You Can Trick Self-Driving Cars by Defacing Street Signs
A team of eight researchers has discovered that by altering street signs, an adversary could confuse self-driving cars and cause their machine-learning systems to misclassify signs and take wrong decisions, potentially putting the lives of passengers in danger. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/you-can-trick-self-driving-cars-by-defacing-street-signs/
A team of eight researchers has discovered that by altering street signs, an adversary could confuse self-driving cars and cause their machine-learning systems to misclassify signs and take wrong decisions, potentially putting the lives of passengers in danger. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/you-can-trick-self-driving-cars-by-defacing-street-signs/
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You Can Trick Self-Driving Cars by Defacing Street Signs
A team of eight researchers has discovered that by altering street signs, an adversary could confuse self-driving cars and cause their machine-learning systems to misclassify signs and take wrong decisions, potentially putting the lives of passengers in danger.
Severe Deserialization Issues Also Affect .NET, Not Just Java
The .NET ecosystem is affected by a similar flaw that has wreaked havoc among Java apps and developers in 2016. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/severe-deserialization-issues-also-affect-net-not-just-java/
The .NET ecosystem is affected by a similar flaw that has wreaked havoc among Java apps and developers in 2016. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/severe-deserialization-issues-also-affect-net-not-just-java/
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Severe Deserialization Issues Also Affect .NET, Not Just Java
The .NET ecosystem is affected by a similar flaw that has wreaked havoc among Java apps and developers in 2016.
Chrome Extension Developers Under a Barrage of Phishing Attacks
Google's security team has sent out warnings via email to Chrome extension developers after many of them have been the targets of phishing attacks, some of which have been successful and resulted in crooks taking over extensions. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chrome-extension-developers-under-a-barrage-of-phishing-attacks/
Google's security team has sent out warnings via email to Chrome extension developers after many of them have been the targets of phishing attacks, some of which have been successful and resulted in crooks taking over extensions. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chrome-extension-developers-under-a-barrage-of-phishing-attacks/
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Chrome Extension Developers Under a Barrage of Phishing Attacks
Google's security team has sent out warnings via email to Chrome extension developers after many of them have been the targets of phishing attacks, some of which have been successful and resulted in crooks taking over extensions.
Cisco Admits to Losing Customer Data in Cloud Service Configuration Snafu
On Friday, last week, Cisco admitted that an engineering gaffe caused the company to lose customer data uploaded before a certain configuration was applied to one of its cloud services. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/cisco-admits-to-losing-customer-data-in-cloud-service-configuration-snafu/
On Friday, last week, Cisco admitted that an engineering gaffe caused the company to lose customer data uploaded before a certain configuration was applied to one of its cloud services. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/cisco-admits-to-losing-customer-data-in-cloud-service-configuration-snafu/
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Cisco Admits to Losing Customer Data in Cloud Service Configuration Snafu
On Friday, last week, Cisco admitted that an engineering gaffe caused the company to lose customer data uploaded before a certain configuration was applied to one of its cloud services.
Firefox 55 Released with Built-In Screenshot Tool, Performance Boosts, and WebVR
Later today, Mozilla is going to officially announce the release of Firefox 55, its browser's latest stable version, one that is packed full of new features and important changes. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/firefox-55-released-with-built-in-screenshot-tool-performance-boosts-and-webvr/
Later today, Mozilla is going to officially announce the release of Firefox 55, its browser's latest stable version, one that is packed full of new features and important changes. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/firefox-55-released-with-built-in-screenshot-tool-performance-boosts-and-webvr/
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Firefox 55 Released with Built-In Screenshot Tool, Performance Boosts, and WebVR
Later today, Mozilla is going to officially announce the release of Firefox 55, its browser's latest stable version, one that is packed full of new features and important changes.
HBO Hackers Dump Script for Game of Thrones Episode 5
The group who announced they hacked HBO last week have leaked new files from the company's servers, via private emails to the press and a website for everyone else. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hbo-hackers-dump-script-for-game-of-thrones-episode-5/
The group who announced they hacked HBO last week have leaked new files from the company's servers, via private emails to the press and a website for everyone else. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hbo-hackers-dump-script-for-game-of-thrones-episode-5/
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HBO Hackers Dump Script for Game of Thrones Episode 5
The group who announced they hacked HBO last week have leaked new files from the company's servers, via private emails to the press and a website for everyone else.
