New exploit found that targets sys admin admins programmers and others that routinely copy and paste commands

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Do not copy-paste commands from webpages

Developers, sysadmin, security researchers, and hobbyists who copy-paste commands from webpages into a console or terminal are warned that their system may be compromised.

https://en.secnews.gr/379042/min-kanete-copy-paste-commands-webpages/

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An alert was made by many that Chinese bots are promoting its own form of democracy

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Report: Beijing unleashed a massive propaganda campaign to redefine democracy

Report: Beijing unleashed a massive propaganda campaign to redefine democracy
China has unleashed a massive propaganda campaign aimed at recreating democracy in its own image, according to a new report published Tuesday.

https://therecord.media/report-beijing-unleashed-a-massive-propaganda-campaign-to-redefine-democracy/

China’s Narrative War on Democracy

China’s entire propaganda system is working at full force in the largest Chinese state-sponsored overt influence campaign to date observed by Recorded Future. The narrative warfare operation, which aims to reshape global definitions of democracy, criticize American democracy, and position China as a democracy itself, has been amplified by nearly every Chinese state-affiliated media

https://www.recordedfuture.com/chinas-narrative-war-democracy/

How Beijing Influences the Influencers

Millions have watched Lee and Oli Barrett’s YouTube dispatches from China. The father and son duo visit hotels in exotic locales, tour out-of-the-way villages, sample delicacies in bustling markets and undergo traditional ear cleanings.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/12/13/technology/china-propaganda-youtube-influencers.html

Friday schools across the nation cancel classes over a viral threat of mass shooting on Ticktock the system found no credibility

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Vague and viral TikTok warning of school violence is not credible but has schools and law enforcement on high alert

A vague and viral TikTok trend warning of nationwide school violence on Friday — which authorities have dismissed as not credible — has nevertheless prompted widespread school closures, stretched law enforcement resources and put families on edge ahead of a critical holiday travel season.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/17/tech/tiktok-school-threat-december-17/index.html

TikTok school shooting threat unfounded but Chicago area districts take precautions

PARK RIDGE, Ill. (WLS) — An unfounded threat of school violence spreading on the social media app TikTok prompted several Chicago area school districts to respond Friday.

https://abc7chicago.com/tiktok-school-threat-december-17-shooting-bomb-social-media-to-schools/11351290/

Meta makes headlines blocking 5 paramilitary groups from its Facebook and Instagram platforms citing hypocrisy in its actions.

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A new spyware-for-hire, Predator, caught hacking phones of politicians and journalists

While NSO Group was taking flak for hacking into the phones of journalists, activists and human rights defenders, an entire class of spyware makers and surveillance-for-hire outfits were operating as normal, largely unnoticed.

Pegasus vs. Predator
Dissident’s Doubly-Infected iPhone Reveals Cytrox Mercenary Spyware

We confirmed the hacking of the devices of two individuals with Cytrox’s Predator spyware: Ayman Nour, a member of the Egyptian political opposition living in exile in Turkey, and an Egyptian exiled journalist who hosts a popular news program and wishes to remain anonymous.

https://citizenlab.ca/2021/12/pegasus-vs-predator-dissidents-doubly-infected-iphone-reveals-cytrox-mercenary-spyware/

From print to live television nearly every show has had some mention of this exploit but very few suggest what to do about it.

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CISA and its partners, through the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, are responding to active, widespread exploitation of a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) in Apache’s Log4j software library, versions 2.0-beta9 to 2.14.1, known as “Log4Shell” and “Logjam.” Log4j is very broadly used in a variety of consumer and enterprise services, websites, and applications—as well as in operational technology products—to log security and performance information. An unauthenticated remote actor could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system.

https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/apache-log4j-vulnerability-guidance

Websites are under constant attack what you should do if you have a site upate as soon as possiable

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Vulnerable Plugins
Activello (<=1.4.1)
Affluent (<1.1.0)
Allegiant (<=1.2.5)
Antreas (<=1.0.6)
Bonkers (<=1.0.5)
Brilliance (<=1.2.9)
Illdy (<=2.1.6)
MedZone Lite (<=1.2.5)
NatureMag Lite (no known patch available)
NewsMag (<=2.4.1)
Newspaper X (<=1.3.1)
Pixova Lite (<=2.0.6)
Regina Lite (<=2.0.5)
Shapely (<=1.2.8)
Transcend (<=1.1.9)

1.6 Million WordPress Sites Under Cyberattack From Over 16,000 IP Addresses

As many as 1.6 million WordPress sites have been targeted by an active large-scale attack campaign originating from 16,000 IP addresses by exploiting weaknesses in four plugins and 15 Epsilon Framework themes.

https://thehackernews.com/2021/12/16-million-wordpress-sites-under.html

1.6 Million WordPress Sites Hit With 13.7 Million Attacks In 36 Hours From 16,000 IPs

Today, on December 9, 2021, our Threat Intelligence team noticed a drastic uptick in attacks targeting vulnerabilities that make it possible for attackers to update arbitrary options on vulnerable sites. This led us into an investigation which uncovered an active attack targeting over a million WordPress sites. Over the past 36 hours, the Wordfence network has blocked over 13.7 million attacks targeting four different plugins and several Epsilon Framework theme

Both Facebook and Twitter released new programs to protect one sided speech treating to deplatform those who don’t comply

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Twitter Bans Users From Posting ‘Private Media’ Without a Person’s Consent

Twitter on Tuesday announced an expansion to its private information policy to include private media, effectively prohibiting the sharing of photos and videos without express permission from the individuals depicted in them with an aim to curb doxxing and harassment.

https://thehackernews.com/2021/11/twitter-bans-users-from-posting-private.html

Meta Expands Facebook Protect Program to Activists, Journalists, Government Officials

Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, on Thursday announced an expansion of its Facebook Protect security program to include human rights defenders, activists, journalists, and government officials who are more likely to be targeted by bad actors across its social media platforms.

https://thehackernews.com/2021/12/meta-expands-facebook-protect-program.html