware Edition

Jun 28, 2023 | Podcast

Super Mario 3: Mario Forever is a free to play remake of the classic Nintendo game which was released in 2003. Playing as either Mario or Luigi, you’re running around the Mushroom Kingdom, jumping across platforms and atop of enemies on your way to rescue the...