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❌ APT36 Taps Coronavirus as β€˜Golden Opportunity’ to Spread Crimson RAT ❌

The Pakistani-linked APT has been spotted infecting victims with data exfiltration malware.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” How to protect your organization from security threats amidst the rise in telecommuters πŸ”

Security becomes a greater challenge as more people work from home due to the coronavirus. Learn how to better protect your organization and employees.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Remote Workforce Jumps 15% In Two Weeks πŸ•΄

Netskope reports the total number of remote employees is the highest it has ever observed.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
ATENTIONβ€Ό New - CVE-2019-11074

A Write to Arbitrary Location in Disk vulnerability exists in PRTG Network Monitor 19.1.49 and below that allows attackers to place files in arbitrary locations with SYSTEM privileges (although not controlling the contents of such files) due to insufficient sanitisation when passing arguments to the phantomjs.exe binary. In order to exploit the vulnerability, remote authenticated administrators need to create a new HTTP Full Web Page Sensor and set specific settings when executing the sensor.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
ATENTIONβ€Ό New - CVE-2018-21037

Subrion CMS 4.1.5 (and possibly earlier versions) allow CSRF to change the administrator password via the panel/members/edit/1 URI.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
ATENTIONβ€Ό New - CVE-2018-18576

The Hustle (aka wordpress-popup) plugin through 6.0.5 for WordPress allows Directory Traversal to obtain a directory listing via the views/admin/dashboard/ URI.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
πŸ•΄ This Tax Season, Save the Scorn and Protect Customers from Phishing Scams πŸ•΄

As security professionals, it's easy to get cynical about the continued proliferation of tax ID theft and blame the consumers themselves. But that doesn't help anyone.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Security Lessons We've Learned (So Far) from COVID-19 πŸ•΄

Takeaways about fighting new fires, securely enabling remote workforces, and human nature during difficult times.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” Canadian Govt Prioritizing Rules Around Insider Threats πŸ”

Following a high profile espionage case, Canada is set to roll out a new set of protocols designed to stop insider threats within government departments.

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via "Subscriber Blog RSS Feed ".
πŸ•΄ Startup Offering Secure Access to Corporate Apps Emerges from Stealth πŸ•΄

Axis Security has raised $17 million in VC funding.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Attorney General Directs DoJ to Prioritize Coronavirus Crime πŸ•΄

Criminal activity related to the pandemic cannot be tolerated, William Barr states in memo.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ This Stalkerware Delivers Extra-Creepy Features ❌

Stalkerware called Monitor Minor gives users the ability to creep on a target’s missives swapped via Instagram, Skype and Snapchat.

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via "Threatpost".
❌ A COVID-19 Cybersecurity Poll: Securing a Remote Workforce ❌

COVID-19 is changing how we work. Weigh in on how your organization is securing its remote footprint with our short Threatpost poll.

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via "Threatpost".
ATENTIONβ€Ό New - CVE-2019-11939

Golang Facebook Thrift servers would not error upon receiving messages declaring containers of sizes larger than the payload. As a result, malicious clients could send short messages which would result in a large memory allocation, potentially leading to denial of service. This issue affects Facebook Thrift prior to v2020.03.16.00.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
❌ Magecart Cyberattack Targets NutriBullet Website ❌

Researchers warn that a Magecart group has set up skimmers on the blender manufacturer's website, in hopes of stealing customer payment-card data.

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via "Threatpost".
⚠ Human traffickers use social media oversharing to gain victims’ trust ⚠

Posts about money or family trouble are being used to gain trust by those who force victims into sex work or slavery, the FBI warns.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ DDoS attack on US Health agency part of coordinated campaign ⚠

It coincided with a disinformation campaign carried out via SMS, email and social media claiming that national quarantine was imminent.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Uber to file federal suit against LA over users’ real-time location data ⚠

Real-time, in-trip geolocation data isn't good for traffic/bike lane planning, a draft of the suit says. What it's good for is surveillance.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ VMware patches virtualisation bugs ⚠

Virtualisation company VMware patched two bugs this week that affected a large proportion of its client-side virtual machines.

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via "Naked Security".
❌ Authorities Eye Using Mobile Phone Tracking COVID-19’s Spread ❌

Privacy advocates advise caution when tracking the movements of patients or those infected with the new coronavirus, as an effort to minimize the pandemic’s effect.

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via "Threatpost".