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by geekslopJuly 5, 2020

If you or your ISP are running BIG-IP devices, they are almost certainly under active attack right now. On Wednesday, F5 Networks issued patches for a remote code execution vulnerability in BIG-IP devices. Within hours, security researchers reported targeted attacks against BIG-IP devices.

12Jun

Hacking and Security, Internet

You can block all YouTube ads by simply adding a dot to the end of the domain name.

by geekslopJune 12, 2020

It's so stupidly simple, you gotta wonder how we missed this all these years. Adding a dot to the end of a domain name throws off the browser's cookie handling (breaks CORS too). This hack works on YouTube (for now, anyway) and many other websites that operate behind paywalls (e.g. New York Times).

12Jun

Hacking and Security

Twitter shuts down massive number of accounts spreading deceptive information from Russia, China, and Turkey.

by geekslopJune 12, 2020

Twitter announced Thursday that it deleted more than 170,000 accounts tied to the Chinese government. The accounts were pushing narratives around the Hong Kong protests and Covid-19 that Twitter considered…

New CallStranger exploit takes advantage of UPnP vulnerability

11Jun

Hacking and Security

New CallStranger exploit takes advantage of UPnP vulnerability in millions of routers, gaming systems, TVs, printers, and other Internet-connected attachable devices.

by geekslopJune 11, 2020

Researchers just announced the discovery of a UPnP vulnerability that impacts any UPnP device exposed on the Internet. The attack, called CallStranger (CVE-2020-12695), is being used for massive DDoS attacks…

11Jun

Operating Systems

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday breaks record with 129 patches including CVEs for 11 critical remote-code execution vulnerabilities.

by geekslopJune 11, 2020

Microsoft rolled out patches for a whopping 129 vulnerabilities in June's Patch Tuesday. It marked the 4th month in a row that MS released patches for more than 110 CVEs. MS has already patched 616 CVEs - and it's only June!

10Jun

Internet

Here are the Internet speeds ranked by country. And no, the USA is not in the top ten.

by geekslopJune 10, 2020

The United States typically fell within the top 10, albeit not the top position as you'd expect from the country that invented the damn thing. But that changed with the latest analysis. The US now sits in the 11th position with 25% of US households having access to speeds of up to 25 Mbps or less.

09Jun

Hacking and Security

And the top attackers for June 9, 2020 are…

by geekslopJune 9, 2020

Somewhat unusual cast of characters today. IPHostCountryBlock Count45.235.36.98ANMAX TELECOMUNICACIONES MAXIMILIANO BIONDI EIRL Chile302177.41.23.8Diretoria de Planejamento e Tecnologia Brazil263103.62.140.205CIRCLE NETWORK Bangladesh197103.219.206.80Knet Solutions P. Ltd India91202.47.35.198Cyber Internet Services Pakistan Pakistan30 Most of…

09Jun

Hacking and Security

India’s hackers-for-hire firm, BellTroX InfoTech Services, determined to be targeting US businesses, government officials, journalists, advocacy groups, non-profits…

by geekslopJune 9, 2020

Evidence shows BellTroX InfoTech Services, aka Dark Basin or Mercenary.Amanda, targeted government officials, celebrities, non-profit organizations, advocacy groups, journalists, investors, and large and small corporations in a hacking spree that is believed to be under investigation by U.S. law enforcement.

02Jun

Mobile

This seemingly benign photograph is bricking Android phones when set as a screensaver or wallpaper.

by geekslopJune 2, 2020

Word spread on social media of a particular photograph that is causing some phones to go into a continuous reboot sequence when the photo is set as the screensaver. It's…

31May

Internet

Facebook debuts Twitter-like app, Venue, during today’s NASCAR event.

by geekslopMay 31, 2020

Facebook's R&D department rolled out their third app this week and this one shows promise - if they can pry off Twitter's death grip over the second screen market. The…

29May

Mobile

No doubt about it, the US just froze Huawei out of the 5G market because they’re scared.

by geekslopMay 29, 2020

Have no doubt about it. America's skirmish with China has more to do with fear than anger. America is about to lose their #1 position on the world's stage and…

29May

Internet

Zuckerberg dead at 39? No post fact checking says child molester Mark Zuckerberg? Websites test Facebook’s policy of free speech.

by geekslopMay 29, 2020

Websites are throwing some good shade at Mark Zuckerberg this week after he proclaimed Facebook should not be the "arbiter of truth". The statement came after Twitter flagged President Trump's…

28May

Hacking and Security

NSA issues security alert warning of new wave of cybersecurity attacks against email servers conducted by Russia’s GRU.

by geekslopMay 28, 2020

The NSA says that members of Unit 74455 of the GRU Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST), a division of the Russian military intelligence service, have been attacking email servers…

28May

Hacking and Security

Forget the 26 new USB bugs found in Linux and Windows, it’s the security fuzzer tool that discovered them that’s the news.

by geekslopMay 28, 2020

A research team from Purdue University has created a tool, USBFuzz, which fuzzes calls to the USB driver stack. Apparently the tool is pretty groundbreaking. The researchers said, "At its…

26May

Mobile

Leak shows Motorola’s upcoming foldable will be a powerful upgrade to last year’s Razr.

by geekslopMay 26, 2020

If the leaks are correct, Motorola's second foldable phone iteration, the successor to the 2019 Motorola Razr, is getting a big spec upgrade. According to rumors, it'll be powered by…

25May

Gaming

Sony says upcoming PS5 will have data processing speeds 100x faster than PS4.

by geekslopMay 25, 2020

The PS5 is setting up to be a barn burner. First up, the custom-designed SSD is set to eliminate fast travel delays and loading times. Sony's lead architect says the new SSD will load next sections of games in the blink of an eye, eliminating the need for game designers to place "corridors" in their worlds to take up time while the next section loads.

Technology News

If you’re running a BIG-IP device, you’re under attack right now.

You can block all YouTube ads by simply adding a dot to the end of the domain name.

Twitter shuts down massive number of accounts spreading deceptive information from Russia, China, and Turkey.

New CallStranger exploit takes advantage of UPnP vulnerability in millions of routers, gaming systems, TVs, printers, and other Internet-connected attachable devices.

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday breaks record with 129 patches including CVEs for 11 critical remote-code execution vulnerabilities.

Here are the Internet speeds ranked by country. And no, the USA is not in the top ten.

And the top attackers for June 9, 2020 are…

India’s hackers-for-hire firm, BellTroX InfoTech Services, determined to be targeting US businesses, government officials, journalists, advocacy groups, non-profits…

This seemingly benign photograph is bricking Android phones when set as a screensaver or wallpaper.

Facebook debuts Twitter-like app, Venue, during today’s NASCAR event.

No doubt about it, the US just froze Huawei out of the 5G market because they’re scared.

Zuckerberg dead at 39? No post fact checking says child molester Mark Zuckerberg? Websites test Facebook’s policy of free speech.

NSA issues security alert warning of new wave of cybersecurity attacks against email servers conducted by Russia’s GRU.

Forget the 26 new USB bugs found in Linux and Windows, it’s the security fuzzer tool that discovered them that’s the news.

Leak shows Motorola’s upcoming foldable will be a powerful upgrade to last year’s Razr.

Sony says upcoming PS5 will have data processing speeds 100x faster than PS4.

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