Richi Jennings, Author at Security Boulevard https://securityboulevard.com/author/richi/ The Home of the Security Bloggers Network Fri, 20 Oct 2023 15:10:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://securityboulevard.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/android-chrome-256x256-1-32x32.png Richi Jennings, Author at Security Boulevard https://securityboulevard.com/author/richi/ 32 32 133346385 KeePass Malicious Ads: Google Goof Permits Punycode Attacks Again https://securityboulevard.com/2023/10/keepass-malicious-ads-punycode-richixbw/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 15:10:39 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=1993030 ķ≠k

Mote below k: Not only malvertising, but also “verified by Google.”

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]]> 1993030 Cisco Zero-Day: As Bad as it Gets — and No Fix 4 Weeks in https://securityboulevard.com/2023/10/cisco-0day-cve-2023-20198-richixbw/ Tue, 17 Oct 2023 14:06:25 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=1992600 The Golden Gate Bridge, under an blood-red sky

Keeping us in suspense—It doesn’t get worse than this: CVE-2023-20198 is CVSS=10.

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]]> 1992600 Elon’s CSAM FAIL: Twitter Fined by Australian Govt. https://securityboulevard.com/2023/10/csam-twitter-x-australia-richixbw/ Mon, 16 Oct 2023 16:42:08 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=1992479 A caricature of Elon Musk

Straya strikes back: Musk’s mob declines to answer questions, breaking law dunundah.

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]]> 1992479 Stalking: Fear of Apple AirTag ‘Explodes’ — Lawsuit Momentum Grows https://securityboulevard.com/2023/10/stalker-apple-airtag-class-action-richixbw/ Fri, 13 Oct 2023 15:26:12 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=1992353 November 25 is the international day against domestic violence

This is why we can’t have nice things: 38 victims of Apple’s “negligence” named in amended class action.

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]]> 1992353 Google Pushes ‘Passkeys’ Plan — but it’s Too Soon for Mass Rollout https://securityboulevard.com/2023/10/google-forcing-passkeys-richixbw/ Tue, 10 Oct 2023 16:52:42 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=1991953 A small bunch of keys on a stark, white background

FIDO FAIL: “Killing passwords” is a worthy goal—but is coercion the best way?

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]]> 1991953 Huge DNA PII Leak: 23andMe Must Share the Blame https://securityboulevard.com/2023/10/huge-dna-pii-leak-23andme-must-share-the-blame/ Mon, 09 Oct 2023 15:52:46 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=1991846 A 3D render of a DNA strand

DNA: Do Not Agree. 23andMe says it’s not a breach—just credential stuffing. I’m not so sure.

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]]> 1991846 iPhone/iPad Warning: Update Now to Avoid Zero-Day Pain https://securityboulevard.com/2023/10/ios-7-0-3-update-richixbw/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 15:26:53 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=1991731 Three iPhone 15s sit on a wicker table, with the words “PATCH NOW!” macro’ed on top

Apple’s embarrassing regression: iOS 17.0.3 fixes yet more nasty zero-days (and the overheating bug).

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]]> 1991731 Broken ARM: Mali Malware Pwns Phones https://securityboulevard.com/2023/10/arm-mali-gpu-richixbw/ Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:51:43 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=1991291 A tailor’s dummy hand is separated from its arm

Exploited in the wild: Yet more use-after-free vulns in Arm’s Mali GPU driver.

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]]> 1991291 Don’t Say ‘Skynet’ — NSA’s AI Security Center is New Hub for Agency Efforts https://securityboulevard.com/2023/10/nsa-ai-security-center-richixbw/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 15:43:14 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=1991136 U.S. Army general Paul Nakasone, head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command

COME WITH ME IF YOU WANT TO LIVE: Nothing suspicious to see here—move along.

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]]> 1991136 China-Backed Hacks of Cisco Routers Worry Feds — BlackTech Revenge? https://securityboulevard.com/2023/09/china-blacktech-cisco-richixbw/ Thu, 28 Sep 2023 16:03:01 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=1990760 a PRC flag flies in a stiff breeze

TTP: IOS EEM CLI BBQ LOL—FBI, NSA, CISA join Japan’s NISC to warn of espionage group linked to Chinese Communist Party.

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