Fortnite Hacked Via Insecure Single Sign-On
Leaky Fortnite single sign-on mechanism could have allowed hackers to access game accounts. Source: www.threatpost.com
Hacks
Data Breach Roundup: U.S. Healthcare, Cryptopia, SingHealth and Experian
January is off to a running start on the data breach front, while Experian is predicting new attack frontiers ahead. Source: https://threatpost.com
Shipping Firms Speared with Targeted ‘Whaling’ Attacks
Bad actors are imitating high-level executives in the shipping industry to launch BEC attacks that could lead to credential theft or worse – system compromise. Source: www.threatpost.com
Wide-Ranging German Doxxing Incident Hits Hundreds of Politicians
It’s not clear why the data release wasn’t noticed earlier. Source: www.threatpost.com
Hackers Hijack Smart TVs to Promote PewDiePie
The same hacking duo behind the recent “PewDiePie” printer hacks are back – this time with publicly exposed Chromecast, Google Home and smart TV systems as their targets. Source: www.threatpost.com
Cryptocurrency Wallet Hacks Spark Dustup
Cryptocurrency wallets Trezor and Ledger are vulnerable to a number of different type attacks, researchers say. Source: www.threatpost.com
First-Ever UEFI Rootkit Tied to Sednit APT
Researcher at ESET outlines research on the first successful UEFI rootkit used in the wild. Source: www.threatpost.com
2018: A Banner Year for Breaches
A look back at the blizzard of breaches that made up 2018. Source: www.threatpost.com
Microsoft IE Zero Day Gets Emergency Patch
Microsoft issued an out-of-band patch for a zero day bug in its Internet Explorer browser. Source: www.threatpost.com
Patched Click2Gov Flaw Still Afflicting Local Govs
Local governments aren’t updating the vulnerable systems. Source: https://threatpost.com