VPN Provider Accused of Sharing Customer Traffic With Online Advertisers
On Monday, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) — a US-based privacy group — has filed a complaint with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accusing one of today's largest VPN providers of deceptive trade practices. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/vpn-provider-accused-of-sharing-customer-traffic-with-online-advertisers/
On Monday, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) — a US-based privacy group — has filed a complaint with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accusing one of today's largest VPN providers of deceptive trade practices. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/vpn-provider-accused-of-sharing-customer-traffic-with-online-advertisers/
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VPN Provider Accused of Sharing Customer Traffic With Online Advertisers
On Monday, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) — a US-based privacy group — has filed a complaint with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accusing one of today's largest VPN providers of deceptive trade practices.
Adobe Patches Security Holes in Flash Player, Acrobat, and Reader
Moments ago, Adobe released its monthly security bulletins and this month the company addressed security flaws in products such as Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Acrobat and Reader, Adobe Experience Manager (enterprise CMS), and Adobe Digital Editions (e-book reader). [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/adobe-patches-security-holes-in-flash-player-acrobat-and-reader/
Moments ago, Adobe released its monthly security bulletins and this month the company addressed security flaws in products such as Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Acrobat and Reader, Adobe Experience Manager (enterprise CMS), and Adobe Digital Editions (e-book reader). [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/adobe-patches-security-holes-in-flash-player-acrobat-and-reader/
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Adobe Patches Security Holes in Flash Player, Acrobat, and Reader
Moments ago, Adobe released its monthly security bulletins and this month the company addressed security flaws in products such as Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Acrobat and Reader, Adobe Experience Manager (enterprise CMS), and Adobe Digital Editions (e-book…
Microsoft's August Patch Tuesday Fixes 48 Security Issues
Microsoft released the August 2017 Patch Tuesday security bulletin, and this month the company fixed 48 security issues in six of its main product categories. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsofts-august-patch-tuesday-fixes-48-security-issues/
Microsoft released the August 2017 Patch Tuesday security bulletin, and this month the company fixed 48 security issues in six of its main product categories. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsofts-august-patch-tuesday-fixes-48-security-issues/
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Microsoft's August Patch Tuesday Fixes 48 Security Issues
Microsoft released the August 2017 Patch Tuesday security bulletin, and this month the company fixed 48 security issues in six of its main product categories.
Prison Time for Manager Who Hacked Ex-Employer's FTP Server, Email Account
Jason Needham, 45, of Arlington, Tennessee was sentenced last week to 18 months in prison and two years of supervised release for hacking his former company's FTP server and the email account of one of his former colleagues. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/prison-time-for-manager-who-hacked-ex-employers-ftp-server-email-account/
Jason Needham, 45, of Arlington, Tennessee was sentenced last week to 18 months in prison and two years of supervised release for hacking his former company's FTP server and the email account of one of his former colleagues. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/prison-time-for-manager-who-hacked-ex-employers-ftp-server-email-account/
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Prison Time for Manager Who Hacked Ex-Employer's FTP Server, Email Account
Jason Needham, 45, of Arlington, Tennessee was sentenced last week to 18 months in prison and two years of supervised release for hacking his former company's FTP server and the email account of one of his former colleagues.
Microsoft Just Fixed a Wormable Bug in Windows Search Affecting All OS Versions
The Microsoft August 2017 Patch Tuesday security patches include fixes for 48 issues, of which 25 are rated critical, but none is as ominous as CVE-2017-8620. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-just-fixed-a-wormable-bug-in-windows-search-affecting-all-os-versions/
The Microsoft August 2017 Patch Tuesday security patches include fixes for 48 issues, of which 25 are rated critical, but none is as ominous as CVE-2017-8620. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-just-fixed-a-wormable-bug-in-windows-search-affecting-all-os-versions/
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Microsoft Just Fixed a Wormable Bug in Windows Search Affecting All OS Versions
The Microsoft August 2017 Patch Tuesday security patches include fixes for 48 issues, of which 25 are rated critical, but none is as ominous as CVE-2017-8620.
