Facebook Will Let Users See What Russian Propaganda Accounts They Followed
Facebook announced yesterday they would let users see what Facebook pages and Instagram accounts they followed that are linked to supposed Russian propaganda efforts. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/facebook-will-let-users-see-what-russian-propaganda-accounts-they-followed/
Facebook announced yesterday they would let users see what Facebook pages and Instagram accounts they followed that are linked to supposed Russian propaganda efforts. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/facebook-will-let-users-see-what-russian-propaganda-accounts-they-followed/
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Facebook Will Let Users See What Russian Propaganda Accounts They Followed
Facebook announced yesterday they would let users see what Facebook pages and Instagram accounts they followed that are linked to supposed Russian propaganda efforts.
AlphaBay "PR Guy" Trappy Charged in the US
Authorities in Atlanta, Georgia, have filed official charges against Ronald L. Wheeler, III, a 24-year-old Illinois man known mainly for his online persona of Trappy, or Trappy_AB (Reddit username), the official spokesperson for the AlphaBay Dark Web market. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/alphabay-pr-guy-trappy-charged-in-the-us/
Authorities in Atlanta, Georgia, have filed official charges against Ronald L. Wheeler, III, a 24-year-old Illinois man known mainly for his online persona of Trappy, or Trappy_AB (Reddit username), the official spokesperson for the AlphaBay Dark Web market. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/alphabay-pr-guy-trappy-charged-in-the-us/
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AlphaBay "PR Guy" Trappy Charged in the US
Authorities in Atlanta, Georgia, have filed official charges against Ronald L. Wheeler, III, a 24-year-old Illinois man known mainly for his online persona of Trappy, or Trappy_AB (Reddit username), the official spokesperson for the AlphaBay Dark Web market.
Acer, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo, Panasonic Impacted by Intel ME Security Bugs
Acer, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo, and Panasonic have officially confirmed that products incorporating Intel chipsets are affected by eight security flaws that allow hackers to take over devices. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/hardware/acer-dell-fujitsu-hp-lenovo-panasonic-impacted-by-intel-me-security-bugs/
Acer, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo, and Panasonic have officially confirmed that products incorporating Intel chipsets are affected by eight security flaws that allow hackers to take over devices. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/hardware/acer-dell-fujitsu-hp-lenovo-panasonic-impacted-by-intel-me-security-bugs/
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Acer, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo, Panasonic Impacted by Intel ME Security Bugs
Acer, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo, and Panasonic have officially confirmed that products incorporating Intel chipsets are affected by eight security flaws that allow hackers to take over devices.
Scarab Ransomware Pushed via Massive Spam Campaign
A ransomware strain known as Scarab, and detected for the first time in June, is now being pushed to millions of users via Necurs, the Internet's largest email spam botnet. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/scarab-ransomware-pushed-via-massive-spam-campaign/
A ransomware strain known as Scarab, and detected for the first time in June, is now being pushed to millions of users via Necurs, the Internet's largest email spam botnet. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/scarab-ransomware-pushed-via-massive-spam-campaign/
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Scarab Ransomware Pushed via Massive Spam Campaign
A ransomware strain known as Scarab, and detected for the first time in June, is now being pushed to millions of users via Necurs, the Internet's largest email spam botnet.
