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News for September 21, 2022
Spellcheck Password Transmissionby Artie Kaye Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome have advanced spell check features that can be used. Chrome’s is a toggle in the settings, and Edge is an addon one can install. These functions communicate the data you type in to servers at the respective companies to aid in spell checking. Cybersecurity firm…
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News for September 19, 2022
Glasses Can Reflect Information To Webcamsby Artie Kaye What is displayed on your screen can be picked up and reflected to people in a Skype or Zoom call. Text can be reflected off the lenses and potentially be deciphered by anyone that has the video. The capability of the camera doesn’t have to be that…
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News for September 16, 2022
Mitel Vulnerability Being Exploitedby Artie Kaye A flaw with the Mitel product MiVoice Connect that has previously been patched is seeing increased exploitation. Unpatched instances of this product can be leveraged by bad actors to install ransomware and steal data. This vulnerability was patched in April of 2022, but as it was not an automatic…
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News for September 14, 2022
WordPress Privilege Escalation Exploitby Artie Kaye Users of the plugin WPGateway are being actively targeted. This tool is meant to help unify multiple plugins and give better access to administrator duties. The exploit allows for the insertion of an unauthorized admin profile. Compromised accounts have been found to have a new administrator login created named…
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News for September 9, 2022
Cisco Not Patching End of Life Devicesby Artie Kaye While releasing patches for some of their current products, the company also stated that these products will no longer have security updates. RV110W Wireless-N VPN FirewallRV130 VPN RouterRV130W Wireless-N Multifunction VPN RouterRV215W Wireless-N VPN Router These products have a known security vulnerability and Cisco recommends replacing…