Sensors Tech Forum
sensorstechforum.com · Group blog · on HN since 2016
Sensors Tech Forum is a security news site covering data breaches, malware, ransomware, and vulnerabilities.
What HN saysHN links it for breach and malware reports; commenters have called one article's coverage doom-saying and another comment section unconvincing.
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Most-shared posts
- 1192M Data Records Exposed in Natura Cosmetics Data Leak2 people · 9 points · first shared 2020 · discussion on HN
- 2500M Customers Affected by Marriott’s Starwood Data Breach2 people · 9 points · first shared 2020 · discussion on HN
- 3Privacy Bee Service Deletes User Data from Thousands of Databases2 people · 1 points · first shared 2020 · discussion on HN
- 4Arch Linux AUR Repository Found to Contain Malware1 people · 152 points · first shared 2018 · 136 comments on HN
- 5CCleaner v5.45 Introduces Data Collection with No Way to Opt-Out1 people · 109 points · first shared 2018 · 57 comments on HN
- 6Adware Is Malicious, and It Uses Advanced Techniques to Infect1 people · 93 points · first shared 2019 · 39 comments on HN
- 7CVE-2019-14287: Sudo Bug Allows Restricted Users to Run Commands as Root1 people · 87 points · first shared 2019 · 12 comments on HN
- 8Snapchat Source Code GitHub Leak Caused by Bad iOS Update1 people · 85 points · first shared 2018 · 57 comments on HN
- 9WannaCry Outbreak Could Cost TSMC $170M1 people · 62 points · first shared 2018 · 12 comments on HN
- 1040% of Smart Homes at Risk to Hackers1 people · 58 points · first shared 2019 · 26 comments on HN
- 11More Than 150 Vulnerabilities Discovered in US Marine Corp Websites1 people · 39 points · first shared 2018 · 10 comments on HN
- 12Coronavirus Vaccine Test Facility Attacked by Maze Ransomware1 people · 22 points · first shared 2020 · discussion on HN
- 13CAM4 Data Breach: 7 Terabytes of Highly Sensitive User Data Exposed1 people · 12 points · first shared 2020 · discussion on HN
- 14Canada’s Competition Bureau Fines Facebook Millions over Privacy1 people · 8 points · first shared 2020 · 1 comments on HN
- 15NXNSAttack: Severe DNS Vulnerability Can Cause DDoS Attacks1 people · 8 points · first shared 2020 · discussion on HN
What HN people wrote when they linked it
derwiki · 2022-07-29
Thanks! Do you recommend Privacy Bee? The comments on this article don't inspire confidence:
https://sensorstechforum.com/privacy-bee-deletes-user-data-databases/
jakear · 2022-04-05
Better source (more technical details, less doomsaying): https://sensorstechforum.com/cve-2022-22675-kernel-privileges/
dang · 2020-07-03
tzm · 2020-04-01
This is in addition to the 500 million customer breach in September, 2018.
https://sensorstechforum.com/500-million-customers-marriott-starwood-d…
chessturk · 2019-04-14
Check out gandcrab:
https://sensorstechforum.com/gandcrab-criminals-affiliates-rdp-vnc-ski…
It's ransomware with a commission scheme.
> It’s curious to note that the program offers a 60-40 split in profits, with 60 percent offered to the customer. However, the gang is willing to negotiate up to a 70-30 split for customers that are considered more “sophisticated”, researchers say.