Catalin Cimpanu
Author Bio
Catalin Cimpanu is the Security News Editor for Bleeping Computer, where he covers topics such as malware, breaches, vulnerabilities, exploits, hacking news, the Dark Web, and a few more. Catalin previously covered Web & Security news for Softpedia between May 2015 and October 2016. The easiest way to reach Catalin is via his XMPP/Jabber address at campuscodi@xmpp.is.
Because of the nature of my profession, all conversations are on the record, and details from the conversation may be used in our articles. Sources can request anonimity and that certain facts should not be published (off the record). Conversations via Twitter, or most other communication channels, are not secure, and users should not expect privacy. You can reach out via a secure/encrypted channel on Signal, WhatsApp, or Keybase. Ask for contact details.
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Thousands of Apps Leak Sensitive Data via Misconfigured Firebase Backends
Thousands of iOS and Android mobile applications are exposing over 113 GBs of data via over 2,271 misconfigured Firebase databases, according to a report released this week by mobile security firm Appthority.
- June 23, 2018
- 05:00 AM
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Ubuntu Reveals Desktop Telemetry for the First Time
Canonical has kept a promise it made in February this year and has made public some of the telemetry it gathered from Ubuntu Desktop users in the past three months.
- June 23, 2018
- 03:00 AM
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US Supreme Court Rules Police Need Warrant to Track Cell Phone Location
In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS ) ruled today that law enforcement must obtain a search warrant before obtaining and accessing cell phone location information from mobile carriers and other entities.
- June 22, 2018
- 03:30 PM
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An Up-to-Date Browser Should Keep Users Safe From Most Exploit Kits
The times when exploit kits (EKs) were known to be the breeding ground of new zero-days is long gone, and most EKs nowadays live off older vulnerabilities, meaning that keeping your browser, OS, and Flash Player up-to-date is enough to safeguard you from today's top web-based threats.
- June 22, 2018
- 11:57 AM
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India Tells Banks to Migrate ATMs From Windows XP by June 2019
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country's s central banking authority, told local banks to update all ATMs still running Windows XP to a newer operating system by June 2019, or face regulatory sanctions.
- June 22, 2018
- 09:16 AM
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Someone Is Taking Over Insecure Cameras and Spying on Device Owners
Many brands of webcams, security cameras, pet and baby monitors, use a woefully insecure cloud-based remote control system that can allow hackers to take over devices by performing Internet scans, modifying the device ID parameter, and using a default password to gain control over the user's equipment and its video stream.
- June 22, 2018
- 06:50 AM
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New GZipDe Malware Drops Metasploit Backdoor
Security researchers from AlienVault have discovered a new malware strain named GZipDe that appears to be part of a targeted attack —most likely a cyber-espionage campaign.
- June 22, 2018
- 12:45 AM
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Four Ukrainians Arrested for Running Six Fake Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Ukrainian police announced the arrest of four suspects on accusations of running six fake cryptocurrency exchanges. The four men, aged between 20 and 26, were arrested last week in the city of Dnipro.
- June 21, 2018
- 05:45 PM
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US Bill Hopes to Prevent IT Supply-Chain Issues Like the Kaspersky & ZTE Fiascos
Two US senators have proposed a bill this week that aims to address the issues with software and IT services provided to the US government and its agencies.
- June 21, 2018
- 01:05 PM
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Dude Gets 20 Years in the Slammer for Attempting to Hijack Domain at Gunpoint
An Iowa man will go to prison for the next 20 years after he attempted to hijack an Internet domain at gunpoint, tased and shot the victim, and got shot back himself.
- June 21, 2018
- 09:24 AM
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Sixteen Arrested After Deploying Coinminers Across Internet Cafes in 30 Cities
Chinese police have arrested 16 employees of a local IT company on charges of hacking after deploying cryptocurrency miners on thousands of computers at Internet cafes in 30 cities.
- June 21, 2018
- 03:51 AM
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New SamSam Variant Requires Special Password Before Infection
New versions of the SamSam ransomware will not execute unless the person running the malware's payload enters a special password via the command-line.
- June 21, 2018
- 12:40 AM
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Microsoft Edge Bug Exposes Content From Other Sites via HTML5 Audio Tag
A weird Edge bug that was fixed earlier this month, allows a malicious website to retrieve content from other sites by playing audio files in a malformed manner that produces unintended consequences.
- June 20, 2018
- 05:06 PM
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Google Updates File Signature Checks for Android Apps
Google is changing how the Play Store app is verifying the authenticity of Android apps before installation. The company plans to modify the header of APK (Android app) files to include a new metadata field that contains the app's file signature.
- June 20, 2018
- 01:27 PM
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Hacking Forum Ad Peddles New Kardon Loader Malware
Security researchers have spotted a new commercial malware product that's been put up for sale on hacking forums for the lowly price of only $50, paid in Bitcoin. Named Kardon Loader, this is a new malware strain, currently still under development, in a "beta" stage according to its author.
- June 20, 2018
- 11:23 AM
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