Apple, Heal Thyself →
Felix Krause, well-known founder of fastlane, has discovered a procedural + programmatic heretofore undiscussed attack vector of rather gaping proportions... Namely, the capability of any Mac application to leverage connectivity to the desktop screen grab routine (presumably the CGImageRef routine, as reported by Mr. Krause). Bad news for all users of Apple Hardware and software. Indeed. Read Mr. Krause's Open Radar (rdar://37423927) entry. Listen up Apple Inc...
BGU Security Researchers Urge Physicians to Patch Their Systems →
via Zaid Shoorbajee - reporting for Cyberscoop, comes a story of security entropy, this time in medical imaging device system patching and an esteemed University's research targeting those systems. In this case, a research paper from Israel's Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Malware-Lab yielded good (but not-necessarily-acted-upon-advice) to Medical Professionals: Patch Your Flawed Imaging Systems...
'“In cases where even a small delay can be fatal, or where a dangerous tumor is removed or erroneously added to an image, a cyberattack can be fatal,” said Tom Mahler, an author on the paper. “However, strict regulations make it difficult to conduct basic updates on medical PCs, and merely installing anti-virus protection is insufficient for preventing cyber-attacks.” ' - Zaid Shoorbajee - reporting for Cyberscoop
Sewage Plant Cranking Out... Crypto Coins →
via the inimitable Iain Thomson, writing at El Reg, comes a tale of Stench and Coin. Today's Cryptocurrency Must Read.
Coinhive Cryptojacker, The Prevaler →
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. has noted (via the comapny's well traveled blog) a new milestone for malicious wares/scripts et cetera; this time Coinhive takes the blue ribbon award for the most pernicious installations on our beloved interwebs, according to the Check Point's research.
Alert the Media: NIST Ponders Blockhain →
via George V. Hulme, writing at DXC.Technology, comes a superlative blog post targeting Blockchain, and it's meteoric rise to the top of the bright and shiny things list (at least for those interested in such baubles...). At any rate, George's fine article details the National Institute of Science and Technolgy's (NIST) take on that rise. Today's Must Read.