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 ThreatList: Gift Card-Themed BEC Holiday Scams SpikeOn December 7, 2018Source: Web Security – Threatpost | The first stop for security newsWatch out for emails about gift cards and corporate donations, researcher warn.… Read more |
 Microsoft Calls For Facial Recognition Tech RegulationOn December 7, 2018Source: Web Security – Threatpost | The first stop for security newsMicrosoft and the AI Now Institute are both calling for regulation as facial recognition software pi… Read more |
 Infected WordPress Sites Are Attacking Other WordPress SitesOn December 6, 2018Source: Web Security – Threatpost | The first stop for security newsResearchers identified a widespread campaign of brute force attacks against WordPress websites.… Read more |
 Adobe Flash Zero-Day Leveraged Via Office Docs in CampaignOn December 5, 2018Source: Web Security – Threatpost | The first stop for security newsAdobe issued a patch for the zero-day on Wednesday.… Read more |
 Adobe Patches Zero-Day Vulnerability in Flash PlayerOn December 5, 2018Source: Web Security – Threatpost | The first stop for security newsThe vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution.… Read more |
 Google Chrome 71 Touts 43 Fixes, Fights Ad AbuseOn December 5, 2018Source: Web Security – Threatpost | The first stop for security newsThe browser comes with a new set of protections to block pop-ups that could lead to 'abusive experie… Read more |
 1-800-Flowers Becomes Latest Payment Breach VictimOn December 4, 2018Source: Web Security – Threatpost | The first stop for security newsDetails are so far scant in this latest in a string of data breaches.… Read more |
 Quora Breach Exposes a Wealth of Info on 100M UsersOn December 4, 2018Source: Web Security – Threatpost | The first stop for security newsThe information is an early Christmas gift for any social engineer.… Read more |
 Magecart Group Ups Ante: Now Goes After Admin CredentialsOn December 4, 2018Source: Web Security – Threatpost | The first stop for security newsThe group's skimmer has added some capabilities that steals credentials from admins.… Read more |
 U.S. Military Members Catfished and Hooked for Thousands of DollarsOn December 3, 2018Source: Web Security – Threatpost | The first stop for security newsPrisoners in South Carolina posed convincingly as beautiful women on social media platforms.… Read more |
 How to Hack WiFi Password Easily Using New Attack On WPA/WPA2On December 9, 2018Looking for how to hack WiFi password OR WiFi hacking software? Well, a security researcher has reve… Read more |
 Australia Passes Anti-Encryption Bill—Here's Everything You Need To KnowOn December 7, 2018Australia's House of Representatives has finally passed the "Telecommunications Assistance and Acces… Read more |
 SNDBOX: AI-Powered Online Automated Malware Analysis PlatformOn December 6, 2018Looking for an automated malware analysis software? Something like a 1-click solution that doesn't r… Read more |
 New Ransomware Spreading Rapidly in China Infected Over 100,000 PCsOn December 6, 2018A new piece of ransomware is spreading rapidly across China that has already infected more than 100,… Read more |
 Warning! Unprivileged Linux Users With UID > INT_MAX Can Execute Any CommandOn December 6, 2018Hold tight, this may blow your mind… A low-privileged user account on most Linux operating systems w… Read more |
 New Adobe Flash Zero-Day Exploit Found Hidden Inside MS Office DocsOn December 6, 2018Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player that ha… Read more |
 WhiteSource Bolt for GitHub: Free Open Source Vulnerability Management App for DevelopersOn December 5, 2018Developers around the world depend on open source components to build their software products. Accor… Read more |
 Microsoft building Chrome-based browser to replace Edge on Windows 10On December 4, 2018It is no secret how miserably Microsoft's 3-year-old Edge web browser has failed to compete against… Read more |
 Quora Gets Hacked – 100 Million Users Data StolenOn December 4, 2018The World's most popular question-and-answer website Quora has suffered a massive data breach with u… Read more |
 Become a Certified Hacker With This Hands-On Training CourseOn December 3, 2018It seems as though not a day goes by without news spreading over another major cyber attack. Hackers… Read more |
Microsoft Putting Edge on Chromium Will Fundamentally Change the Web
On December 7, 2018The move will allow deeper integration of Chromium and Chrome on Windows, which will lead to major i… Read more
Hell Yeah, We’re Going to the Far Side of the Moon
On December 7, 2018The Chang’e 4 mission includes a lander, a rover, and a canister of potato seeds.… Read more
Our Main Takeaways From Motherboard’s Poll About the Future
On December 7, 2018Here are highlights from our poll of 105 experts about the marvels and horrors we may experience ove… Read more
Watch the Trailer for the New Space Western RPG From the Makers of 'Fallout: New Vegas'
On December 7, 2018Here are all the best trailers that were revealed at the 2018 Video Game Awards.… Read more
Someone Defaced Linux.org Website With ‘Goatse’ And Anti-Diversity Tirade
On December 7, 2018Someone took control of a Linux unofficial community website and replaced its regular content with a… Read more
