The source code for mobile apps and internal tools for Nissan’s North American division has leaked. The leak was due to the fact that the specialists of the automaker incorrectly configured one of their Git servers. The first incident was highlighted by the Swiss developer and researcher Tillie Kottmann. He wrote on Twitter (the account… Continue reading Nissan source code leaked due to admin: admin credentials
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Millions of Windows 7 users refuse to upgrade to Windows 10
In early 2020, Microsoft officially ended support for the Windows 7 operating system. However, millions of Windows 7 users refuse to upgrade to Windows 10. Prior to the end of support, ZDNet journalist Ed Bott consulted with some analytics experts and estimated that approximately 200 million PC owners worldwide would ignore the end of support… Continue reading Millions of Windows 7 users refuse to upgrade to Windows 10
Google recruits a team of experts to find bugs in Android applications
ZDNet reports that a number of new positions have been added to Google’s job list. The fact is that Google appears to be recruiting a team of Android security experts that will be looking for vulnerabilities in critical applications from the Google Play Store. According to Sebastian Porst, software development manager for Google Play Protect,… Continue reading Google recruits a team of experts to find bugs in Android applications
Attackers can bypass TikTok multi-factor authentication through the site
Journalists of the ZDNet publication, citing one of their readers, report that the web version of TikTok did not receive multi-factor authentication (via mail and SMS), which developers established for all users of the platform in August. Thus, an attacker who somehow learned someone else’s credentials (for example, through a phishing attack or brute force)… Continue reading Attackers can bypass TikTok multi-factor authentication through the site
Mozilla suspended Firefox Send service due to abuse and malware
Journalists from ZDNet drew attention of Mozilla engineers to numerous abuses of the Firefox Send service, which was actively used to distribute the malware. Mozilla temporarily suspended the Firefox Send service (for the time of investigation), and the developers promise to improve it and add a “Report Abuse” button. Firefox Send was launched in March… Continue reading Mozilla suspended Firefox Send service due to abuse and malware
Attackers hack Roblox accounts and urge to vote for Trump
According to the ZDNet publication, unknown attackers hack Roblox accounts and leave a message “Ask your parents to vote for Trump this year! #MAGA2020 ” in about 1800 users’ profiles on Roblox.com. Judging by the complaints of the victims, which can be found on Reddit, on Twitter and so on, the first attacks began last… Continue reading Attackers hack Roblox accounts and urge to vote for Trump
Experts confirm data leak of 26 million LiveJournal users
In mid-May 2020, in the Telegram channel of the head of DeviceLock company Ashot Hovhannisyan appeared information on data leak of 33.7 million LiveJournal users. Now, experts have confirmed a data leak of 26 million users. It was reported that the detected text file contains 33,726,800 lines, among which you can find user IDs, email… Continue reading Experts confirm data leak of 26 million LiveJournal users
Dharma ransomware source code put for sale
ZDNet reports that the source code for one of the most profitable ransomware of our time, the Dharma ransomware, was put for sale on two hacker forums last weekend. Sources are sold for $2,000. Let me remind you that this year the FBI called Dharma the second most profitable ransomware in recent years during its… Continue reading Dharma ransomware source code put for sale