Facial Recognition Tech: EFF Engaged in Battle Against "Expanding Proliferation of Surveillance"
Unchecked, the expanding proliferation of surveillance cameras, coupled with constant improvements in facial recognition technology, can create a surveillance infrastructure that the government and big companies can use to track everywhere we go in public places, including who we are with and what we are doing. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/facial-recognition-tech-eff-engaged-in-battle-against-expanding-proliferation-of-surveillance/
Unchecked, the expanding proliferation of surveillance cameras, coupled with constant improvements in facial recognition technology, can create a surveillance infrastructure that the government and big companies can use to track everywhere we go in public places, including who we are with and what we are doing. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/facial-recognition-tech-eff-engaged-in-battle-against-expanding-proliferation-of-surveillance/
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Facial Recognition Tech: EFF Engaged in Battle Against "Expanding Proliferation of Surveillance"
Unchecked, the expanding proliferation of surveillance cameras, coupled with constant improvements in facial recognition technology, can create a surveillance infrastructure that the government and big companies can use to track everywhere we go in public…
New Android Trojan Gplayed Adapts to Attacker's Needs
A newly discovered piece of malware for Android raises the bar in terms of sophistication and flexibility, offering its operator adaptability to various tasks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-android-trojan-gplayed-adapts-to-attackers-needs/
A newly discovered piece of malware for Android raises the bar in terms of sophistication and flexibility, offering its operator adaptability to various tasks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-android-trojan-gplayed-adapts-to-attackers-needs/
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New Android Trojan Gplayed Adapts to Attacker's Needs
A newly discovered piece of malware for Android raises the bar in terms of sophistication and flexibility, offering its operator adaptability to various tasks.
PoC Code Available for Microsoft Edge Remote Code Execution Bug
The flurry of security bugs Microsoft addressed with its latest rollout of updates includes a remote code execution vulnerability in Edge web browser. The glitch relies on abusing URI schemes and scripts in Windows that can run with user-defined parameters. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/poc-code-available-for-microsoft-edge-remote-code-execution-bug/
The flurry of security bugs Microsoft addressed with its latest rollout of updates includes a remote code execution vulnerability in Edge web browser. The glitch relies on abusing URI schemes and scripts in Windows that can run with user-defined parameters. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/poc-code-available-for-microsoft-edge-remote-code-execution-bug/
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PoC Code Available for Microsoft Edge Remote Code Execution Bug
The flurry of security bugs Microsoft addressed with its latest rollout of updates includes a remote code execution vulnerability in Edge web browser. The glitch relies on abusing URI schemes and scripts in Windows that can run with user-defined parameters.
New Sextortion Scam Pretends to Come from Your Hacked Email Account
A new sextortion campaign is underway that is pretending to have access to the target's email account by spoofing the sender of the scam email to be the same email as the victim. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-sextortion-scam-pretends-to-come-from-your-hacked-email-account/
A new sextortion campaign is underway that is pretending to have access to the target's email account by spoofing the sender of the scam email to be the same email as the victim. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-sextortion-scam-pretends-to-come-from-your-hacked-email-account/
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New Sextortion Scam Pretends to Come from Your Hacked Email Account
A new sextortion campaign is underway that is pretending to have access to the target's email account by spoofing the sender of the scam email to be the same email as the victim.
Largest Cyber Attack Against Iceland Driven by Fareit-Remcos Combo
A brazen phishing campaign took Iceland by surprise the last weekend, sending out malicious emails to thousands of individuals, in an attempt to fool them into installing a new threat that mixes code from different sources.Even if the number of potential victims may seem low, local police say this is the largest cyber attack to hit the country. One must take into consideration that the population of Iceland is around 350,000, with about half of the citizens living in the capital city Reykjavik. By comparison, in 2016 London lived over 8.5 million people. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/largest-cyber-attack-against-iceland-driven-by-fareit-remcos-combo/
A brazen phishing campaign took Iceland by surprise the last weekend, sending out malicious emails to thousands of individuals, in an attempt to fool them into installing a new threat that mixes code from different sources.Even if the number of potential victims may seem low, local police say this is the largest cyber attack to hit the country. One must take into consideration that the population of Iceland is around 350,000, with about half of the citizens living in the capital city Reykjavik. By comparison, in 2016 London lived over 8.5 million people. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/largest-cyber-attack-against-iceland-driven-by-fareit-remcos-combo/
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Largest Cyber Attack Against Iceland Driven by Fareit-Remcos Combo
A brazen phishing campaign took Iceland by surprise the last weekend, sending out malicious emails to thousands of individuals, in an attempt to fool them into installing a new threat that mixes code from different sources.
