Discussion of public breaches of security
Here are some standard emails that came into my mailbox that are obviously fake…. Also an older post(7/15/2024) discussed a tax refund scam… by text and email Here is text of email(italicized): Hi <insert-name>, Just wanted to check if you’ve submitted your tax refund claim yet? SETC and ERC are federal government programs … Read more
Hackernews has another story about exploited devices: Archer routers This router the Archer TP link “The botnet exploits a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in TP-Link Archer routers (CVE-2023-1389) to spread itself automatically over the Internet,” security researchers Ofek Vardi and Matan Mittelman said in a technical report shared with The Hacker News.” As … Read more
2 interesting issues have been uncovered by cybersecurity researchers. Hackernews article: “New ‘Sneaky 2FA’ Phishing Kit Targets Microsoft 365 Accounts with 2FA Code Bypass” Phishing campaigns have been observed sending payment receipt-related emails to entice recipients into opening bogus PDF documents containing QR code that, upon scanning, redirects them to Sneaky 2FA pages. The Phishing … Read more
Hackernews has the story “New Credit Card Skimmer Targets WordPress, Magento, and OpenCart Sites” from last year, and this morning it is https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/wordpress-skimmers-evade-detection-by.html. There are distinct similarities (WordPress Ecommerce and hackers try to steal CC #s online) It is an issue as the malware hides itself and can stay at the website to steal credit … Read more
These 2 Vulnerabilities on Zero-day vulnerabilities have possibility of causing much mayhem unless you have cybersecurity program in place to deal with updates or patches as quick as possible and other Intrusion Detection as well as anti-virus and more. Hacker News has the stories: RomCom Exploits Zero-day The Russia-aligned threat actor known as RomCom has … Read more