This posting is here to collect cyber security news in November 2019.
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If you are interested in cyber security trends, read my Cyber security trends 2019 posting.
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Tomi Engdahl says:
“Not all heroes wear capes”
Yeah, some wear orange overalls…
Hacker who helped expose Ohio rape case pleads guilty, faces more prison time than rapists
https://www.rt.com/usa/368207-steubenville-rape-anonymous-guilty/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/hacker-highlighted-notorious-ohio-rape-case-pleads-guilty-213627842–nfl.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucnQuY29tL3VzYS8zNjgyMDctc3RldWJlbnZpbGxlLXJhcGUtYW5vbnltb3VzLWd1aWx0eS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANuqm628FWWWyik9A0mPT6iJmBfqDkszkWVIZKIL6qxrd5bP6qx05ApSuJ5UVeFS01tZCpmOqCcp2tm5vVqtny89HdaAmQWu_o-JD8y7oH4kI7qfOSpHvYgZxrwL4U1enMs9Y3IPiu3h21ReTRBQBo9YX43DDTTKg42k_xRhAIZg
Tomi Engdahl says:
China Just Weaponized The Smartphone: Here’s Why You Should Be Concerned
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/11/29/china-just-weaponized-the-smartphone-heres-why-you-should-be-concerned/?fbclid=IwAR1onKw7QLBtI-9p2RqNUUN2AA2VJR5T7gSdWJyWfpIWAXAQul0U2XjehBY#63663b1660c3
It isn’t just Zapya, of course, and its developers had not responded to a request for comment at the time of publishing. Allegations that the authorities actively monitor communications on Tencent’s WeChat have long been made, and Western apps like WhatsApp are an immediate red flag. “Uighurs inside and outside China now live with the knowledge that their communications are constantly monitored by the authorities,” ICIJ says in its analysis of the leaked documents.
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/hardware/hp-warns-that-some-ssd-drives-will-fail-at-32-768-hours-of-use/
Tomi Engdahl says:
New Protocol on cybercrime: cutting red tape ≠ cutting human rights safeguards
https://edri.org/new-protocol-on-cybercrime-cutting-red-tape-cutting-human-rights-safeguards/
Tomi Engdahl says:
APT33 has shifted targeting to industrial control systems software, Microsoft says
https://www.cyberscoop.com/apt33-microsoft-iran-ics/
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2019/11/bad-binder-android-in-wild-exploit.html
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://fossbytes.com/how-to-enable-dns-over-https-on-chrome-firefox-edge-brave/
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://headleaks.com/2019/11/21/millions-of-sites-using-jetpack-wordpress-plugin-exposed-by-a-security-vulnerability-Q1VaTHc4VUhUazZGeWcyWDgxL2dYQT09
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://headleaks.com/2019/11/19/acbackdoor-a-malware-that-infects-both-windows-and-linux-systems-cXZacU8xbGlCMjIxc0xZUk5kUUdWdz09
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/15/those-crappy-pre-installed-android-apps-can-be-full-of-security-holes/
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://hackerone.com/reports/506646
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://tpm.fail/
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.cyberscoop.com/north-korea-malware-cyber-command-virus-total-apt38/
Tomi Engdahl says:
New Attacks Against 4G, 5G Mobile Networks Re-Enable IMSI Catchers
https://thehackernews.com/2019/02/location-tracking-imsi-catchers.html
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://blog.rapid7.com/2019/10/31/this-one-time-on-a-pen-test-halloween-edition-an-ode-to-our-favorite-pen-tester-disguises/
Jack Buck says:
Real excellent information can be found on blog . “We should be eternally vigilant against attempts to check the expression of opinions that we loathe.” by Oliver Wendell Holmes.