Google Accidentally Pushed Internal November 2018 Security Update to Pixel User
Google has accidentally sent out a dogfood build for the November 2018 security patches to a Google Pixel owner. This update was pushed via OTA (over-the-air) and was discovered when the user woke up the next morning. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-accidentally-pushed-internal-november-2018-security-update-to-pixel-user/
Google has accidentally sent out a dogfood build for the November 2018 security patches to a Google Pixel owner. This update was pushed via OTA (over-the-air) and was discovered when the user woke up the next morning. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-accidentally-pushed-internal-november-2018-security-update-to-pixel-user/
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Google Accidentally Pushed Internal November 2018 Security Update to Pixel User
Google has accidentally sent out a dogfood build for the November 2018 security patches to a Google Pixel owner. This update was pushed via OTA (over-the-air) and was discovered when the user woke up the next morning.
Facebook States 30 Million People Affected by Last Month's "View As" Bug
Remember that bug Facebook revealed two weeks ago that may have affected 50 million users if not more? Well Facebook has stated that 30 million of those user had their access tokens stolen by attackers according to a new updated posted by Facebook today. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/facebook-states-30-million-people-affected-by-last-months-view-as-bug/
Remember that bug Facebook revealed two weeks ago that may have affected 50 million users if not more? Well Facebook has stated that 30 million of those user had their access tokens stolen by attackers according to a new updated posted by Facebook today. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/facebook-states-30-million-people-affected-by-last-months-view-as-bug/
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Facebook States 30 Million People Affected by Last Month's "View As" Bug
Remember that bug Facebook revealed two weeks ago that may have affected 50 million users if not more? Well Facebook has stated that 30 million of those user had their access tokens stolen by attackers according to a new updated posted by Facebook today.
The Week in Ransomware - October 12th 2018 - NotPetya, GandCrab, and More
Lots of Scarab, Matrix, and Dharma variants this week as well as some good writeups on the GandCrab ransomware. Also of interest is ESET publishing of their report that ties NotPetya and Industroyer to the TeleBots Group. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-october-12th-2018-notpetya-gandcrab-and-more/
Lots of Scarab, Matrix, and Dharma variants this week as well as some good writeups on the GandCrab ransomware. Also of interest is ESET publishing of their report that ties NotPetya and Industroyer to the TeleBots Group. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-october-12th-2018-notpetya-gandcrab-and-more/
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The Week in Ransomware - October 12th 2018 - NotPetya, GandCrab, and More
Lots of Scarab, Matrix, and Dharma variants this week as well as some good writeups on the GandCrab ransomware. Also of interest is ESET publishing of their report that ties NotPetya and Industroyer to the TeleBots Group.
Windows 10 Audio Not Working After Installing Latest Windows Updates
Lot's of reports are coming in that Windows 10 users are finding that their audio is no longer working on their computer after installing the latest Windows updates. Thankfully, there are solutions that can resolve this problem. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-audio-not-working-after-installing-latest-windows-updates/
Lot's of reports are coming in that Windows 10 users are finding that their audio is no longer working on their computer after installing the latest Windows updates. Thankfully, there are solutions that can resolve this problem. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-audio-not-working-after-installing-latest-windows-updates/
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Windows 10 Audio Not Working After Installing Latest Windows Updates
Lot's of reports are coming in that Windows 10 users are finding that their audio is no longer working on their computer after installing the latest Windows updates. Thankfully, there are solutions that can resolve this problem.
Microsoft Fix for Windows JET Database Bug Not Perfect, Micropatch Available
Windows JET Database Engine continues to be vulnerable to remote code execution bug after Microsoft released a patch in the October security updates rollout. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-fix-for-windows-jet-database-bug-not-perfect-micropatch-available/
Windows JET Database Engine continues to be vulnerable to remote code execution bug after Microsoft released a patch in the October security updates rollout. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-fix-for-windows-jet-database-bug-not-perfect-micropatch-available/
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Microsoft Fix for Windows JET Database Bug Not Perfect, Micropatch Available
Windows JET Database Engine continues to be vulnerable to remote code execution bug after Microsoft released a patch in the October security updates rollout.
