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DHS: 18 of 33 First Responder Apps Affected by Security Flaws

A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) pilot program uncovered several privacy and security-related issues in Android and iOS applications used by first responders on the scene of natural disasters and other emergency situations. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dhs-18-of-33-first-responder-apps-affected-by-security-flaws/
New Algorithms Can Repair Corrupted Images, Enhance Low-Res Photos

Deep convolutional neural networks (CNN) have become a popular tool for image generation and restoration, with a few algorithms released in the last months of 2017 that achieve spectacular results when it comes to recovering and reconstructing corrupted or low-quality images. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/new-algorithms-can-repair-corrupted-images-enhance-low-res-photos/
Apple Apologizes Over iOS Slowdown and Discounts Future Battery Replacements

Apple released a press release today where they apologized over the confusion regarding the slow down of iOS as a iPhone's battery begins to fail.  They also announced that starting in 2018 they will reduce the costs of battery replacements from $79 to $29 for phones that need a new battery. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-apologizes-over-ios-slowdown-and-discounts-future-battery-replacements/
Amazon Mistakenly Sends AWS Budget Emails Forecasting Free Tier Overages

In what appears to be a New Years glitch, Amazon has sent out a barrage of emails to AWS users that state recipient's free tier services are forecasted to breach free limits. These alerts are being sent to customers who have active services and even those who do not currently have any running services with Amazon. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cloud/amazon-mistakenly-sends-aws-budget-emails-forecasting-free-tier-overages/
macOS Exploit Published on the Last Day of 2017

On the last day of 2017, a security researcher going online by the pseudonym of Siguza published details about a macOS vulnerability affecting all Mac operating system versions released since 2002, and possibly earlier. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/macos-exploit-published-on-the-last-day-of-2017/
Security Summary: In Development Heropoint Ransomware

This is a quick analysis of the in development infection called Heropoint Ransomware. This article will contain technical information related to how it infects a computer, how it is distributed, and whether it can be decrypted. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/security-summary-in-development-heropoint-ransomware/
PiKarma Python Script Helps You Identify Malicious WiFi Networks

An open source project released in December 2017 has caught our eye due to its immense usefulness, especially for those users who travel a lot and who have to connect to many WiFi networks, a habit that may put them at a considerable risk of getting hacked. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pikarma-python-script-helps-you-identify-malicious-wifi-networks/
List of Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerability Advisories, Patches, & Updates

This article contains an continuously updated list of advisories, bulletins, and software updates related to the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities discovered in modern processors. The related CVEs are CVE-2017-5753, CVE-2017-5715, and CVE-2017-5754. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/list-of-meltdown-and-spectre-vulnerability-advisories-patches-and-updates/