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Brit moron tried buying a car bomb on dark web, posted it to his address. Now he’s screwed
Intel’s management engine – in most CPUs since 2008 – can be p0wned over USB
Quantum computers could crack Bitcoin, but fixes are available now

Conventional wisdom about passwords is shifting, as they are increasingly seen as a less-than-ideal security measure for securing digital accounts. Even the recommended rules for creating strong passwords were recently thrown out the window. Average users are just too unreliable to regularly create secure passwords that are different across all accounts, so using technology to […]

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Risk Level: Very Low.

LinuxSecurity.com: Update to ansible 2.4.1.0 with various bugfixes. See https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.4/CHANGELOG.md for a full list of changes.

LinuxSecurity.com: Update to ansible 2.4.1.0 with various bugfixes. See https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.4/CHANGELOG.md for a full list of changes.

LinuxSecurity.com: It was discovered that libpam4j, a Java library wrapper for the integration of PAM did not call pam_acct_mgmt() during authentication. As such a user who has a valid password, but a deactivated or disabled account could still log in.

A tricky Netflix phishing scam users should be aware of
Marissa! Mayer! pulled! out! of! retirement! to! explain! Yahoo! hack! to! Senators!

LinuxSecurity.com: Marcin Noga discovered two vulnerabilities in LibreOffice, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed PPT or DOC document is opened.

IoT is Insecure, Get Over It! Say Researchers

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A Dark Web hacker is offering services to track anyone anywhere
Facebook and Instagram Suffer Worldwide Outage
Hundreds of Millions in Digital Currency Remains Frozen

Risk Level: Very Low.

Google Patches KRACK Vulnerability in Android
Multi-Sig Wallets worth $300M Mistakenly Blocked by User
15% off APC 11-Outlet Surge Protector with USB Charging Ports and SurgeArrest – Deal Alert
Privacy Clouds Form Over Mantistek Gaming Keyboard
Five tips for keeping your database secure

In general, these are the most basic and essential precautions any systems manager must consider. However, depending on the system you want to protect, there are some additional issues to take into account. The post Five tips for keeping your database secure appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Tor patches flaw that could expose MacOS and Linux IP addresses

LinuxSecurity.com: Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the chromium browser. CVE-2017-15398

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Not on Facebook? News flash: Facebook still knows about you

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that solves 33 vulnerabilities and has two fixes An update that solves 33 vulnerabilities and has two fixes An update that solves 33 vulnerabilities and has two fixes is now available. is now available.

Give Facebook your nude pics to tackle revenge porn
Credential-stuffing defence tech aims to defuse password leaks
Where hackers haven’t directly influenced polls, they’ve undermined our faith in democracy
SSL spy boxes on your network getting you down? But wait, here’s an IETF draft to fix that
You know what’s coming next: FBI is upset it can’t get into Texas church gunman’s smartphone

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Risk Level: Very Low.

Chinese Keyboard Developer Spies on User Through Built-in Keylogger
KRACK whacked, media playback holes packed, other bugs go splat in Android patch pact
Don’t worry about those 40 Linux USB security holes. That’s not a typo
Texas Shooter’s Phone Encrypted

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Parity calamity! Wallet code bug destroys $280 MEEELLION in Ethereum
Hackers can conduct DoS attacks Using Flaw in Brother Printers
Assessing Weaknesses in Public Key Infrastructure
Mirai, Mirai, pwn them all, who’s the greatest botnet on the whole?
Send Your Nude Pics to Facebook to Prevent Revenge Porn
Marcher Android Banking Trojan Combines 3 Threats Into 1 Scheme
Oh Brother: Hackers can crash your unpatched printers – researchers
Brother Printers Susceptible to Remote Denial of Service Attacks
Blade Runner 2049: A reflection on our use of technology

