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ACLU Sues Over U.S. Airport Facial-Recognition Technology
March 13, 2020
EARN IT Act threatens end-to-end encryption
March 13, 2020
Homeland Security sued over secretive use of face recognition
March 13, 2020

Reading Time: ~ 2 min. Paradise Ransomware Spreading Through Unusual Attachments While Paradise ransomware isn’t new to the scene, the latest methods it’s using to spread are a bit surprising. Though it sticks to using email for transmission, it now offers up an IQY attachment instead of a typical word document or excel spreadsheet. These […]

March 13, 2020
Confessions app Whisper spills almost a billion records
March 13, 2020
Reviewing vulnerabilities in 2019: The annual Red Hat Product Security Risk Report
March 13, 2020
Open-source bug bonanza: Vulnerabilities up almost 50 per cent thanks to people actually looking for them
March 13, 2020
Avast pulls plug on insecure JavaScript engine in its security software suite
March 13, 2020
Fresh virus misery for Illinois: Public health agency taken down by… web ransomware. Great timing, scumbags
March 12, 2020
Researchers Warn of Novel PXJ Ransomware Strain
March 12, 2020
Trojan Raids Android Users’ Cookie Jars
March 12, 2020

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March 12, 2020
Thought you were done after Tuesday’s 115-fix day? Not yet: Microsoft emits SMBv3 worm-cure crisis patch
March 12, 2020
Hackers using fake live Coronavirus map to spread malware
March 12, 2020
US Congress: Spying law is flawed, open to abuse, and lacking in accountability – so let’s reauthorize it
March 12, 2020
Phishing attacks exploit YouTube redirects to catch the unwary
March 12, 2020
European power grid organization hit by cyberattack

The incident affected our office network, says ENTSO-E, as it implements measures to avoid future cyber-incursions The post European power grid organization hit by cyberattack appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

March 12, 2020
Data of millions of eBay and Amazon shoppers exposed
March 12, 2020
Microsoft takes down largest botnet network “Necurs”
March 12, 2020
Firefox 74 offers privacy and security updates
March 12, 2020
$100K Paid Out for Google Cloud Shell Root Compromise
March 12, 2020
Akamai Talks Massive Uptick in Credential-Stuffing Attacks Against Bank APIs
March 12, 2020
Intel patches graphics drivers and offers new LVI flaw mitigations
March 12, 2020
Analytics firm’s VPN and ad-blocking apps are secretly grabbing user data
March 12, 2020
Necurs zombie botnet disrupted by Microsoft
March 12, 2020
Laying a foundation for more secure computing: Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Common Criteria
March 12, 2020
Tracking Turla: New backdoor delivered via Armenian watering holes

Can an old APT learn new tricks? Turla’s TTPs are largely unchanged, but the group recently added a Python backdoor. The post Tracking Turla: New backdoor delivered via Armenian watering holes appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

March 12, 2020
Russia-backed crew’s latest malware has discerning taste – when screening visitors to poisoned watering holes
March 12, 2020

Reading Time: ~ 3 min. The last thing you want to do when you get a new computer, mobile device, or tablet is spend a lot of time setting it up. But like any major appliance, these devices are something you want to invest a little time setting up properly. Often, they’re not cheap. And […]

March 11, 2020
Microsoft nukes 9 million-strong Necurs botnet after unpicking domain name-generating algorithm
March 11, 2020
Flaws Riddle Zyxel’s Network Management Software
March 11, 2020

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March 11, 2020
Phishing Attack Skirts Detection With YouTube
March 11, 2020
Meltdown The Sequel strikes Intel chips – and full mitigation against data-meddling LVI flaw will slash performance
March 11, 2020
TRRespass research reveals rowhammering is alive and well
March 11, 2020
Microsoft leaves critical bug unpatched on Patch Tuesday
March 11, 2020
Wormable, Unpatched Microsoft Bug Threatens Corporate LANs
March 11, 2020
Find out how to manage detection and response for better cyber security
March 11, 2020
Friend’s girlfriend sextortion scam infects PCs with Raccoon malware
March 11, 2020
New TrickBot Variant Updates Anti-Analysis Tricks
March 11, 2020
More Than Half of IoT Devices Vulnerable to Severe Attacks
March 11, 2020
Secret-sharing app Whisper shared secrets like last known location and actual password tokens in exposed database
March 11, 2020
Necurs Botnet in Crosshairs of Global Takedown Offensive
March 11, 2020
How to Tell if a Website Has Been Compromised
March 11, 2020
FBI arrests alleged owner of Deer.io, top market for stolen accounts
March 11, 2020
Securing the deployment of OpenShift Container Platform 4
March 11, 2020
Trial for accused CIA leaker ends in hung jury
March 11, 2020
Brave browser to block web fingerprinting with randomisation
March 11, 2020
The Reg produces exhibit A1: A UK court IT system running Windows XP
March 11, 2020
Google: You know we said that Chrome tracker contained no personally identifiable info? Forget we ever said that
March 11, 2020
Stuck at home? Need something to keep busy with? Microsoft has 115 ideas – including an awful SMBv3 security hole to worry about
March 11, 2020
That LVI CPU hole wasn’t the only Intel fix: Dozens of flaws patched to stop chips turning into potatoes
March 11, 2020
Critical Bugs in Rockwell, Johnson Controls ICS Gear
March 10, 2020
Microsoft Patches 26 Critical Bugs in Big March Update
March 10, 2020

