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**According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is local (AV:L). Why does the CVE title indicate that this is information disclosure?** The attack itself is carried out locally. For example, when the score indicates that the **Attack Vector** is **Local** (AV:L) and **User Interaction** is **Required** (UI:R), this could describe an exploit in which an attacker, through social engineering, convinces a victim to download and run a malicious application. This could lead to a local attack on the user's device which could leak data.

By Deeba Ahmed Fake Voicemail Phishing on the Rise: Check Point Reveals How Hackers are Exploiting Corporate Phone Systems. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: QR Code Scam: Fake Voicemails Target Users, 1000 Attacks in 14 Days

Threat hunters have identified a new variant of Android malware called MoqHao that automatically executes on infected devices without requiring any user interaction. "Typical MoqHao requires users to install and launch the app to get their desired purpose, but this new variant requires no execution," McAfee Labs said in a report published this week. "While the app is

By Deeba Ahmed Blank Image, Fake Link: Unraveling the Temu Phishing Scam Targeting Senior Shoppers! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Over 800 Phony “Temu” Domains Lure Shoppers into Credential Theft

By Waqas Remember, it is LastPass Password Manager, not LassPass Password Manager! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake LastPass Password Manager App Lurks on iOS App Store

Passkeys are here to replace passwords. When they work, it’s a seamless vision of the future. But don’t ditch your old logins just yet.

Google has unveiled a new pilot program in Singapore that aims to prevent users from sideloading certain apps that abuse Android app permissions to read one-time passwords and gather sensitive data. "This enhanced fraud protection will analyze and automatically block the installation of apps that may use sensitive runtime permissions frequently abused for financial fraud when the user attempts

A coalition of dozens of countries, including France, the U.K., and the U.S., along with tech companies such as Google, MDSec, Meta, and Microsoft, have signed a joint agreement to curb the abuse of commercial spyware to commit human rights abuses. The initiative, dubbed the Pall Mall Process, aims to tackle the proliferation and irresponsible use of commercial cyber intrusion tools by

The State of Malware 2024 report covers some topics that are of special interest to home users: privacy, passwords, malvertising, banking Trojans, and Mac malware.

The threat actor known as Patchwork likely used romance scam lures to trap victims in Pakistan and India, and infect their Android devices with a remote access trojan called VajraSpy. Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET said it uncovered 12 espionage apps, six of which were available for download from the official Google Play Store and were collectively downloaded more than 1,400 times between