GitHub Attack Vector Cracks Open Google, Microsoft, AWS Projects

August 14, 2024 at 01:31PM Researchers discovered an attack exploiting GitHub Actions artifacts, affecting open source projects of major companies like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon. This could have compromised millions of consumers, leaking tokens and allowing malicious actors to push code to production. The findings underscore the need for a holistic security approach and reevaluation … Read more

AWS Patches Vulnerabilities Potentially Allowing Account Takeovers

August 8, 2024 at 06:30AM AWS recently addressed potentially critical vulnerabilities, including flaws that could have allowed attackers to take over accounts, disclosed by Aqua Security at Black Hat. The security holes could have enabled arbitrary code execution, account control, data exposure, DoS attacks, data exfiltration, and AI model manipulation in AWS services such as … Read more

Windows Smart App Control, SmartScreen bypass exploited since 2018

August 5, 2024 at 03:56PM Design flaw in Windows Smart App Control and SmartScreen allows attackers to run programs without security warnings since 2018. As the executive assistant, I will diligently and accurately generate clear takeaways from the meeting notes. It appears that a design flaw in Windows Smart App Control and SmartScreen has been … Read more