Top Next-Gen Security Firm Leaking Terabytes of Customer Data
Sensitive corporate data from customers protected by Carbon Black endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions has been found on multiscanner services, according to an investigation by DirectDefense, a provider of managed security strategies. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/top-next-gen-security-firm-leaking-terabytes-of-customer-data/
Sensitive corporate data from customers protected by Carbon Black endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions has been found on multiscanner services, according to an investigation by DirectDefense, a provider of managed security strategies. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/top-next-gen-security-firm-leaking-terabytes-of-customer-data/
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Top Next-Gen Security Firm Accused of Leaking Terabytes of Customer Data
Sensitive corporate data from customers protected by Carbon Black endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions has been found on multiscanner services, according to an investigation by DirectDefense, a provider of managed security strategies.
FBI Used Booby-Trapped Video to Catch Suspected Sextortionist Hiding Behind Tor
On Monday, US authorities announced the arrest of a suspect who used Tor to disguise his online identity and coerce underage female victims into sending sexually explicit images and videos in a tactic commonly referred to as "sextortion." [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-used-booby-trapped-video-to-catch-suspected-sextortionist-hiding-behind-tor/
On Monday, US authorities announced the arrest of a suspect who used Tor to disguise his online identity and coerce underage female victims into sending sexually explicit images and videos in a tactic commonly referred to as "sextortion." [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-used-booby-trapped-video-to-catch-suspected-sextortionist-hiding-behind-tor/
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FBI Used Booby-Trapped Video to Catch Suspected Sextortionist Hiding Behind Tor
On Monday, US authorities announced the arrest of a suspect who used Tor to disguise his online identity and coerce underage female victims into sending sexually explicit images and videos in a tactic commonly referred to as "sextortion."
UK Law Proposal to Criminalize Re-Identification of Anonymized User Data
British lawmakers have filed on Monday a statement of intent regarding proposals for improvements to the Data Protection Act, with a focus on criminalizing anonymous data re-identification, imposing larger fines for cyber incidents, and more user protections for British online netizens. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/uk-law-proposal-to-criminalize-re-identification-of-anonymized-user-data/
British lawmakers have filed on Monday a statement of intent regarding proposals for improvements to the Data Protection Act, with a focus on criminalizing anonymous data re-identification, imposing larger fines for cyber incidents, and more user protections for British online netizens. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/uk-law-proposal-to-criminalize-re-identification-of-anonymized-user-data/
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UK Law Proposal to Criminalize Re-Identification of Anonymized User Data
British lawmakers have filed on Monday a statement of intent regarding proposals for improvements to the Data Protection Act, with a focus on criminalizing anonymous data re-identification, imposing larger fines for cyber incidents, and more user protections…
Locky Ransomware Returns with Spam Campaign Pushing Diablo6 Variant
A large malspam campaign is underway that is pushing a new Locky variant that appends the .diablo6 extension to encrypted files. Is this the return of Locky or just a brief resurgence? [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/locky-ransomware-returns-with-spam-campaign-pushing-diablo6-variant/
A large malspam campaign is underway that is pushing a new Locky variant that appends the .diablo6 extension to encrypted files. Is this the return of Locky or just a brief resurgence? [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/locky-ransomware-returns-with-spam-campaign-pushing-diablo6-variant/
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Locky Ransomware Returns with Spam Campaign Pushing Diablo6 Variant
A large malspam campaign is underway that is pushing a new Locky variant that appends the .diablo6 extension to encrypted files. Is this the return of Locky or just a brief resurgence?
Owners of vDos, Largest DDoS-For-Hire Service, Officially Charged in Israel
Israeli authorities have officially charged two 19-year-old teenagers for running vDos, a DDoS-for-hire service, the largest such platform at the time it went down in the autumn of last year. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/owners-of-vdos-largest-ddos-for-hire-service-officially-charged-in-israel/
Israeli authorities have officially charged two 19-year-old teenagers for running vDos, a DDoS-for-hire service, the largest such platform at the time it went down in the autumn of last year. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/owners-of-vdos-largest-ddos-for-hire-service-officially-charged-in-israel/
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Owners of vDos, Largest DDoS-For-Hire Service, Officially Charged in Israel
Israeli authorities have officially charged two 19-year-old teenagers for running vDos, a DDoS-for-hire service, the largest such platform at the time it went down in the autumn of last year.
