site: motherboard.vice.com
Hackers Could Read Your Hotmail, MSN, and Outlook Emails by Abusing Microsoft Support Portal
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/ywyz3x/hackers-could-read-your-hotmail-msn-outlook-microsoft-customer-support [motherboard.vice.com]
2019-04-15 18:11
tags:
auth
cloud
email
malware
security
A hacker or group of hackers had first broken into a customer support account for Microsoft, and then used that to gain access to information related to customers’ email accounts such as the subject lines of their emails and who they’ve communicated with.
But the issue is much worse than previously reported, with the hackers able to access email content from a large number of Outlook, MSN, and Hotmail email accounts, according to a source who witnessed the attack in action and described it before Microsoft’s statement, as well as screenshots provided to Motherboard. Microsoft confirmed to Motherboard that hackers gained access to the content of some customers’ emails.
Hackers Hijacked ASUS Software Updates to Install Backdoors on Thousands of Computers
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/pan9wn/hackers-hijacked-asus-software-updates-to-install-backdoors-on-thousands-of-computers [motherboard.vice.com]
2019-03-25 23:45
tags:
malware
security
update
windows
The Taiwan-based tech giant ASUS is believed to have pushed the malware to hundreds of thousands of customers through its trusted automatic software update tool after attackers compromised the company’s server and used it to push the malware to machines.
https://mauronz.github.io/shadowhammer-backdoor/
source: green
I Gave a Bounty Hunter $300. Then He Located Our Phone
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/nepxbz/i-gave-a-bounty-hunter-300-dollars-located-phone-microbilt-zumigo-tmobile [motherboard.vice.com]
2019-01-10 00:50
tags:
article
business
hoipolloi
networking
opsec
policy
tech
How Hackers Bypass Gmail 2FA at Scale
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/bje3kw/how-hackers-bypass-gmail-two-factor-authentication-2fa-yahoo [motherboard.vice.com]
2018-12-19 23:08
tags:
auth
malware
security
web
They do this by automating the entire process, with a phishing page not only asking a victim for their password, but triggering a 2FA code that is sent to the target’s phone. That code is also phished, and then entered into the legitimate site so the hacker can login and steal the account.
The news acts as a reminder that although 2FA is generally a good idea, hackers can still phish certain forms of 2FA, such as those that send a code or token over text message, with some users likely needing to switch to a more robust method.
Spyware Company Leaves ‘Terabytes’ of Selfies, Text Messages, and Location Data Exposed Online
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/9kmj4v/spyware-company-spyfone-terabytes-data-exposed-online-leak [motherboard.vice.com]
2018-08-23 18:30
tags:
android
auth
cloud
iphone
malware
opsec
security
A company that markets cell phone spyware to parents and employers left the data of thousands of its customers—and the information of the people they were monitoring—unprotected online.
Motherboard was able to verify that the researcher had access to Spyfone’s monitored devices’ data by creating a trial account, installing the spyware on a phone, and taking some pictures. Hours later, the researcher sent back one of those pictures.
source: HN
Why Spotify Lowered the Volume of Songs and Ended Hegemonic Loudness
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/ywgeek/why-spotify-lowered-the-volume-of-songs-and-ended-hegemonic-loudness [motherboard.vice.com]
2017-08-02 01:23
tags:
life
music
At the end of May, Spotify made a change to its music files that went unnoticed by almost all of the service’s listeners. What was apparent, however, to sound engineers and studio wizards was that the volume had been reduced on every Spotify-hosted track.
Actually I noticed almost immediately, I just didn’t know what was happening.
source: MR
You Probably Shouldn’t Forge a Judge’s Signature to Solve Your SEO Problems
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/you-probably-shouldnt-forge-a-judges-signature-to-solve-your-seo-problems [motherboard.vice.com]
2017-04-21 03:19
tags:
policy
web
Probably don’t need to read the article to figure out why. Or guess that somebody did it.
The New Twitter @-Replies Are Giving Me an Ulcer
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/the-new-twitter-replies-are-giving-me-an-ulcer [motherboard.vice.com]
2017-03-31 00:57
tags:
essay
social
ux
valley
web
Why does Twitter hate us? Why does Twitter hate America? Why does Twitter hate itself?
America's Television Graveyards
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/americas-television-graveyards [motherboard.vice.com]
2017-02-18 01:11
tags:
business
energy
hardware
retro
CRT processing, as it’s called, happens at only a handful of the best e-waste recycling centers in the United States. In many cases, your old TV isn’t recycled at all and is instead abandoned in a warehouse somewhere, left for society to deal with sometime in the future.
source: jwz