Security News #91: Happy New Year

with @djhardb, @infosecirvin, @KaitlynGuru, and @sambowne, plus @mqaissaunee !

Jan 1, 2021

Plus Mike Qaissaunee!

Irvin Lemus @infosecirvin

Microsoft says hackers viewed its source code FBI Warns About Hackers Compromising Smart Devices For Swatting Ticketmaster fined $10 million for breaking into rival’s systems

Kaitlyn Handelman @KaitlynGuru

Vulnerable Kext: "Vulnerable by Design" kext for iOS/macOS to play/learn with *OS kernel exploitation FCC orders phone companies to help trace illegal robocallers Adobe Flash Player EOL General Information Page

Mike Qaissaunee @mqaissaunee

TinyCheck: Open source privacy project turns your Raspberry Pi into a stalkerware detection unit Lawsuit Claims Flawed Facial Recognition Led to Man’s Wrongful Arrest Multi-platform skimmer hits Shopify, Bigcommerce and others A Security Flaw could Lead to Cross-layer and DNS Poisoning Attacks

Sam Bowne @sambowne

Peekaboo we see GRU--Detecting Abnormal DNS Resolutions America’s Vaccine Rollout Is Already a Disaster Vaccination is going slowly because nobody is in charge This is not CGI: Robots Dancing

Elizabeth Biddlecome @djhardb

Protestors use facial recognition to ID cops with hidden badges New worm turns Windows, Linux servers into Monero miners ExamSoft Flags One-Third of California Bar Exam Test Takers for Cheating