InfoSec Week 10, 2018
Google is contracted by the US Defense Department to apply its artificial intelligence solutions to drone strike targeting.
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InfoSec Week 42, 2017
Interesting research on the possibility of a cheap online surveillance. 'In this work we examine the capability of [..] an individual with a modest budget -- to access the data collected by the advertising ecosystem. Specifically, we find that an individual can use the targeted advertising system to conduct physical and digital surveillance on targets that use smartphone apps with ads.'
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InfoSec Week 38, 2017
The ZNIU Android malware is exploiting Linux kernel 'Dirty COW' vulnerability to install itself on a device and collect money through the SMS-enabled payment service.
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InfoSec Week 29, 2017
Microsoft has analyzed EnglishmansDentist exploit used against the Exchange 2003 mail servers on the out-dated Windows Server 2003 OS. Exploit was released by ShadowBrokers back in April 2017.
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InfoSec Week 6, 2017
A new malware called MacDownloader, attributed to the Iran, targeting macOS systems spotted in the wild. Spreading as an Adobe Flash installer or a Bitdefender Adware Removal Tool, depend on social engineering. After installation, it attempts to exfiltrate OS X keychain database as well as the other system information.
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