Jun 13, 2023 | Podcast
Last month Gmail introduced a blue checkmark icon next to senders that they deem are legitimate. This is part of an email authentication program called Brand Indicators for Message Identification (or BIMI for short). It aims to protect email users from brand spoofing...
Jun 12, 2023 | Podcast
A hacking group known as “Pink Drainer” is currently running a cryptocurrency stealing campaign. They are impersonating journalist in phishing attacks to compromise Discord and Twitter accounts to perform their cryptocurrency stealing attacks. The hacking...
Jun 9, 2023 | Podcast
There’s a new Google Chrome Zero-Day vulnerability that’s actively being exploited in the wild. It’s CVE-2023-3079 and which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code to take complete control of the system remotely. The fix is in version...
Jun 8, 2023 | Podcast
Creating large numbers of throw away email accounts is a time-consuming and expensive aspects of a cybercriminal operation. A new service has arrived to dramatically help cut costs associated with large-spam and account creation campaigns. They do this by paying...
Jun 7, 2023 | Podcast
I previously reported on CVE-2023-3278, which is a KeePass vulnerability that makes it possible to recover the master password even when the program is closed. There was a simple proof of concept tool that can be used to dump the master password from KeePass’s...
Jun 6, 2023 | Podcast
Passwords are painful. If you don’t use a password manager, creating, remembering and using a strong password can be a huge hassle. This is why so many people either use short passwords, or reuse the same password across multiple accounts. There’s a...
Jun 5, 2023 | Podcast
The Australian federal government has outlined its intention to regulate artificial intelligence, saying that there are gaps in the existing law and the new forms of AI technology will need safeguards to protect society.The National Science and Technology Council...
Jun 2, 2023 | Podcast
Hackers are actively exploiting a zero day vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer to steal data from Organisations. MOVEit Transfer is a managed file transfer solution that allows for secure transfer of files using protocols like SFTP, SCP an HTTP. Progress, the parent...
Jun 1, 2023 | Podcast
This is Edwin Kwan from Sydney Australia. While smart home assistant and home surveillance cameras are meant to make our lives better, ever wonder just how private and secure is your data that’s being collected? The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) and U.S...
May 31, 2023 | Podcast
Security researchers have discovered an Android Software module with spyware functionality. The spyware module dubbed SpinOk demonstrates a seemingly legitimate software behaviour. It states that it is designed to maintain users’ interest in the app through the...
