Hopefully for real this time By Emma Roth Apple may finally bring always-on display to the upcoming iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max. According to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple could introduce the feature with iOS 16, allowing the iPhone to display a limited amount of information even when it’s locked. Gurman says the iPhone’s version […]
Security news…
RiskIQ: Magecart Injected URLs and C2 Domains, May 20-27, 2022 Between 20 and 27 May 2022, RiskIQ detected 299 Magecart and skimmer injected URLs, and detected 76 unique C2 domains used by known Magecart threat actors. Note that many of these URLs are legitimate, compromised websites. The full URL should be considered and the domain […]
Linux News
Some miscellaneous Linux news that’s come to our attention recently: Serious security vulnerability in Tails 5.0 (Tails) Mark Shuttleworth: Expect Canonical to Go Public in 2023 (Foss Force) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 aims to fuel innovation in the open hybrid cloud(ITPro.) RHEL Clone and CentOS Replacement Releases Rocky Linux 8.6 (Foss Force) Google Created ‘Open Source Maintenance […]
Windows News
We’ll start with a reminder that Windows Server 20H2 reaches end of support in August 2022 (Born’s Tech and Windows World). Günter also has news concerning the Windows 10 profile issues that have been reported. Meanwhile, Microsoft is probably embarrassed that Windows 11 and Microsoft Teams were hacked multiple times on the first day of the Pwn2Own event in Vancouver, Canada […]
Happenings this week…
Veeam Adding Intelligence to Microsoft 365 Backup Solution (Redmond Channel Partner) Google unveils new Assured Open Source Software service (ITPro.) Microsoft goes public with planned changes to undo restrictive cloud licensing policies in Europe (ZDNet) And is Microsoft moving out of Redmond? See this article: Microsoft moves forward with massive corporate campus project in Atlanta (Daily Commercial News) Also […]
Motorola teases phone with 200-megapixel camera as Razr rumors mount
Motorola could have not one, but two very interesting smartphones launching in China next month. The company has teased the first in a Weibo post, which promises to be one of the first phones in the world with a 200-megapixel camera. It could be joined by a third-generation foldable Razr, too.
Analyzing WooCommerce Credit Card Skimmer
How are CC details Stolen from WooCommerce Plugins
Interactive Phishing: Using Chatbot-like Web Applications to Harvest Information
The Trustwave SpiderLabs Email Security team identified a phishing campaign pretending to be a missed package from DHL. What’s interesting about this campaign is that clicking on the link leads to a chatbot that discusses the missed package, provides pictures of it, and guides the potential victim through providing their credit card information and user […]
RiskIQ: Magecart Injected URLs and C2 Domains, May 9-20, 2022
Between 9 and 20 May 2022, RiskIQ detected 198 Magecart and skimmer injected URLs, and detected 98 unique C2 domains used by known Magecart threat actors. Note that many of these URLs are legitimate, compromised websites. The full URL should be considered and the domain itself is not necessarily malicious. Also, note that some C2 […]
Hackers Utilize SwissTransfer To Deploy Phishing Scam
Cofense Phishing Defence Center (PDC) noted a number of emails using the SwissTransfer service to conduct phishes against recipients. Navigating to the link on the email will present the user with a legitimate SwissTransfer download page where a PDF file can be downloaded by the user. Once the file has been downloaded, and the recipient […]
Windows Tips and Tutorials
We thought we’d try organizing our tips & tutorials in this section according to platform & product instead of our usual mix & match method. Do you find this more helpful? Let us know! PowerShell: How to Fix Windows 11 SSD Problem Using PowerShell (ITPro Today) Microsoft PowerShell lets you track Windows Registry changes (Bleeping Computer) Should You […]
Windows News- by TechGenix
I was startled recently when I wanted to use Quick Assist to provide support for a user over a remote connection. Quick Assist is a feature of Windows 10 that lets a person share their device with someone else and view their display and/or take over control of their machine. I’ve used it many times […]
Crypto Mugging is on the Rise
People around the world are being jumped on the street, their phones taken, and their crypto wallets fully drained. This new threat combines the criminal activities of the past with those of the future. Read More … https://urlsand.esvalabs.com/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fclick.techgenix.com%2Fc.html%3Fufl%3Da%26rtr%3Don%26s%3Dx9w60f%2C1b650%2Cnp5%2Cgfh%2Cllvt%2Cfa8t%2Ce2zj%26MLM_MID%3D2200788%26MLM_UNIQUEID%3Dae19da069f&e=dac9dcc0&h=8531b185&f=y&p=y
Password-protected Excel spreadsheet pushes Remcos RAT
Investigation of an email with a password-protected Excel file attached to it revealed Remcos RAT 3.x activity remarkably similar to an infection chain reported by Fortinet last month. This diary reviews a Remcos RAT infection in Brad Duncan’s lab on Wednesday 2022-05-04.
Mass distribution of the JesterStealer malware using the topic of chemical attack (CERT-UA # 4625)
The Ukraine CERT-UA discovered a mass distribution of e-mails using the subject “chemical attack” and a link to an XLS-document with a macro. When opened, the macro downloads and runs an EXE file, which damages the computer with the malicious program JesterStealer. Note that executable files are downloaded from compromised web resources.
Commodity Skimming & Magecart Trends in First Quarter of 2022
Digital credit skimming has undergone a significant transformation since researchers first started tracking the phenomenon in the early twenty aughts. Once, skimming was a space ruled by a handful of highly skilled groups that carefully chose and hit their targets, manipulating the JavaScript on websites to steal customers’ credit card info, often to sell on […]
THE BEST SMARTPHONE YOU CAN BUY FOR UNDER $500
If you’re shopping for a new phone on a budget, we’ve got good news: you’re more likely to find midrange sub-$500 phones available in these days of crunched supply chains than many of the recent flagships. Fortunately, there are many excellent alternatives to the pricey, premium models that are nearly as capable and cost a lot […]
Here’s how Microsoft’s new One Outlook email app will work
Microsoft has announced the beta for the new Outlook for Windows, which will make the desktop email client a lot more like the web version. While screenshots and an entire build of the app were recently leaked, Microsoft’s announcement gives us a good look at what kind of features we can expect to see coming to our inboxes. […]