Cryptojacking Script Found in Live Help Widget, Impacts Around 1,500 Sites
Security is a round-the-clock affair. Instead of spending Thanksgiving with family and friends, Las Vegas-based security researcher Troy Mursch was busy all day digging into the code of hundreds of websites to discover the source of a massive cryptojacking campaign that was set in motion today. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cryptojacking-script-found-in-live-help-widget-impacts-around-1-500-sites/
Security is a round-the-clock affair. Instead of spending Thanksgiving with family and friends, Las Vegas-based security researcher Troy Mursch was busy all day digging into the code of hundreds of websites to discover the source of a massive cryptojacking campaign that was set in motion today. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cryptojacking-script-found-in-live-help-widget-impacts-around-1-500-sites/
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Cryptojacking Script Found in Live Help Widget, Impacts Around 1,500 Sites
Security is a round-the-clock affair. Instead of spending Thanksgiving with family and friends, Las Vegas-based security researcher Troy Mursch was busy all day digging into the code of hundreds of websites to discover the source of a massive cryptojacking…
There's Some Intense Web Scans Going on for Bitcoin and Ethereum Wallets
With both Bitcoin and Ethereum price hitting all-time highs in the past seven days, cyber-criminals have stepped up efforts to search and steal funds stored in these two cryptocurrencies. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/theres-some-intense-web-scans-going-on-for-bitcoin-and-ethereum-wallets/
With both Bitcoin and Ethereum price hitting all-time highs in the past seven days, cyber-criminals have stepped up efforts to search and steal funds stored in these two cryptocurrencies. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/theres-some-intense-web-scans-going-on-for-bitcoin-and-ethereum-wallets/
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There's Some Intense Web Scans Going on for Bitcoin and Ethereum Wallets
With both Bitcoin and Ethereum price hitting all-time highs in the past seven days, cyber-criminals have stepped up efforts to search and steal funds stored in these two cryptocurrencies.
Intel Plans to End Legacy BIOS Support by 2020
Intel will drop support for the legacy BIOS technology in its modern client and server chipsets by 2020 when the company said its products would support only UEFI Class 3 or higher. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/hardware/intel-plans-to-end-legacy-bios-support-by-2020/
Intel will drop support for the legacy BIOS technology in its modern client and server chipsets by 2020 when the company said its products would support only UEFI Class 3 or higher. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/hardware/intel-plans-to-end-legacy-bios-support-by-2020/
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Intel Plans to End Legacy BIOS Support by 2020
Intel will drop support for the legacy BIOS technology in its modern client and server chipsets by 2020 when the company said its products would support only UEFI Class 3 or higher.
Mirai Activity Picks up Once More After Publication of PoC Exploit Code
The publication of proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code in a public vulnerabilities database has lead to increased activity from Mirai-based IoT botnets, Li Fengpei, a security researcher with Qihoo 360 Netlab, told Bleeping Computer today. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mirai-activity-picks-up-once-more-after-publication-of-poc-exploit-code/
The publication of proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code in a public vulnerabilities database has lead to increased activity from Mirai-based IoT botnets, Li Fengpei, a security researcher with Qihoo 360 Netlab, told Bleeping Computer today. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mirai-activity-picks-up-once-more-after-publication-of-poc-exploit-code/
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Mirai Activity Picks up Once More After Publication of PoC Exploit Code
The publication of proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code in a public vulnerabilities database has lead to increased activity from Mirai-based IoT botnets, Li Fengpei, a security researcher with Qihoo 360 Netlab, told Bleeping Computer today.
A Hacking Group Is Already Exploiting the Office Equation Editor Bug
A week after details about a severe Microsoft Office vulnerability came to light, at least one criminal group is now using it to infect users. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/a-hacking-group-is-already-exploiting-the-office-equation-editor-bug/
A week after details about a severe Microsoft Office vulnerability came to light, at least one criminal group is now using it to infect users. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/a-hacking-group-is-already-exploiting-the-office-equation-editor-bug/
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A Hacking Group Is Already Exploiting the Office Equation Editor Bug
A week after details about a severe Microsoft Office vulnerability came to light, at least one criminal group is now using it to infect users.
Mystery Surrounds Recent Cryptocurrency Wallet Hack
Users lost over $655,000 worth of Verge cryptocurrency this week, but nobody knows who to blame in an incident involving the maintainers of the CoinPouch wallet app and the Verge cryptocurrency. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mystery-surrounds-recent-cryptocurrency-wallet-hack/
Users lost over $655,000 worth of Verge cryptocurrency this week, but nobody knows who to blame in an incident involving the maintainers of the CoinPouch wallet app and the Verge cryptocurrency. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mystery-surrounds-recent-cryptocurrency-wallet-hack/
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Mystery Surrounds Recent Cryptocurrency Wallet Hack
Users lost over $655,000 worth of Verge cryptocurrency this week, but nobody knows who to blame in an incident involving the maintainers of the CoinPouch wallet app and the Verge cryptocurrency.
