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A New Algorithm Can Detect Online Sexual Predators

Child sexual exploitation impacts everyone around the world. As  predators are increasingly using the internet to find victims, law enforcement have also been employing technology in order to apprehend suspects. Thankfully, a new algorithm may allow law enforcement to find these predators before they can cause harm. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/a-new-algorithm-can-detect-online-sexual-predators/
Microsoft Authenticator Getting Account Backup and Recovery

Microsoft announced today that they are adding account backup and recovery to the iOS version of their Microsoft Authenticator app. This allows you to recover your two step verification data in the event that you lose your device, your data is deleted, or you wish to access it from another device. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-authenticator-getting-account-backup-and-recovery/
macOS App Can Detect Evil Maid Attacks

Former NSA hacker and current macOS security expert Patrick Wardle has released this week an app named Do Not Disturb that can be used to detect "evil maid" attacks β€”a term used to describe unknown persons that leverage physical access to hack and steal data from a device. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/macos-app-can-detect-evil-maid-attacks/
6 Alternative Browsers That Aren't Chrome or Firefox

Although Chrome and Firefox are very popular, it doesn't mean you have to use them. Depending on your needs and browsing habits, there may very well be another browser that's a better fit. In this article we take a look at six alternative browsers that have different strengths & features. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tips/web-browsers/6-alternative-browsers-that-arent-chrome-or-firefox/
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Ransomware Hits HPE iLO Remote Management Interfaces

Attackers are targeting Internet accessible HPE iLO 4 remote management interfaces, supposedly encrypting the drives, and then demanding Bitcoins to get access to the data again. While it has not been 100% confirmed if the hard drives are actually being encrypted, we do know that multiple victims have been affected by this attack. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-hits-hpe-ilo-remote-management-interfaces/
Windows Insider RS5 Build 17655 Starts Transition to the Net Adapter Framework

Today Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Build 17655 to insiders on the Redstone 5 Skip Ahead ring. In this build, Microsoft begins its first step of transitioning the Windows network stack to use the Net Adapter framework. The first network component to take advantage of this framework is a new driver for mobile broadband. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-insider-rs5-build-17655-starts-transition-to-the-net-adapter-framework/
Ski Lift in Austria Left Control Panel Open on the Internet

Officials from the city of Innsbruck in Austria have shut down a local ski lift after two security researchers found its control panel open wide on the Internet, and allowing anyone to take control of the ski lift's operational settings. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ski-lift-in-austria-left-control-panel-open-on-the-internet/
New C# Ransomware Compiles itself at Runtime

A new in-development ransomware was discovered that has an interesting characteristic. Instead of the distributed executable performing the ransomware functionality, the executables compiles an embedded encrypted C# program at runtime and launches it directly into memory. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-c-ransomware-compiles-itself-at-runtime/
North Korea's Elites Are Ditching Facebook for Chinese Social Networks

Following the publication of a report in July 2017, North Korea's elites, some of the country's few citizens allowed on the Internet, have greatly altered their online behavior, and are now obfuscating their browsing activity, and have ditched US websites like Facebook or Instagram for alternative Chinese social networks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/north-koreas-elites-are-ditching-facebook-for-chinese-social-networks/