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Hackers use system weakness to rattle doors on Citrix systems
Ransomware pounces on California schools, Las Vegas trounces attack

An update that solves one vulnerability and has 5 fixes is now available.

An update that fixes 7 vulnerabilities is now available.

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.

Fake-review purge: Facebook boots 188 groups, eBay bans 140 shills
Ding-dong: Cisco delivers your Patch Tuesday warm-up with WebEx, IOS fixes for a few irritating security holes
Cryptojacked routers reduce by 78% in SE Asia following Operation Goldfish Alpha
Google scolded for depriving the poor of privacy after Chinese malware bundled on phones for hard-up Americans
SideWinder hackers hit Android users with malware apps on Play Store
Why is a 22GB database containing 56 million US folks’ personal details sitting on the open internet using a Chinese IP address? Seriously, why?
Exploit Fully Breaks SHA-1, Lowers the Attack Bar
Dixons fined £500,000 by ICO for crap security that exposed 5.6 million customers’ payment cards
4 Ring Employees Fired For Spying on Customers
Stop everything. Update Firefox now
California’s Tough New Privacy Law and Its Biggest Challenges
Man jailed for using webcam RAT to spy on women in their bedrooms
Browser zero day: Update your Firefox right now!

An update that solves 9 vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available.

It was found that sa-exim, the SpamAssassin filter for Exim, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code if users are allowed to run custom rules. A similar issue was fixed in spamassassin, CVE-2018-11805, which caused a functional regression in sa-exim. This update restores the

Mozilla rushes out patch for Firefox zero‑day

The US cybersecurity agency warns that the critical vulnerability could allow attackers to take control of people’s computers The post Mozilla rushes out patch for Firefox zero‑day appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Apple’s scanning iCloud photos for child abuse images
Google voice Assistant gets new privacy ‘undo’ commands
FBI asks Apple to help it unlock iPhones of naval base shooter
Google’s Project Zero highlights patch quality with policy tweak
TrickBot Adds Custom, Stealthy Backdoor to its Arsenal

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

An update that fixes 11 vulnerabilities is now available.

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Smashing Security #160: SNAFUs! MS Word, Amazon Ring, and TikTok

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Drake Lyrics Used as Calling Card in Malware Attack
Hash snag: Security shamans shame SHA-1 standard, confirm crucial collisions citing circa $45k chip cost
In a desperate bid to stay relevant in 2020’s geopolitical upheaval, N. Korea upgrades its Apple Jeus macOS malware

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Man Sentenced in ATM Skimming Conspiracy
Google Ditches Patch-Time Bug Disclosure in Favor of 90-Day Policy
Why small business corporations fall easy prey to hackers
CES – Taking a smart city for a test drive

No one has a road map for securing a connected city – but there should be a whole atlas of such maps The post CES – Taking a smart city for a test drive appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Liverpool Voyeur Used IM-RAT to Video Women at Home
Mozilla Updates Firefox Browser: Zero-Day Bug Patched, Fingerprinting Nixed
TikTok on the clock, and the hacking won’t stop: SMS spoofing vuln let baddies twiddle teens’ social media videos
TikTok vulnerability allowed hackers to send SMS with malware
TikTok Riddled With Security Flaws
Get Ready for the Microsoft Windows 7 EOL on January 14th
City of Las Vegas wakes up to a cyber attack

An update that solves 9 vulnerabilities and has two fixes is now available.

An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.

An update that fixes 11 vulnerabilities is now available.

REvil ransomware exploiting VPN flaws made public last April
YouTube to treat all kid-aimed videos like they’re COPPA-liable
US warns of Iranian cyber threat

The package firefox before version 72.0-1 is vulnerable to multiple issues including arbitrary code execution, insufficient validation, access restriction bypass and denial of service.

Facebook bans deepfakes, but not cheapfakes or shallowfakes
What if everyone just said ‘Nah’ to tracking?
“Planned maintenance”? Travelex’s masterclass in how not to respond to a cyberattack

ClamAV could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

The Six Million Dollar Scam: London cops probe Travelex cyber-ransacking amid reports of £m ransomware demand, wide-open VPN server holes
If at first you don’t succeed, pry, pry again: Feds once again demand Apple unlock encrypted iPhones in yet another terrorism case

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That Pulse Secure VPN you’re using to protect your data? Better get it patched – or it’s going to be ransomware time
Google Fixes Critical Android RCE Flaw
Yeah, says Google Project Zero, when you think about it, going public with exploit deets immediately after a patch is emitted isn’t such a great idea
Encryption: An Essential Yet Highly Controversial Component of Digital Security>
Sodinokibi Ransomware Behind Travelex Fiasco: Report
Accenture pays for CSS injection from Symantec parent Broadcom: Yep, it bought its cybersecurity arm
Hackers steal sensitive data from Japanese search engine for sex hotels
Facebook bans deepfakes but not all altered content

Footage defined as parody or satire will be permitted, as the social network isn’t slamming the door on all types of manipulated media The post Facebook bans deepfakes but not all altered content appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

FBI Taps Apple to Unlock Pensacola Shooter’s iPhone
Facebook Cracks Down on Deepfake Videos
Wheelie bad end to 2019 for Canyon Bicycles as hackers puncture IT systems

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

An update that fixes 17 vulnerabilities is now available.

An update that fixes 16 vulnerabilities is now available.

An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available.

Google suspends Xiaomi from Home Hub over camera privacy glitch
‘Maze’ ransomware threatens data exposure unless $6m ransom paid
I’m the queen of Gibraltar and will never get a traffic ticket… just two of the things anyone could have written into country’s laws thanks to unsanitised SQL input vuln
IT exec sets up fake biz to scam his employer out of $6m
US military branches ban TikTok following Pentagon’s warning

An update that fixes four vulnerabilities is now available.

Here we go again: Software nasties slip into Google Play, exploit make-me-root Android flaw for maximum pwnage
ToTok Returned to Google Play Despite ‘Spy Tool’ Claims
Magecart Hits Parents and Students via Blue Bear Attack
Cyber-warnings, cyber-speculation over cyber-Iran’s cyber-retaliation cyber-plans post-Soleimani assassination

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

DeathRansom Campaign Linked to Malware Cornucopia
Don’t fall for the “Start your 2020 with a gift from us” scam…
GCHQ: A cyber-what-now? Rumours of our probe into London Stock Exchange ‘cyberattack’ have been greatly exaggerated
Hackers Deface U.S. Gov Website With Pro-Iran Messages

It was discovered that there were three vulnerabilities in Pillow, an imaging library for the Python programming language: * CVE-2019-19911: Prevent a denial-of-service vulnerability caused

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Monday review – the hot stories of the holidays
Company held hostage by ransomware shuts down, tells 300 employees to find new jobs
Travelex still offline after discovering malware on New Year’s Eve, and other banks’ currency services are also affected
Tune in this month: What every small-to-medium biz can do to fend off cyber-crooks