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20 Linksys Router Models Vulnerable To Attack
Stuxnet LNK Exploits Still Widely Circulated
Nearly half of UK businesses experienced a cybersecurity incident in the last 12 months

Nearly half of all UK businesses have experienced a cybersecurity incident over the last 12 months, according to a new government paper. The post Nearly half of UK businesses experienced a cybersecurity incident in the last 12 months appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Fake Android system update *really* wants to know your location
Drupal Closes Access Bypass Vulnerability in Core Engine
Google is building an ad-blocker into Google Chrome, report claims
Don’t get bit by zombie cloud data
Smashing Security #017: Data breaches, zero day exploits, and toenail clippings

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Microsoft Touts New Phone-Based Login Mechanism
Tons of Apps on Google Play Store Infected with BankBot Malware
Patched Flaw in Bosch Diagnostic Dongle Allowed Researchers to Shut Off Engine
Cybercriminals prefer to chat over Skype
InterContinental Hotels Group reveals ‘how it minimized recent malware attack’

The InterContinental Hotels Group says the implementation of its SPS system helped to minimize the damage caused by a recent data breach. The post InterContinental Hotels Group reveals ‘how it minimized recent malware attack’ appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Beware; Sophisticated Phishing Attacks Using Unicode Characters
The Hajime IoT worm fights the Mirai botnet for control of your devices
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Oracle fixes Struts and Shadow Brokers exploits in huge patch release
Turn the light on and give me your passwords!

ESET researchers have discovered another banking trojan on Google Play targeting Android users – this time disguised as a Flashlight widget. The post Turn the light on and give me your passwords! appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Cybersecurity startups to watch
Record Oracle Patch Update Addresses ShadowBrokers, Struts 2 Vulnerabilities
Been to one of these 1170 hotels? Your credit card details may have been stolen by malware
Trump’s cybersecurity mystery: 90 days in, where’s the plan?
Shadow Brokers lessons: First, don’t panic
Foodie social network Allrecipes warns that someone stole users’ email addresses and passwords
Strong customer authentication and risk analysis under PSD2: how to comply? Download VASCO’s white paper

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At $175, this ransomware service is a boon to cybercriminals
Are Drones an invasion of privacy?
IHG Confirms Second Credit Card Breach Impacting 1,000-Plus Hotels

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Facebook Delegated Account Recovery SDKs Published for Java, Ruby Apps
Google: “Google Hire” Won’t Share Browsing History with Employers
Fact or fiction? The truth about the Windows and Office hacks
Beware bogus emails from LinkedIn asking for your CV!
Tracking pixels can conduct surveillance for targeted attacks
Anonymous India Claims Snapchat Hack, Leaking Details of 1.7 Million users
Sneaky Exploit Allows Phishing Attacks From Sites That Look Secure
Encryption: Usage grows again, but only at snail’s pace

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Low-Cost Ransomware Service Discovered
When PR and reality collide: The truth about machine learning in cybersecurity

Machine learning (ML) is routinely cited by post-truth vendors as their biggest selling point, their main advantage. But ML – if it’s done properly – comes with problems and limitations. The post When PR and reality collide: The truth about machine learning in cybersecurity appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

A computer security tip for those campaigning in the UK general election
Lessons to learn as McAfee’s LinkedIn page is hijacked
Capsule8 Building Container-Aware Security Platform for Linux
Tor Security for Android and Desktop Linux
Big Linux bug, low security concerns
SSHGuard 2.0
9 superheroes for crack security teams

As a traveling enterprise security consultant, I get to see security teams at their best and their worst. Under stress, some teams work like a well-oiled machines, while others devolve into inefficient, finger-pointing bureaucracies.Every great computer security team has a synergistic collection of skilled professionals who work well together to meet common goals. The team […]

Chrome, Firefox, and Opera users vulnerable to Unicode domain phishing attacks
BankBot Android banking malware targets hundreds of apps on Google Play

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Advanced Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…]

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for libreoffice is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which [More…]

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for qemu-kvm-rhev is now available for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 (Mitaka). Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…]

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for qemu-kvm-rhev is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…]

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for qemu-kvm-rhev is now available for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty). Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…]

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for qemu-kvm-rhev is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…]

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for qemu-kvm-rhev is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…]

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How a man’ life was ruined due to a typo in IP address by Police
Wave of Java-Based RATs Target Tax Filers

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ShadowBrokers’ Windows Zero-Days Already Patched

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

VMware Fixes Critical RCE in vCenter Server
Women in cybersecurity: Slowly but surely, change is coming

Only 11% of positions in the global cybersecurity workforce are occupied by women. We take a look at why and what is being done to change this. The post Women in cybersecurity: Slowly but surely, change is coming appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Police hunting for man who killed people live on Facebook
Twistlock 2.0 brings compliance controls to Docker containers
Someone hacked train station’ screen in India with Hardcore Porn
Microsoft: Past patches address leaked NSA exploits
5 must-have security tools
Leaked NSA exploits plant a bull’s-eye on Windows Server
Google tinkers with Android O to foil ransomware
How to better protect your Instagram account using two-step verification (2SV)
Chinese Video Service Giant Youku Hacked; 100M Accounts Sold on Dark Web

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

Cars with Vulnerable WIFI Dongle can be Hacked via Bluetooth
Someone Hacked Far-Right Group Britain First’ Website, Twitter and YouTube
New Leak from Shadow Brokers Show NSA targeted Windows and Banks
SEI CERT C++ Coding Standard
Microsoft begins denying updates to some Windows 7 users
ShadowBrokers Expose NSA Access to SWIFT Service Bureaus

The Cyber News Rundown brings you the latest happenings in cyber news weekly. Who am I? I’m Connor Madsen, a Webroot Threat Research Analyst, and a guy with a passion for all things security. Any more questions? Just ask. Microsoft Patches Critical Zero-day Vulnerability On Tuesday of this week, Microsoft released a patch for a […]

Hackers using leaked hacking tools to target Governments