An unpatched vulnerability affecting PayPal’s mobile applications can be exploited to access restricted accounts and even bypass the two-factor authentication (2FA) mechanism, a researcher claims. Link: PayPal Mobile Apps Plagued by Authentication Flaw: Researcher
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Mozilla is warning that at least one year ago, an attacker infiltrated the repository that it uses to log bugs pertaining to its Firefox browser, began stealing information relating to unpatched vulnerabilities in Firefox and other Mozilla products, and actively targeted at least one unpatched fla Link: Hackers Exploit Stolen Firefox Bug Information
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Gcat is a stealthy Python backdoor that uses Gmail as a command and control server. It’s fairly basic right now, but it’s an interesting proof of concept and if the community got behind it and contributed some new features it could be a pretty powerful piece of kit. Link: Gcat – Python Backdoor Using Gmail
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There’s a parallel Internet you may not have run across yet — accessed by a special browser and home to a freewheeling collection of sites for everything from anonymous activism to illicit activities. Jamie Bartlett reports from the dark net. Link: How the mysterious dark net is going mainstream
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The security of Internet-connected baby monitors got a failing grade from researchers who found critical vulnerabilities in all nine of the models they reviewed. The weaknesses make it possible for hackers half a world away to perform a host of nefarious actions. Link: 9 baby monitors wide open to hacks that expose users’ most private
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