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Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

Facebook Last Warning Phishing Scam Stealing Login, Credit Card Data
Google Patches Six Critical Mediaserver Bugs in Android
IDG Contributor Network: DevSecOps: Paradigm shifts are messy, but someone’s got to take the lead
A $22 Radio device to crack car’s security system
Flickr’ Account Takeover Vulnerability Patched, Researcher Gets $7k Bounty
Email hackers cost couple their new home
Fuze Patches Bug That Exposed Recordings of Private Business Meetings
Intel Patches Nine-Year-Old Critical CPU Vulnerability
School’s almost out … Don’t let cybercriminals in

Cybersecurity should be a priority for educational institutions, says ESET’s Lysa Myers. It’s important to protect students and staff from cybercriminals. The post School’s almost out … Don’t let cybercriminals in appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

IBM has been shipping malware-infected USB sticks
A single protective technology means a single point of failure

A single protective technology means a single point of failure. A company aiming to build reliable and strong cybersecurity defenses should opt for a solution offering multiple complementary technologies. The post A single protective technology means a single point of failure appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Kali Linux 2017.1 Security OS Released With New Updates And Features
Linux kernel security gurus Grsecurity oust freeloaders from castle
Flickr account hijack flaw earns researcher $7k
Vulnerability hits Intel enterprise PCs going back 10 years
Ciphr blames rival company for partial data dump of its users
Russian-controlled telecom hijacks financial services’ Internet traffic
A VPN will not save you from government surveillance
Hacker Arrested for Stealing $100 Million from Facebook and Google
6 signs enterprise security is getting better

As a traveling consultant, I visit lots of businesses during the year and examine their security plans. For decades, I’ve secretly scoffed at what they’ve tried to do because it was often too little, too late—and misdirected.But these days, I run into more and more companies that get it right rather than wrong, with ideas […]

The phishing swindle that conned $100 million out of Google and Facebook

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.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

LinuxSecurity.com: New rxvt packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix a security issue. [More Info…]

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Apple Revokes Certificate Used By OSX/Dok Malware

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Dan Geer: Cybersecurity, Humanity’s Future ‘Conjoined’

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Dark Web Hacker Held Netflix to Ransom
Flickr Vulnerability Worth $7K Bounty to Researcher
NSA suggests using virtualization to secure smartphones
Americans No.1 Ransomware Target & Most Likely To Pay Up
IBM Sent Off USB Sticks Infected with Malware
Network monitoring tools: Features users love and hate
How a Woman’ Fitbit Fitness Tracker Helped Solve Her Murder Case

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Car Hackers Remotely Steal Keyless BMW within Seconds
Hacker holds Netflix to ransom over ‘Orange is the New Black’
Google tightens noose on HTTP: Chrome to stick ‘Not secure’ on pages with search fields
pemcracker – Tool For Cracking PEM Files
Millions of Android Devices Vulnerable to Network Scan Attack
9 essential tools for the security-conscious mobile worker
South Korean Bitcoin Exchange Yapizon Hacked; $5 Million Stolen
WikiLeaks Reveals CIA Tool ‘Scribbles’ For Document Tracking

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Facebook and Google linked to the $100 million phishing scheme

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Critical Vulnerability Found in Samsung’s Tizen-based Smart TV

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.

Network management vulnerability exposes cable modems to hacking
Threatpost News Wrap, April 28, 2017
IoT Devices Will Now Have Their Own Private Network – CloudFlare Orbit
Sonia disowns Rahul video virus? It’s a hoax
Fake Chrome extensions inject code into web pages

Recently, here at our research lab, we have seen an increase in the number of JS/Chromex.Submelius threats detected, says Camilo Gutiérrez Amaya. The post Fake Chrome extensions inject code into web pages appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Is cybersecurity now as important as health and safety?

World Day for Safety and Health at Work takes place on April 28th 2017. You should use this as an opportunity to improve your cybersecurity posture. The post Is cybersecurity now as important as health and safety? appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Amazon Echo Look: Super or Scary?
GrSecurity Kernel Patches Will No Longer Be Free To The Public
Meet the Nu-Nerds These College-Age Hackers Will Soon Shape Our Future
Open Internet Advocates Vow to Fight Trump FCC’s Plan to Kill Net Neutrality
Russian Tor Relay Operator Facing Terrorism Charges
Young duo sentenced over role in TalkTalk data breach

Two men are facing a prison sentence after admitting their part in the recent TalkTalk data breach. The post Young duo sentenced over role in TalkTalk data breach appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

LinuxSecurity.com: Security Report Summary

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Ransomware, Cyberespionage Dominate Verizon DBIR
Lack of Communication Achilles’ Heel for Ransomware Fighters

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Annual Verizon security report says sloppiness causes most data breaches
Chrome to Mark More HTTP Pages ‘Not Secure’

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