Microsoft: 71% of Windows 10 Creators Update PCs Use Full Telemetry Settings
Marisa Rogers, privacy officers for Microsoft's Windows and Devices Group, says that 71% of the users who updated to the Windows 10 Creators Update in the past months have chosen to enable the "Full" diagnostics and telemetry collection settings during the upgrade process. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-71-percent-of-windows-10-creators-update-pcs-use-full-telemetry-settings/
Marisa Rogers, privacy officers for Microsoft's Windows and Devices Group, says that 71% of the users who updated to the Windows 10 Creators Update in the past months have chosen to enable the "Full" diagnostics and telemetry collection settings during the upgrade process. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-71-percent-of-windows-10-creators-update-pcs-use-full-telemetry-settings/
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Microsoft: 71% of Windows 10 Creators Update PCs Use Full Telemetry Settings
Marisa Rogers, privacy officers for Microsoft's Windows and Devices Group, says that 71% of the users who updated to the Windows 10 Creators Update in the past months have chosen to enable the "Full" diagnostics and telemetry collection settings during the…
HackinItaly: The Story Behind the Takedown of a 2,500-Strong QNAP NAS Botnet
Last Friday, on August 4, a jury in the US found Fabio Gasperini, an Italian citizen, guilty of building a botnet that he used to hijack remote servers and surreptitiously click on ads for his personal profits. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackinitaly-the-story-behind-the-takedown-of-a-2-500-strong-qnap-nas-botnet/
Last Friday, on August 4, a jury in the US found Fabio Gasperini, an Italian citizen, guilty of building a botnet that he used to hijack remote servers and surreptitiously click on ads for his personal profits. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackinitaly-the-story-behind-the-takedown-of-a-2-500-strong-qnap-nas-botnet/
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HackinItaly: The Story Behind the Takedown of a 2,500-Strong QNAP NAS Botnet
Last Friday, on August 4, a jury in the US found Fabio Gasperini, an Italian citizen, guilty of building a botnet that he used to hijack remote servers and surreptitiously click on ads for his personal profits.
New Mac Adware Mughthesec Will Cause Serious Headaches
A new family of Mac adware is bound to cause some headaches to infected victims, as the only way to remove it and its secondary payloads is by reinstalling macOS from scratch, according to the expert opinion of Patrick Wardle, Director of Research at Synack and a well-known Mac malware researcher. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-mac-adware-mughthesec-will-cause-serious-headaches/
A new family of Mac adware is bound to cause some headaches to infected victims, as the only way to remove it and its secondary payloads is by reinstalling macOS from scratch, according to the expert opinion of Patrick Wardle, Director of Research at Synack and a well-known Mac malware researcher. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-mac-adware-mughthesec-will-cause-serious-headaches/
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New Mac Adware Mughthesec Will Cause Serious Headaches
A new family of Mac adware is bound to cause some headaches to infected victims, as the only way to remove it and its secondary payloads is by reinstalling macOS from scratch, according to the expert opinion of Patrick Wardle, Director of Research at Synack…
Vault 7: Wikileaks Divulges CIA Tool for Capturing RTSP and H.264 Video Streams
Wikileaks published today a manual for an alleged CIA tool that can capture the content of remote video streams and save them to disk for further analysis. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vault-7-wikileaks-divulges-cia-tool-for-capturing-rtsp-and-h-264-video-streams/
Wikileaks published today a manual for an alleged CIA tool that can capture the content of remote video streams and save them to disk for further analysis. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vault-7-wikileaks-divulges-cia-tool-for-capturing-rtsp-and-h-264-video-streams/
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Vault 7: Wikileaks Divulges CIA Tool for Capturing RTSP and H.264 Video Streams
Wikileaks published today a manual for an alleged CIA tool that can capture the content of remote video streams and save them to disk for further analysis.
IsraBye is a Anti-Israel Data Wiper Disguised as Ransomware
An anti-Israel & pro-Palestinian data wiper called IsraBye has been discovered that pretends to be a ransomware. Unfortunately, even though the lock screen implies that the files can be recovered, the contents of the files are actually replaced with an anti-Israel message. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/israbye-is-a-anti-israel-data-wiper-disguised-as-ransomware/
An anti-Israel & pro-Palestinian data wiper called IsraBye has been discovered that pretends to be a ransomware. Unfortunately, even though the lock screen implies that the files can be recovered, the contents of the files are actually replaced with an anti-Israel message. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/israbye-is-a-anti-israel-data-wiper-disguised-as-ransomware/
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IsraBye is a Anti-Israel Data Wiper Disguised as Ransomware
An anti-Israel & pro-Palestinian data wiper called IsraBye has been discovered that pretends to be a ransomware. Unfortunately, even though the lock screen implies that the files can be recovered, the contents of the files are actually replaced with an anti…