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[-] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 99 points 10 months ago

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this doesn't look like this has anything to do with Syncthing vulnerabilities. Instead it looks like a hack that uses a preconfigured Syncthing installation to transfer sensitive data. Disturbing nonetheless.

[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 72 points 10 months ago

It's a Phishing scam using a tool. It's no more exploiting SyncThing than TCP/IP.

[-] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 12 points 10 months ago

Bet they also utilize electricity these bastards! What's next? Physics? Oh the humanity!

[-] laurelraven 3 points 10 months ago

Its physics all the way down

[-] blackbarn@lemm.ee 9 points 10 months ago

Just like using a remote desktop tool in a scam I suppose

[-] treadful@lemmy.zip 5 points 10 months ago

Looks like a specially modified SyncThing was just used for exfil.

[-] Deebster@programming.dev 17 points 10 months ago

The article uses the word modified, but it sounds like it's just talking about configuring it and using it as normal.

[-] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 10 months ago
[-] Nobilmantis@feddit.it 77 points 10 months ago

The attack begins with a phishing email sent to the target

Okay bro im not reading past this its 2024

[-] treadful@lemmy.zip 18 points 10 months ago
[-] tgxn@lemmy.tgxn.net 6 points 10 months ago

Your links do nothing! I'm invincible!

[-] Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

1000016170

Best i can do is chineese bootleg subway surfers riddled with malware and ads.

[-] Cargon@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago

Gets drenched in liquid nitrogen

[-] olof@lemmy.ml 63 points 10 months ago

Please dont link with a Google Amp link.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 23 points 10 months ago
[-] queue 6 points 10 months ago
[-] queue 10 points 10 months ago

Sorry about that, on my mobile firefox it looked fine. Fucking google.

[-] autonomoususer@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

They can't even type Syncthing right.

[-] sapient_cogbag@infosec.pub 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It's a convenient file transfer/sync tool. Copying data has to happen somehow, I'm not surprised someone thought to use syncthing for that purpose >.<, since it can do that. But its not really different than any other tool here.

[-] Caboose12000@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

This is upsetting

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