At present, virtual assistants are a long way from the image depicted in Blade Runner 2049. However, we are seeing companies take major steps in this direction. We have Siri, Cortana, and Alexa, to name but a few. The post Blade Runner 2049: A reflection on our use of technology appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Hackers Poison Google Search Results to Deliver Zeus Panda
A draft US law to secure election computers that isn’t braindead. Well, I’m stunned! I gotta lie dow
Can you see why this WhatsApp message can’t be trusted?
Apache OpenOffice: We’re OK with not being super cool… PS: Watch out for that Mac bug
Boffins tear into IEEE’s tissue-thin anti-hacker chip blueprint crypto

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that solves 12 vulnerabilities and has four fixes An update that solves 12 vulnerabilities and has four fixes An update that solves 12 vulnerabilities and has four fixes is now available. is now available.

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that solves 8 vulnerabilities and has two fixes An update that solves 8 vulnerabilities and has two fixes An update that solves 8 vulnerabilities and has two fixes is now available. is now available.

It’s 2017 and you can still pwn Android gear with Wi-Fi packets – so get patching now

LinuxSecurity.com: Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the chromium web browser. In addition, this message serves as an annoucment that security support for chromium in the oldstable release (jessie), Debian 8, is now discontinued.

Let’s get ready to grumble! UFC secretly choke slams browsers with Monero miners
Comcast Internet service crippled; affecting users across US

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Hackers Leak Nude Photos of WWE Diva Maria Kanellis AGAIN
OpenSSL patches, Apple bug fixes, Hilton’s $700k hack bill, Kim Dotcom raid settlement, Signal desktop app, and more
Over a million Android users fooled by fake WhatsApp app in official Google Play Store
Equifax execs sold shares before mega-hack reveal. All above board – Equifax probe
Estonia government locks down ID smartcards: Refresh or else
Biggest Tor overhaul in a decade adds layers of security improvements
El Reg assesses crypto of UK banks: Who gets to wear the dunce cap?
US says it’s identified six Ruski officials as DNC hack suspects
Hackers tiptoe out, launch Silence trojan, quietly raid banks of meeelllions
Subscription disappointments keep FireEye in the red
FBI: Student wrestler grappled grades after choking passwords from PCs using a key logger
Virtually everyone in Malaysia pwned in telco, govt data hack spree
America’s 2020 Census systems are a $15bn cyber-security tire fire
US-CERT Warns of Crypto Bugs in IEEE Standard

Risk Level: Very Low.

VerticalScope hacked again; 2.7 million user accounts affected
Cisco Patches DoS Flaw in BGP over Ethernet VPN Implementation
Paradise Papers were not an inside job, says leaky offshore law firm
1M Downloads Later, Google Pulls Phony WhatsApp From Google Play
Student Arrested For Using Keylogger and Changing Grades 90 Times
Data Pours from Cloud—And ‘The Enemy is Us’
School cafeteria TV monitor plays porn leaving students baffled
ATM fees shake-up may push Britain towards cashless society
Businesses and GDPR: What they need to do to be compliant?

While this may sound daunting and the consequences of non-compliance are significant, it’s considered unlikely that regulators will make an example of small businesses that can demonstrate they have a plan and have attempted to comply fully with requirements. The post Businesses and GDPR: What they need to do to be compliant? appeared first on […]

ViaSat hops into bed with European Space Agency in €68m deal
Crumbs! Crunchyroll distributed malware for a couple of hours

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan, Virus, Worm.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan, Virus, Worm.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan, Virus, Worm.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan, Virus, Worm.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan, Virus, Worm.

DoS scum attacked one-third of the ‘net between 2015 and 2017

LinuxSecurity.com: This update fixes several vulnerabilities in imagemagick: Various memory handling problems and cases of missing or incomplete input sanitising may result in denial of service, memory disclosure or the execution of arbitrary code if malformed image files are processed.

Over 1 million Android users downloaded fake WhatsApp app
Turkish hackers deface Times of Israel website for Palestine
Hackers leak WhatsApp chat and private photos of WWE Diva Paige

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