The Week in Ransomware - November 24th 2017 - qkG, Scarab, Necurs, and More
Not much to report this week other than Necurs starting to push the Scarab Ransomware and a new office document infecting ransomware called qkG. Otherwise, it has been a week of small variants that are in various stages of development. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-november-24th-2017-qkg-scarab-necurs-and-more/
Not much to report this week other than Necurs starting to push the Scarab Ransomware and a new office document infecting ransomware called qkG. Otherwise, it has been a week of small variants that are in various stages of development. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-november-24th-2017-qkg-scarab-necurs-and-more/
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The Week in Ransomware - November 24th 2017 - qkG, Scarab, Necurs, and More
Not much to report this week other than Necurs starting to push the Scarab Ransomware and a new office document infecting ransomware called qkG. Otherwise, it has been a week of small variants that are in various stages of development.
Imgur Suffered a Small Data Breach in 2014
Late Friday night, Imgur came clean about a security breach that took place in 2014. During the incident, Imgur says an unknown attacker managed to steal details on 1.7 million users, representing about 1.13% of Imgur's total 150 million users. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/imgur-suffered-a-small-data-breach-in-2014/
Late Friday night, Imgur came clean about a security breach that took place in 2014. During the incident, Imgur says an unknown attacker managed to steal details on 1.7 million users, representing about 1.13% of Imgur's total 150 million users. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/imgur-suffered-a-small-data-breach-in-2014/
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Imgur Suffered a Small Data Breach in 2014
Late Friday night, Imgur came clean about a security breach that took place in 2014. During the incident, Imgur says an unknown attacker managed to steal details on 1.7 million users, representing about 1.13% of Imgur's total 150 million users.
Golden SAML Attack Lets Attackers Forge Authentication to Cloud Apps
A new technique called "Golden SAML" lets attackers forge authentication requests and access the cloud-based apps of companies that use SAML-compatible domain controllers (DCs) for the authentication of users against cloud services. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/golden-saml-attack-lets-attackers-forge-authentication-to-cloud-apps/
A new technique called "Golden SAML" lets attackers forge authentication requests and access the cloud-based apps of companies that use SAML-compatible domain controllers (DCs) for the authentication of users against cloud services. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/golden-saml-attack-lets-attackers-forge-authentication-to-cloud-apps/
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Golden SAML Attack Lets Attackers Forge Authentication to Cloud Apps
A new technique called "Golden SAML" lets attackers forge authentication requests and access the cloud-based apps of companies that use SAML-compatible domain controllers (DCs) for the authentication of users against cloud services.
Yahoo Groups Plagued by Downtime, Technical Issues for Almost a Week
Yahoo Groups were nonfunctional all last week, according to customers complaining on the company's support forum and Twitter. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/yahoo-groups-plagued-by-downtime-technical-issues-for-almost-a-week/
Yahoo Groups were nonfunctional all last week, according to customers complaining on the company's support forum and Twitter. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/yahoo-groups-plagued-by-downtime-technical-issues-for-almost-a-week/
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Yahoo Groups Plagued by Downtime, Technical Issues for Almost a Week
Yahoo Groups were nonfunctional all last week, according to customers complaining on the company's support forum and Twitter.
Keybase Bug Might Have Backed up Your Private Encryption Key on Google's Servers
Keybase is notifying Android users of a bug in its mobile app that might have unintentionally included the users' private key —used to encrypt conversations and other private data— into the automatic backups created by the Android OS and uploaded on Google's servers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/keybase-bug-might-have-backed-up-your-private-encryption-key-on-googles-servers/
Keybase is notifying Android users of a bug in its mobile app that might have unintentionally included the users' private key —used to encrypt conversations and other private data— into the automatic backups created by the Android OS and uploaded on Google's servers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/keybase-bug-might-have-backed-up-your-private-encryption-key-on-googles-servers/
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Keybase Bug Might Have Backed up Your Private Encryption Key on Google's Servers
Keybase is notifying Android users of a bug in its mobile app that might have unintentionally included the users' private key —used to encrypt conversations and other private data— into the automatic backups created by the Android OS and uploaded on Google's…
#AskACISO Interview with Youri Lammerts van Bueren, CISO of the BUCH
In this edition of #AskACISO, I interviewed Youri Lammerts van Bueren , the CISO of the BUCH, which manages the Bergen - Uitgeest - Castricum - Heiloo municipalities in the Netherlands. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/editorial/interviews/askaciso-interview-with-youri-lammerts-van-bueren-ciso-of-the-buch/
In this edition of #AskACISO, I interviewed Youri Lammerts van Bueren , the CISO of the BUCH, which manages the Bergen - Uitgeest - Castricum - Heiloo municipalities in the Netherlands. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/editorial/interviews/askaciso-interview-with-youri-lammerts-van-bueren-ciso-of-the-buch/
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#AskACISO Interview with Youri Lammerts van Bueren, CISO of the BUCH
In this edition of #AskACISO, I interviewed Youri Lammerts van Bueren , the CISO of the BUCH, which manages the Bergen - Uitgeest - Castricum - Heiloo municipalities in the Netherlands.
