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iPhones Can Now Double As a Security Key for Google Accounts

Google announced that iPhones running iOS 10 or later can now be used as security keys to protect Google accounts against phishing attacks by verifying sign-ins on Chrome OS, iOS, macOS and Windows 10 devices without pairing. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/iphones-can-now-double-as-a-security-key-for-google-accounts/
Fraudsters Set Up Site Selling Temporary Social Security Numbers

Some fraudsters have set up a scam site claiming to be for a data protection fund created by the U.S. Federal Trading Commission (FTC) to offer financial compensation to users whose personal data appeared in information leaks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fraudsters-set-up-site-selling-temporary-social-security-numbers/
FBI Says State Actors Hacked US Govt Network With Pulse VPN Flaw

FBI said in a flash security alert that nation-state actors have breached the networks of a US municipal government and a US financial entity by exploiting a critical vulnerability affecting Pulse Secure VPN servers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-says-state-actors-hacked-us-govt-network-with-pulse-vpn-flaw/
How Malware Gains Trust by Abusing the Windows CryptoAPI Flaw

The new Windows CryptoAPI CVE-2020-0601 vulnerability disclosed by the NSA can be abused by malware developers to sign their executables so that they appear to be from legitimate companies. This creates trust in the program, which may cause a user to be more willing to execute them. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-malware-gains-trust-by-abusing-the-windows-cryptoapi-flaw/
New US Bill Wants to Assign State Cybersecurity Coordinators

Four U.S. Senators have introduced a bipartisan bill that will require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to appoint cybersecurity effort coordinators in every state to orchestrate cyberattack response and remediation efforts, and to improve coordination between federal, state, and local entities. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-us-bill-wants-to-assign-state-cybersecurity-coordinators/
The Week in Ransomware - January 17th 2020 - Never Ends

Data exfiltration is still the big thing this week, with the Sodinokibi Ransomware publishing stolen files of one of their victims for the first time and Nemty planning on leaking stolen files as well.  [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-january-17th-2020-never-ends/