Mozilla Removing Live Bookmarks and RSS Feed Subscriptions in Firefox 64
Mozilla is removing support for Atom and RSS Feeds subscriptions and live bookmarks starting in Firefox 64. For those who wish to use RSS feeds going forward in Firefox, you will need to install an addon that adds this feature to the browser. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-removing-live-bookmarks-and-rss-feed-subscriptions-in-firefox-64/
Mozilla is removing support for Atom and RSS Feeds subscriptions and live bookmarks starting in Firefox 64. For those who wish to use RSS feeds going forward in Firefox, you will need to install an addon that adds this feature to the browser. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-removing-live-bookmarks-and-rss-feed-subscriptions-in-firefox-64/
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Mozilla Removing Live Bookmarks and RSS Feed Subscriptions in Firefox 64
Mozilla is removing support for Atom and RSS Feeds subscriptions and live bookmarks starting in Firefox 64. For those who wish to use RSS feeds going forward in Firefox, you will need to install an addon that adds this feature to the browser.
DuckDuckGo Is Now Receiving More Than 30 Million Searches in a Single Day
The privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo is now performing more than 30 million searches in a single day. DuckDuckGo has experienced rapid growth and yesterday the company announced that it grew by 50% in a single year. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/duckduckgo-is-now-receiving-more-than-30-million-searches-in-a-single-day/
The privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo is now performing more than 30 million searches in a single day. DuckDuckGo has experienced rapid growth and yesterday the company announced that it grew by 50% in a single year. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/duckduckgo-is-now-receiving-more-than-30-million-searches-in-a-single-day/
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DuckDuckGo Is Now Receiving More Than 30 Million Searches in a Single Day
The privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo is now performing more than 30 million searches in a single day. DuckDuckGo has experienced rapid growth and yesterday the company announced that it grew by 50% in a single year.
Ad Clicker Hiding as Google Photos App Found in Microsoft Store
A malicious app called "Album by Google Photos" was found in the Microsoft Store today that pretends to be from Google. This app pretends to be part of Google Photos, but is actually an ad clicker that repeatedly opens hidden advertisements in Windows 10. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ad-clicker-hiding-as-google-photos-app-found-in-microsoft-store/
A malicious app called "Album by Google Photos" was found in the Microsoft Store today that pretends to be from Google. This app pretends to be part of Google Photos, but is actually an ad clicker that repeatedly opens hidden advertisements in Windows 10. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ad-clicker-hiding-as-google-photos-app-found-in-microsoft-store/
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Ad Clicker Hiding as Google Photos App Found in Microsoft Store
A malicious app called "Album by Google Photos" was found in the Microsoft Store today that pretends to be from Google. This app pretends to be part of Google Photos, but is actually an ad clicker that repeatedly opens hidden advertisements in Windows 10.
Android Apps Pretend to Mine Unmineable CryptoCurrencies to Just Show Ads
Scammers are creating fake Android cryptocurrency mining apps and promoting them on the Google Store. The kicker is that these apps claim to mine cryptocurrency that can't be mined in the first place. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-apps-pretend-to-mine-unmineable-cryptocurrencies-to-just-show-ads/
Scammers are creating fake Android cryptocurrency mining apps and promoting them on the Google Store. The kicker is that these apps claim to mine cryptocurrency that can't be mined in the first place. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-apps-pretend-to-mine-unmineable-cryptocurrencies-to-just-show-ads/
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Android Apps Pretend to Mine Unmineable CryptoCurrencies to Just Show Ads
Scammers are creating fake Android cryptocurrency mining apps and promoting them on the Google Store. The kicker is that these apps claim to mine cryptocurrency that can't be mined in the first place.
Sony Playstation 4 Crashes from Messages with Symbols, Fix the Problem
PlayStation 4 owners are at risk of having their console freeze on them in the middle of a game due to an issue with parsing symbols in messages received from fellow gamers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/gaming/sony-playstation-4-crashes-from-messages-with-symbols-fix-the-problem/
PlayStation 4 owners are at risk of having their console freeze on them in the middle of a game due to an issue with parsing symbols in messages received from fellow gamers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/gaming/sony-playstation-4-crashes-from-messages-with-symbols-fix-the-problem/
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Sony Playstation 4 Crashes from Messages with Symbols, Fix the Problem
PlayStation 4 owners are at risk of having their console freeze on them in the middle of a game due to an issue with parsing symbols in messages received from fellow gamers.