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New Zealand Privacy Commissioner releases annual reportOn December 9, 2018Source: DataBreaches.netStuff reports on a case in New Zealand that was cited in a newly-released annual report by the Priva… Read more |
TN: Dickson attorney charged with fraud, identity theft of clients and law partnersOn December 8, 2018Source: DataBreaches.netJoey Gill reports: A Dickson attorney is facing federal charges after a Department of Justice inves… Read more |
North Korea-linked Hackers Target Academic InstitutionsOn December 8, 2018Source: DataBreaches.netIonut Arghire reports: A threat group possibly originating from North Korea has been targeting acade… Read more |
Standing Issues in Data Breach Litigation: An OverviewOn December 8, 2018Source: DataBreaches.netPriscilla Fasoro and Lauren Wiseman of Covington & Burling write: As many data breach litigati… Read more |
Those annoying sextortion scams are redirecting users to GandCrab ransomware nowOn December 8, 2018Source: DataBreaches.netOkay, I tend to laugh at the sextortion emails and have tweeted or posted some of them at times, usu… Read more |
U.S. Readies Charges Against Chinese HackersOn December 8, 2018Source: DataBreaches.netDustin Volz reports: Federal prosecutors are expected to unseal criminal charges as soon as next wee… Read more |
New China Guideline for Internet Personal Information Security ProtectionOn December 8, 2018Source: DataBreaches.netBarbara Li and Bohua Yao report: On November 30, 2018 the Cyber Security Protection Bureau, under th… Read more |
Hackers steal $800,000 from Cape Cod Community CollegeOn December 8, 2018Source: DataBreaches.netLaura Krantz reports: Hackers stole more than $800,000 from Cape Cod Community College last week whe… Read more |
Redwood Eye Center notifies 16,000 patients after EMR vendor experiences ransomware attackOn December 7, 2018Source: DataBreaches.netLawyers for Redwood Eye Center in Vallejo, California have notified the California Attorney General… Read more |
OH: 1,350 Butler County employees affected by HIPAA breachOn December 7, 2018Source: DataBreaches.netDenise G. Callahan reports: A Butler County employee inadvertently sent out an email with wellness i… Read more |
Sen. Warner calls for a ‘whole-of-society’ U.S. cyber doctrine
On December 7, 2018Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election laid bare the vulnerabilities in American society and… Read more
Australia passes world's first law authorizing encryption backdoors
On December 7, 2018Australia’s Parliament on Thursday passed the world’s first law requiring technology companies… Read more
Suspected North Korean hackers target universities using Chrome extension
On December 6, 2018While North Korean hackers are known for stealing money to finance Kim Jong Un’s authoritarian regim… Read more
Kaspersky: Physical devices used to steal 'tens of millions' from Eastern Europe banks
On December 6, 2018Banks in Eastern Europe were targeted with cyberattacks that involved the planting of physical devic… Read more
Report: Adobe zero-day exploit similar to HackingTeam tool
On December 5, 2018Adobe issued a new patch for a zero-day security vulnerability that exploited a flaw in the company… Read more
Sen. Warner calls for a ‘whole-of-society’ U.S. cyber doctrine
On December 7, 2018Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election laid bare the vulnerabilities in American society and… Read more
Australia passes world's first law authorizing encryption backdoors
On December 7, 2018Australia’s Parliament on Thursday passed the world’s first law requiring technology companies… Read more
Suspected North Korean hackers target universities using Chrome extension
On December 6, 2018While North Korean hackers are known for stealing money to finance Kim Jong Un’s authoritarian regim… Read more
Kaspersky: Physical devices used to steal 'tens of millions' from Eastern Europe banks
On December 6, 2018Banks in Eastern Europe were targeted with cyberattacks that involved the planting of physical devic… Read more
Report: Adobe zero-day exploit similar to HackingTeam tool
On December 5, 2018Adobe issued a new patch for a zero-day security vulnerability that exploited a flaw in the company… Read more
Pressing F7 in the Command Prompt Lists Previously Entered Commands
On December 9, 2018Source: BleepingComputerDid you know that pressing the F7 key while using the Windows command prompt will display a box cont… Read more
Sextortion Emails now Leading to Ransomware and Info-Stealing Trojans
On December 8, 2018Source: BleepingComputerSextortion email scams have been a very successful way of generating money for criminals. A new Sext… Read more
WebKit Vulnerability Affects Latest Versions of Apple Safari
On December 8, 2018Source: BleepingComputerA researcher published exploit code for a vulnerability in WebKit, the web browser engine that power… Read more
The Week in Ransomware - December 7th 2018 - WeChat Ransomware, Scammers, & More
On December 7, 2018Source: BleepingComputerThis was a pretty interesting week in ransomware. First we had a Chinese ransomware that infected 10… Read more
Windows 10 Testing New Conversational Date Format in File Explorer
On December 7, 2018Source: BleepingComputerMicrosoft is testing a new feature in the Windows 10 19H1 Insider builds (Build 1903) that changes h… Read more
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