WordPress Supply Chain Attack—93 Add-Ons Infected for Months - Security Boulevard

AccessPress Accessed by Hackers: A popular maker of WordPress plugins and themes was hacked by scrotes unknown. It seems 93 of AccessPress’s offerings were modified to give the hackers “full access” to users’ sites.

Be careful out there, website owners. In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we check for IoCs.

At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/jSn13HclIS

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) January 24, 2022

Zoom-Layoff CEO is Back | Bill Bans Targeted Ads | More FAA 5G Stupidity - DevOps.com

The Moral of the Story: The perfect is the enemy of the good.

In this week’s #TheLongView:
1⃣ The return of the CEO who fired 900 staff on a Zoom call,
2⃣ Capitol Hill has a bill to kill ads, and
3⃣ a last-minute hiccup in the FAA/FCC 5G truce.

At @DevOpsDotCom: https://t.co/nb6QHEjQ1G

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) January 19, 2022

Crypto.com: Fortune Favors the Hacker—$16M ‘Stolen’ - Security Boulevard

DeFi—A Planet-Burning Ponzi Scheme: DeFi exchange Crypto.com got hacked yesterday, sources say. Users reported imaginary money missing from their accounts—as researchers watched it being laundered.

Which presumably means $16.3M of VCs’ capital was lost.

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we dance on the head of pin. At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/gGednXGnkh

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) January 18, 2022

‘Russian’ Wiper Malware: ‘Prelude to war’ in Ukraine - Security Boulevard

Operation Himmler Redux? Ukraine, surrounded on three sides by massed Russian military, is again under malware attack. And the tactics look strikingly similar to 2017’s NotPetya hack on Ukraine by the Russian GRU.

#Ukraine, surrounded on three sides by massed #Russian military, is again under #malware attack. And the tactics look strikingly similar to 2017’s #NotPetya hack on Ukraine by the Russian #GRU.https://t.co/7fU9DKzZzu

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) January 17, 2022

1/6/21 Insurrection—What Did the Social Networks Know? - Security Boulevard

Capitol Conundrum: The January 6 committee has had enough of delay and prevarication. The Congressional Select Ctte. wants evidence about alleged insurrectionists conspiring in the days leading up to that fateful day. And right now would be a good time.

Shots fired. In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we break out the popcorn.

At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/YSmzS31juw

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) January 14, 2022