Category: News

Twitch Gets Gutted: All Source Code Leaked

An anonymous user posted a link to a 125GB torrent to 4chan yesterday, containing all of Twitch’s source code, comments going back to its inception and more.

IP Surveillance Bugs in Axis Gear Allow RCE, Data Theft

Three security vulnerabilities in Axis video products could open up the door to a bevy of different cyberattacks on businesses.

Apache Web Server Zero-Day Exposes Sensitive Data

The open-source project has rolled out a security fix for CVE-2021-41773, for which public cyberattack exploit code is circulating.

How to Build an Incident-Response Plan, Before Security Disaster Strikes

Joseph Carson, Chief Security Scientist at ThycoticCentrify, offers a 7-step practical IR checklist for ensuring a swift recovery from a cyberattack.

Facebook Blames Outage on Faulty Router Configuration

One easily disproved conspiracy theory linked the ~six-hour outage to a supposed data breach tied to a Sept. 22 hacker forum ad for 1.5B Facebook user records.

Oops! Compound DeFi Platform Gives Out $90M, Would Like it Back, Please

The Compound cryptocurrency exchange accidentally botched a platform upgrade and distributed millions in free COMP tokens to users – then threatened to dox the recipients.

Facebook Outage Drags Down Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Oculus VR

They were all flat on their faces for hours on Monday, throwing off DNS error messages or other server-related errors.

Encrypted & Fileless Malware Sees Big Growth

An analysis of second-quarter malware trends shows that threats are becoming stealthier.

Transnational Fraud Ring Bilks U.S. Military Service Members Out of Millions

A former medical records tech stole PII that was then used to fraudulently claim DoD and VA benefits.

MFA Glitch Leads to 6K+ Coinbase Customers Getting Robbed

Coinbase suspects phishing led to attackers getting personal details needed to access wallets but also blamed a flaw in its SMS-based 2FA.