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The US Could Finally Ban Inane Forced Password Changes

Plus: The US Justice Department indicts three Iranians over Trump campaign hack, EU regulators fine Meta $100 million for a password security lapse, and the Tor Project enters a new phase.

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Crypto Scam App Disguised as WalletConnect Steals $70K in Five-Month Campaign

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious Android app on the Google Play Store that enabled the threat actors behind it to steal approximately $70,000 in cryptocurrency from victims over a period of nearly five months. The dodgy app, identified by Check Point, masqueraded as the legitimate WalletConnect open-source protocol to trick unsuspecting users into downloading it. "Fake

GHSA-9h9q-qhxg-89xr: Filament has unvalidated ColorColumn and ColorEntry values that can be used for Cross-site Scripting

### Summary If values passed to a `ColorColumn` or `ColumnEntry` are not valid and contain a specific set of characters, applications are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) attack against a user who opens a page on which a color column or entry is rendered. Versions of Filament from v3.0.0 through v3.2.114 are affected. Please upgrade to Filament [v3.2.115](https://github.com/filamentphp/filament/releases/tag/v3.2.115). ### PoC > *PoC will be published in a few weeks, once developers have had a chance to upgrade their apps.* ### Response This vulnerability (in `ColorColumn` only) was reported by @sv-LayZ, who reported the issue and patched the issue during the evening of 25/09/2024. Thank you Mattis. The review process concluded on 27/09/2024, which revealed the issue was also present in `ColorEntry`. This was fixed the same day and Filament [v3.2.115](https://github.com/filamentphp/filament/releases/tag/v3.2.115) followed. > *An explanation of the fix will be published ...

Novel Exploit Chain Enables Windows UAC Bypass

Adversaries can exploit CVE-2024-6769 to jump from regular to admin access without triggering UAC, but Microsoft says it's not really a vulnerability.

First Mobile Crypto Drainer on Google Play Steals $70K from Users

A malicious app disguised as a legitimate WalletConnect tool targeted mobile users on Google Play. The app stole…

Hackers Could Remotely Control Kia Cars by Exploiting License Plates

A critical vulnerability in Kia vehicles allowed hackers to control cars remotely using only license plates. The flaw…

Linux OverlayFS Local Privilege Escalation

This Metasploit module exploit targets the Linux kernel bug in OverlayFS. A flaw was found in the Linux kernel, where unauthorized access to the execution of the setuid file with capabilities was found in the Linux kernel’s OverlayFS subsystem in how a user copies a capable file from a nosuid mount into another mount. This uid mapping bug allows a local user to escalate their privileges on the system.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-7203-03

Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-7203-03 - An update for git-lfs is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support.

Could Security Misconfigurations Become No. 1 in OWASP Top 10?

As Superman has kryptonite, software has weaknesses — with misconfigurations leading the pack.

How to Plan and Prepare for Penetration Testing

As security technology and threat awareness among organizations improves so do the adversaries who are adopting and relying on new techniques to maximize speed and impact while evading detection. Ransomware and malware continue to be the method of choice by big game hunting (BGH) cyber criminals, and the increased use of hands-on or “interactive intrusion” techniques is especially alarming.