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Security Leftovers

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 04, 2023

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Chinese APT Uses New ‘Stack Rumbling’ Technique to Disable Security Software

=> ↺ Chinese APT Uses New ‘Stack Rumbling’ Technique to Disable Security Software

A subgroup of China-linked hacker group APT41 is using a new ‘stack rumbling’ DoS technique to disable security software.

Exploitation of BGP Implementation Vulnerabilities Can Lead to Disruptions

=> ↺ Exploitation of BGP Implementation Vulnerabilities Can Lead to Disruptions

Open source BGP implementation FRRouting is affected by three vulnerabilities that can be exploited to cause disruption via DoS attacks.

SolarWinds Detected Six Months Earlier

=> ↺ SolarWinds Detected Six Months Earlier

New reporting from Wired reveals that the Department of Justice detected the SolarWinds attack six months before Mandient detected it in December 2020, but didn't realize what they detected... and so ignored it.

=> ↺ New reporting

=> ↺ New reporting

Netflix MH370: The plane that wasn’t hacked

=> ↺ Netflix MH370: The plane that wasn’t hacked

I’m a sucker for a good documentary, but the recent Netflix MH370 piece had me shouting at the screen.

Europol-led operation leads to arrest of 288 dark web vendors

=> ↺ Europol-led operation leads to arrest of 288 dark web vendors

A joint operation coordinated by the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, with support from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, has resulted in the arrest of 288 dark web vendors. The operation, code-named 'SpecTor,' resulted from the previously unknown seizure of a dark web marketplace called Monopoly Market in December 2021.

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