Pentagon Data Breach Exposes up to 30,000 Travel Records
The travel records for up to 30,000 U.S. military and civilian workers have reportedly been leaked through a commercial vendor used by the Pentagon. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pentagon-data-breach-exposes-up-to-30-000-travel-records/
The travel records for up to 30,000 U.S. military and civilian workers have reportedly been leaked through a commercial vendor used by the Pentagon. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pentagon-data-breach-exposes-up-to-30-000-travel-records/
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Pentagon Data Breach Exposes up to 30,000 Travel Records
The travel records for up to 30,000 U.S. military and civilian workers have reportedly been leaked through a commercial vendor used by the Pentagon.
Known Problems & Fixes for October 2018 Windows 10 Updates
It has been almost two weeks since Microsoft released updates for Windows 10 as part of their October 2018 Patch Tuesday and what a long two weeks it has been. In this article we will take a look at the known bugs and how to resolve them. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/known-problems-and-fixes-for-october-2018-windows-10-updates/
It has been almost two weeks since Microsoft released updates for Windows 10 as part of their October 2018 Patch Tuesday and what a long two weeks it has been. In this article we will take a look at the known bugs and how to resolve them. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/known-problems-and-fixes-for-october-2018-windows-10-updates/
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Known Problems & Fixes for October 2018 Windows 10 Updates
It has been almost two weeks since Microsoft released updates for Windows 10 as part of their October 2018 Patch Tuesday and what a long two weeks it has been. In this article we will take a look at the known bugs and how to resolve them.
Tens of Millions of U.S. Voter Records for Sale
An advertisement on a forum trading data breach information offers to sell personally identifiable details and voting history of millions of US residents. The estimated size of the cache is in excess of 35 million records. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tens-of-millions-of-us-voter-records-for-sale/
An advertisement on a forum trading data breach information offers to sell personally identifiable details and voting history of millions of US residents. The estimated size of the cache is in excess of 35 million records. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tens-of-millions-of-us-voter-records-for-sale/
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Tens of Millions of U.S. Voter Records for Sale
An advertisement on a forum trading data breach information offers to sell personally identifiable details and voting history of millions of US residents. The estimated size of the cache is in excess of 35 million records.
GPU-Z Can Now Detect Fake NVIDIA Graphics Cards
Sellers have been modifying lower end NVIDIA graphics cards and selling them more powerful cards online. In a recent version of the GPU-Z graphics card information utility, TechPowerUp has added the ability to now detect these fake NVIDIA cards. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/gpu-z-can-now-detect-fake-nvidia-graphics-cards/
Sellers have been modifying lower end NVIDIA graphics cards and selling them more powerful cards online. In a recent version of the GPU-Z graphics card information utility, TechPowerUp has added the ability to now detect these fake NVIDIA cards. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/gpu-z-can-now-detect-fake-nvidia-graphics-cards/
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GPU-Z Can Now Detect Fake NVIDIA Graphics Cards
Sellers have been modifying lower end NVIDIA graphics cards and selling them as more powerful cards online. In a recent version of the GPU-Z graphics card information utility, TechPowerUp has added the ability to now detect these fake NVIDIA cards.
New Technique Recycles Exploit Chain to Keep Antivirus Silent
In a new malware campaign, cybercriminals modified a known exploit chain to push Agent Tesla info stealer without triggering detection from common antivirus products. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-technique-recycles-exploit-chain-to-keep-antivirus-silent/
In a new malware campaign, cybercriminals modified a known exploit chain to push Agent Tesla info stealer without triggering detection from common antivirus products. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-technique-recycles-exploit-chain-to-keep-antivirus-silent/
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New Technique Recycles Exploit Chain to Keep Antivirus Silent
In a new malware campaign, cybercriminals modified a known exploit chain to push Agent Tesla info stealer without triggering detection from common antivirus products.
U.S. Gov Agencies Fail to Fully Embrace DMARC Email Security Policy
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U.S. Gov Agencies Fail to Fully Embrace DMARC Email Security Policy
Today's the last day for a third of US government's executive branch departments to comply to a directive that seeks the adoption and improvement of email validation policies that would lower the risk of spam and impersonation.