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March 10, 2020
California tech industry gets its first big coronavirus hit: RSA Conference attendee infected, in serious condition
March 10, 2020
Popular ThemeREX WordPress Plugin Opens Websites to RCE
March 10, 2020
Firefox Bug Opens iPhone AirPods to Third-Party Snooping
March 10, 2020
High-Severity Flaws Plague Intel Graphics Drivers
March 10, 2020
You only LVI twice: Meltdown The Sequel strikes Intel chips – and full mitigation against data-meddling flaw will cost you 50%+ of performance
March 10, 2020
Hackers hit hackers in new malware campaign
March 10, 2020
Flaw in popular VPN service may have exposed customer data

NordVPN praised its bug bounty program and said that a fix had been shipped within two days The post Flaw in popular VPN service may have exposed customer data appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

March 10, 2020
Variant of Paradise Ransomware Targets Office IQY Files
March 10, 2020
Watch out for Office 365 and G Suite scams, FBI warns businesses
March 10, 2020
Google data puts innocent man at the scene of a crime
March 10, 2020
7 Cybersecurity Trends to Look Out for in 2020
March 10, 2020
Ex-Inspector General indicted for stealing data on 250k govt colleagues
March 10, 2020
Phone carriers may soon be forced to adopt anti-robocall tech
March 10, 2020
Android anti-virus products put to the test – which are the best at stopping new malicious apps?
March 10, 2020
Spear-Phishing Attack Lures Victims With ‘HIV Results’
March 10, 2020
Avast’s AntiTrack promised to protect your privacy. Instead, it opened you to miscreant-in-the-middle snooping
March 10, 2020
AMD, boffins clash over chip data-leak claims: New side-channel holes in decades of cores, CPU maker disagrees
March 9, 2020
Hackers are exploiting critical vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange server
March 9, 2020
NSO Group fires back at Facebook: You lied to the court, claims spyware slinger, and we’ve got the proof
March 9, 2020
Microsoft: 99.9 percent of hacked accounts didn’t use MFA

Only 11 percent of all enterprise accounts have multi-factor authentication enabled The post Microsoft: 99.9 percent of hacked accounts didn’t use MFA appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

March 9, 2020
Microsoft Exchange Server Flaw Exploited in APT Attacks
March 9, 2020
Months-long trial of alleged CIA Vault 7 exploit leaker ends with hung jury: Ex-sysadmin guilty of contempt, lying to FBI
March 9, 2020
It’s not a breach… it’s just that someone else has your data
March 9, 2020
Dark Web search engine Kilos lets users find hidden marketplaces
March 9, 2020
Comcast Xfinity published the contact details of 200,000 customers who paid for them to be kept private
March 9, 2020
UK Defence Committee probe into national security threat of Huawei sure to uncover lots of new and original insights
March 9, 2020
AMD Downplays CPU Threat Opening Chips to Data Leak Attacks
March 9, 2020
Coronavirus map used to spread malware
March 9, 2020
One billion Android smartphones racking up security flaws
March 9, 2020
Microsoft: Turn off Memory Integrity if it’s causing problems
March 9, 2020
Spyware maker NSO runs scared from Facebook over WhatsApp hacking charges, fails to show up in court
March 9, 2020
Now you need a notarized document to get a .gov domain
March 9, 2020
99% of compromised Microsoft enterprise accounts lack MFA
March 9, 2020
UK.gov is not sharing Brits’ medical data among different agencies… but it’s having a jolly good think about it
March 9, 2020
Check Point chap: Small firms don’t invest in infosec then hope they won’t get hacked. Spoiler alert: They get hacked
March 9, 2020
Virgin Media & T-Mobile data breach exposes customers data
March 7, 2020

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

March 7, 2020
Don’t be fooled, experts warn, America’s anti-child-abuse EARN IT Act could burn encryption to the ground
March 6, 2020
Next-Gen Ransomware Packs a ‘Human’ Punch, Microsoft Warns
March 6, 2020
FYI: When Virgin Media said it leaked ‘limited contact info’, it meant p0rno filter requests, IP addresses, IMEIs as well as names, addresses and more
March 6, 2020
2 in 5 Android devices found vulnerable worldwide – That’s over a billion
March 6, 2020
UK spy auditor gives state snoops a big pat on the back for job well done – except MI5
March 6, 2020
Spread of Coronavirus-Themed Cyberattacks Persists with New Attacks
March 6, 2020
Remote working due to coronavirus? Here’s how to do it securely…
March 6, 2020
Critical Zoho Zero-Day Flaw Disclosed
March 6, 2020