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The inside story of the teenager whose “swatting” calls sent armed police racing into hundreds of schools nationwide—and the private detective who tracked him down.

Mattermost versions 10.x <= 10.2 fail to accurately reflect missing settings, which allows confusion for admins regarding a Calls security-sensitive configuration via incorrect UI reporting.

Mattermost versions 10.2.0, 9.11.x <= 9.11.5, 10.0.x <= 10.0.3, 10.1.x <= 10.1.3 fail to properly validate post types, which allows attackers to deny service to users with the sysconsole_read_plugins permission via creating a post with the custom_pl_notification type and specific props.

The country awaits implementation guidelines for a framework that gives Indians greater autonomy and security over their personal data — and recognizes a right to personal privacy.

Cyberattackers injected the NFL Wild Card team's online Pro Shop with malicious code to steal credit card data from 8,500 fans.

### Impact Application passing unsanitized user input to `Carbon::setLocale` are at risk of arbitrary file include, if the application allows users to upload files with `.php` extension in an folder that allows `include` or `require` to read it, then they are at risk of arbitrary code ran on their servers. ### Patches - [3.8.4](https://github.com/briannesbitt/Carbon/releases/tag/3.8.4) - [2.72.6](https://github.com/briannesbitt/Carbon/releases/tag/2.72.6) ### Workarounds Any of the below actions can be taken to prevent the issue: - Validate input before calling `setLocale()`, for instance by forbidding or removing `/` and `\` - Call `setLocale()` only with a locale from a whitelist of supported locales - When uploading files, rename them so they cannot have a `.php` extension (this is recommended even if you're not affected by this issue) - Prefer storage system that are not local to the application (remote service, or local service ran by another user so the uploaded files actually ...

Cybersecurity researchers have found that bad actors are continuing to have success by spoofing sender email addresses as part of various malspam campaigns. Faking the sender address of an email is widely seen as an attempt to make the digital missive more legitimate and get past security mechanisms that could otherwise flag it as malicious. While there are safeguards such as DomainKeys

"Where Warlocks Stay Up Late" project speaks to hackers who have played pivotal roles in shaping the field of cybersecurity. The video interviews are complemented by an encyclopedia and an anthropological map.

The White House has launched the Cyber Trust Mark to assist consumers in their quest to buy cybersecure internet connected devices.