Linux, Fake Apps, Smart Devices: A Roundup of Recent Cybersecurity Issues
-
Linux shim that enables Secure Boot has a buffer overflow vulnerability when using HTTP boot, rated highly severe despite needing local network access.
-
Suspicious copycat LassPass app removed from App Store, continuing problem of typosquatting on app stores.
-
Story of 3 million hacked smart toothbrushes launching DDoS attack found to be hypothetical example, not real event.
-
Too many honeypots impersonating real devices makes tracking vulnerable systems difficult, over 200k Confluence honeypots.
-
Mastodon vulnerability allows cross-server account impersonation, details to be released Feb 15th after updates applied.