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Can you bypass local Facebook newsfeed restrictions with a VPN?
Canada has implemented a law that compels tech giants like Facebook to pay news organizations when sending free traffic their way. This law aims to support struggling news organizations, but the company responded by blocking news links for Canadian users instead. The question is: can you bypass local Facebook newsfeed restrictions with a VPN? A VPN lets you obtain an…
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How to create Windows 11 bootable USB to bypass requirements with Rufus
UPDATED 10/29/2024: On Rufus, you can create a Windows 11 bootable USB that bypasses the TPM 2.0, Secure Boot, and memory requirements on unsupported hardware. In addition, you can use the tool to create a custom installation media that bypasses the internet and the Microsoft account requirements. You can even prevent the system from enabling BitLocker or Device Encryption automatically,…
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Bypass blocks and access Anthropic
Do you need to use Claude in China? The Chinese government blocks Anthropic’s AI models, including Claude 2.1, Claude 3, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, and Claude Opus. This guide explains how to use a VPN to unblock Claude in China. Using AI platforms like Claude, or Anthropic’s new Computer Use agent, is challenging in restricted countries like China. This frustrates Chinese…
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New Windows Driver Signature bypass allows kernel rootkit installs
Attackers can downgrade Windows kernel components to bypass security features such as Driver Signature Enforcement and deploy rootkits on fully patched systems. This is possible by taking control of the Windows Update process to introduce outdated, vulnerable software components on an up-to-date machine without the operating system changing the fully patched status. Downgrading Windows SafeBreach security researcher Alon Leviev reported…
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Intel, AMD CPUs on Linux impacted by newly disclosed Spectre bypass
The latest generations of Intel processors, including Xeon chips, and AMD’s older microarchitectures on Linux are vulnerable to new speculative execution attacks that bypass existing ‘Spectre’ mitigations. The vulnerabilities impact Intel’s 12th, 13th, and 14th chip generations for consumers and the 5th and 6th generation of Xeon processors for servers, along with AMD’s Zen 1, Zen 1+, and Zen 2 processors.…
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EDRSilencer red team tool used in attacks to bypass security
A tool for red-team operations called EDRSilencer has been observed in malicious incidents attempting to identify security tools and mute their alerts to management consoles. Researchers at cybersecurity company Trend Micro say that attackers are trying to integrate EDRSilencer in attacks to evade detection. “Our internal telemetry showed threat actors attempting to integrate EDRSilencer in their attacks, repurposing it as a…
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New Mamba 2FA bypass service targets Microsoft 365 accounts
An emerging phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform called Mamba 2FA has been observed targeting Microsoft 365 accounts in AiTM attacks using well-crafted login pages. Additionally, Mamba 2FA offers threat actors an adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) mechanism to capture the victim’s authentication tokens and bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) protections on their accounts. Mamba 2FA is currently sold to cybercriminals for $250/month, which is a competitive…
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A cyber criminal group behind an MFA bypass operation promised hackers “profit within minutes” – they’re now facing lengthy jail sentences
Three men have pleaded guilty in a UK court after operating a website assisting cyber criminals to bypass multi-factor authentication. The group, composed of Vijayasidhurshan Vijayanathan, Callum Picari, and Aza Siddeeque, ran the OTP[.]Agency site between September 2019 and March 2021, when the page was shut down. During this period, the NCA suggested the trio could have made as much…
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Admins of MFA bypass service plead guilty to fraud
Three men have pleaded guilty to running OTP.Agency, an online platform that provided social engineering help to obtain one-time passcodes from customers of various banks and services in the U.K. The codes – temporary passwords also known as OTPs, were part of multi-factor authentication protections and criminals subscribing to the illegal service could use them to access a victim’s bank account and…
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Researchers find SQL injection to bypass airport TSA security checks
Security researchers have found a vulnerability in a key air transport security system that allowed unauthorized individuals to potentially bypass airport security screenings and gain access to aircraft cockpits. Researchers Ian Carroll and Sam Curry discovered the vulnerability in FlyCASS, a third-party web-based service that some airlines use to manage the Known Crewmember (KCM) program and the Cockpit Access Security…
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