Example of how attackers are trying to push crypto miners via Log4Shell – SANS Internet Storm Centre
Another Bluetooth security – this time in a child’s toy
Fisher Price Chatter Special Edition Rather than children using their imagination to make a call with these toys – an adult, with little care for security added Bluetooth for that real call experience on the playschool toy. Bluetooth reboot of pre-school play phone has privacy flaw • The Register
Log4j in China
Chinese regulator pauses partnership with Alibaba – BBC News Alibaba Cloud in trouble with Beijing for Log4J annoucement • The Register I found this video on YouTube that has a good in-depth description of the Log4j problem. It will keep you up speed with all the acronyms, shells, code etc.
Phishing campaigns – Indeed
One of the things we advise people to do on our Phishing and Social Engineering training, is to be very aware of the look and feel of any login pages and web sites they are directed to, as bad actors may not get it completely right – so if they …
Bluetooth security flawed but fixed
The Ellume – COVID-19 Home Test (ellumehealth.com) was tested and found to not be very secure. Worse compromised data was passed onto an agency vetting people entering into the USA depending on their COVID-19 status. Of course a Bluetooth-using home COVID test was cracked to fake results • The Register