Edge May Soon Switch to Private Browsing Mode Automatically When on NSFW Sites
Last week, Microsoft filed a patent for a new browser technology that will detect when users are visiting NSFW, questionable, or unsafe websites and switch to Private Browsing mode automatically. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/edge-may-soon-switch-to-private-browsing-mode-automatically-when-on-nsfw-sites/
Last week, Microsoft filed a patent for a new browser technology that will detect when users are visiting NSFW, questionable, or unsafe websites and switch to Private Browsing mode automatically. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/edge-may-soon-switch-to-private-browsing-mode-automatically-when-on-nsfw-sites/
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Edge May Soon Switch to Private Browsing Mode Automatically When on NSFW Sites
Last week, Microsoft filed a patent for a new browser technology that will detect when users are visiting NSFW, questionable, or unsafe websites and switch to Private Browsing mode automatically.
US Charges Three Members of Elite Chinese Cyber-Espionage Unit
US authorities have acted on one of the worst-kept secrets in cyber-security and have filed official charges against three Chinese hackers part of one of China's elite cyber-espionage unit. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-charges-three-members-of-elite-chinese-cyber-espionage-unit/
US authorities have acted on one of the worst-kept secrets in cyber-security and have filed official charges against three Chinese hackers part of one of China's elite cyber-espionage unit. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-charges-three-members-of-elite-chinese-cyber-espionage-unit/
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US Charges Three Members of Elite Chinese Cyber-Espionage Unit
US authorities have acted on one of the worst-kept secrets in cyber-security and have filed official charges against three Chinese hackers part of one of China's elite cyber-espionage unit.
Cyber Monday VPN Deals & Promos Roundup
Cyber Monday is here and we have a roundup of some of the best VPN promotions currently being offered. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/deals/cyber-monday-vpn-deals-and-promos-roundup/
Cyber Monday is here and we have a roundup of some of the best VPN promotions currently being offered. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/deals/cyber-monday-vpn-deals-and-promos-roundup/
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Cyber Monday VPN Deals & Promos Roundup
Cyber Monday is here and we have a roundup of some of the best VPN promotions currently being offered.
No Patch Available for RCE Bug Affecting Half of the Internet's Email Servers
A critical remote code execution flaw affects over half of the Internet's email servers, and there's no fix for it available, just yet. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/no-patch-available-for-rce-bug-affecting-half-of-the-internets-email-servers/
A critical remote code execution flaw affects over half of the Internet's email servers, and there's no fix for it available, just yet. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/no-patch-available-for-rce-bug-affecting-half-of-the-internets-email-servers/
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No Patch Available for RCE Bug Affecting Half of the Internet's Email Servers
A critical remote code execution flaw affects over half of the Internet's email servers, and there's no fix for it available, just yet.
Google Discovers New Tizi Android Spyware
Google's security team discovered a new strain of Android malware, named Tizi, and which has been used primarily to target users in African countries. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-discovers-new-tizi-android-spyware/
Google's security team discovered a new strain of Android malware, named Tizi, and which has been used primarily to target users in African countries. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-discovers-new-tizi-android-spyware/
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Google Discovers New Tizi Android Spyware
Google's security team discovered a new strain of Android malware, named Tizi, and which has been used primarily to target users in African countries.