Researchers have discovered several vulnerabilities in the BitcoinJS library that could leave Bitcoin wallets created online a decade ago prone to hacking. The basic issue is that the private keys for these crypto wallets were generated with far greater predictability than the library developers expected. Randstorm vulnerabilities and consequences Let’s start at the beginning. … [Read more...] about Vulnerability in crypto wallets created online in the early 2010s
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Google Created ‘Open-Source Maintenance Crew’ to Help Secure Critical Projects
Google on Thursday announced the creation of a new "Open Source Maintenance Crew" to focus on bolstering the security of critical open source projects. Additionally, the tech giant pointed out Open Source Insights as a tool for analyzing packages and their dependency graphs, using it to determine "whether a vulnerability in a dependency might affect your code." "With this … [Read more...] about Google Created ‘Open-Source Maintenance Crew’ to Help Secure Critical Projects
How Tortoiseshell created a fake veteran hiring website to host malware
Threat Research Cisco Talos recently discovered a threat actor attempting to take advantage of Americans who may be seeking a job, especially military veterans. The actor, previously identified by Symantec as Tortoiseshell, deployed a website called hxxp://hiremilitaryheroes[.]com that posed as a website to help U.S. military veterans find … [Read more...] about How Tortoiseshell created a fake veteran hiring website to host malware
New Android Spyware Created by Russian Defense Contractor Found in the Wild
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new piece of mobile surveillance malware believed to be developed by a Russian defense contractor that has been sanctioned for interfering with the 2016 U.S. presidential election.Dubbed Monokle, the mobile remote-access trojan has been actively targeting Android phones since at least March 2016 and is primarily being used in highly … [Read more...] about New Android Spyware Created by Russian Defense Contractor Found in the Wild