If you, your family or friends have used that website, please warn them. Here is what happens: Go to the website and put anything into the shopping cart. Click “checkout”. Enter an email address when prompted. If the email address is already in their database the name, address and phone number associated with that email […]
Cite: https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/03/google-takes-symantec-to-the-woodshed-for-mis-issuing-30000-https-certs/ “In a severe rebuke of one of the biggest suppliers of HTTPS credentials, Google Chrome developers announced plans to drastically restrict transport layer security certificates sold by Symantec-owned issuers following the discovery they have issued more than 30,000 certificates. Effective immediately, Chrome plans to stop recognizing the extended validation status of all certificates issued […]
Not only is it impossible for the typical user to disable or change the software update settings for Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, the most recent SILENT update of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC also installed an Adobe Acrobat extension to Google Chrome without notice or consent. To add insult the injury, the extension’s option to “Allow […]
Ghostery interfering with HTTPS Everywhere.
Discovery by Red Canary: https://blog.redcanary.com/ask-partner-network-compromise “On 5 November, Red Canary detected suspicious activity associated with Windows applications distributed by the Ask Partner Network (a.k.a. APN, Ask.com, or simply Ask). Upon further inspection, we discovered that Ask’s software was being co-opted by a malicious actor to execute malicious software on victims’ endpoints. “
I received a spam message via Skype today from a person who I normally think of as too sophisticated to do something silly like re-use passwords. And heard of another person who had also been compromised, but had absolutely no idea how it may have happened. I learned as part of my research into what may […]
The Kryptowire article can be seen here: http://www.kryptowire.com/adups_security_analysis.html Adups response can be found here: http://www.adups.com/article/show_article.php?id=162