🕴 Private Equity Firm Stalls $1.9B Forescout Acquisition 🕴
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Officials say "there can be no assurance" Forescout and Advent International will reach an agreement, though talks are ongoing.📖 Read
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Dark Reading
Private Equity Firm Stalls $1.9B Forescout Acquisition
Officials say there can be no assurance Forescout and Advent International will reach an agreement, though talks are ongoing.
ATENTION‼ New - CVE-2019-7247
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An issue was discovered in AODDriver2.sys in AMD OverDrive. The vulnerable driver exposes a wrmsr instruction via IOCTL 0x81112ee0 and does not properly filter the Model Specific Register (MSR). Allowing arbitrary MSR writes can lead to Ring-0 code execution and escalation of privileges.📖 Read
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ATENTION‼ New - CVE-2019-7246
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via "National Vulnerability Database".
An issue was discovered in atillk64.sys in AMD ATI Diagnostics Hardware Abstraction Sys/Overclocking Utility 5.11.9.0. The vulnerable driver exposes a wrmsr instruction and does not properly filter the Model Specific Register (MSR). Allowing arbitrary MSR writes can lead to Ring-0 code execution and escalation of privileges.📖 Read
via "National Vulnerability Database".
ATENTION‼ New - CVE-2019-19456
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A Reflected XSS was found in the server selection box inside the login page at: enginemanager/loginfailed.html in Wowza Streaming Engine <= 4.x.x.📖 Read
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ATENTION‼ New - CVE-2019-19454
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An arbitrary file download was found in the "Download Log" functionality of Wowza Streaming Engine <= 4.x.x📖 Read
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❌ ProLock Ransomware Teams Up With QakBot Trojan to Infect Victims ❌
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ProLock is relatively new, but already the ransomware is making waves by using QakBot infections to access networks, gain persistence and avoid detection.📖 Read
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Threat Post
ProLock Ransomware Teams Up With QakBot Trojan to Infect Victims
ProLock is relatively new, but already the ransomware is making waves by using QakBot infections to access networks, gain persistence and avoid detection.
🔏 Irish Data Protection Commission Issues First Fine Against State Agency 🔏
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Ireland's data protection commission confirmed last week it planned to fine a state agency €75,000 for violating the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR.📖 Read
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Digital Guardian
Irish Data Protection Commission Issues First Fine Against State Agency
Ireland's data protection commission confirmed last week it planned to fine a state agency €75,000 for violating the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR.
🔐 Top 5 things to know about fleeceware 🔐
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Fleeceware is an important cybersecurity threat to be aware of. Tom Merritt offers five things you should know fleeceware apps.📖 Read
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TechRepublic
Top 5 things to know about fleeceware
Fleeceware is an important cybersecurity threat to be aware of. Tom Merritt offers five things you should know fleeceware apps.
🔐 Top 5 things to know about fleeceware 🔐
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via "Security on TechRepublic".
Fleeceware is an important cybersecurity threat to be aware of. Tom Merritt offers five things you should know fleeceware apps.📖 Read
via "Security on TechRepublic".
TechRepublic
Top 5 things to know about fleeceware
Fleeceware is an important cybersecurity threat to be aware of. Tom Merritt offers five things you should know fleeceware apps.
❌ Ransomware Gang Arrested for Spreading Locky to Hospitals ❌
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A group of four people calling themselves "Pentaguard" were arrested in house raids.📖 Read
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Threat Post
Ransomware Gang Arrested for Spreading Locky to Hospitals
A group of four people calling themselves "Pentaguard" were arrested in house raids.
ATENTION‼ New - CVE-2019-17066
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In Ivanti WorkSpace Control before 10.4.40.0, a user can elevate rights on the system by hijacking certain user registries. This is possible because pwrgrid.exe first checks the Current User registry hives (HKCU) when starting an application with elevated rights.📖 Read
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❌ Verizon Data Breach Report: DoS Skyrockets, Espionage Dips ❌
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Denial of Service (DoS), ransomware, and financially-motivated data breaches were the winners in this year's Verizon DBIR.📖 Read
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Verizon Data Breach Report: DoS Skyrockets, Espionage Dips
Denial of Service (DoS), ransomware, and financially-motivated data breaches were the winners in this year's Verizon DBIR.
🔐 86% of data breaches are conducted for financial gain 🔐
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Increases in hacking, phishing, and cloud-based attacks have been even more prevalent with the influx of remote work, Verizon found.📖 Read
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TechRepublic
86% of data breaches are conducted for financial gain
Increases in hacking, phishing, and cloud-based attacks have been even more prevalent with the influx of remote work, Verizon found.
🔐 How the dark web is handling the coronavirus pandemic 🔐
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Many on the dark web are expressing the same thoughts and fears about COVID-19 as everyone else, while others are looking for ways to profit from it, says Trustwave.📖 Read
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TechRepublic
How the dark web is handling the coronavirus pandemic
Many on the dark web are expressing the same thoughts and fears about COVID-19 as everyone else, while others are looking for ways to profit from it, says Trustwave.
❌ Clever Phishing Attack Bypasses MFA to Nab Microsoft Office 365 Credentials ❌
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The attack discovered by Cofense can steal sensitive user data stored on the cloud as well as find other victims to target.📖 Read
via "Threatpost".
Threat Post
Clever Phishing Attack Bypasses MFA to Nab Microsoft Office 365 Credentials
The attack discovered by Cofense can steal sensitive user data stored on the cloud as well as find other victims to target.
🕴 Hackers Hit Food Supply Company 🕴
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The attackers behind the REvil ransomware family has also threatened to release personal data on Madonna and other celebrities to the highest bidders.📖 Read
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Dark Reading
Hackers Hit Food Supply Company
The attackers behind the REvil ransomware family has also threatened to release personal data on Madonna and other celebrities to the highest bidders.
🔐 CEOs, CISOs fear becoming the next big breach target 🔐
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Yet, less than half believe their business has an effective cybersecurity strategy in place, according to a Forcepoint survey.📖 Read
via "Security on TechRepublic".
TechRepublic
CEOs, CISOs fear becoming the next big breach target
Yet, less than half believe their business has an effective cybersecurity strategy in place, according to a Forcepoint survey.
🕴 Cybersecurity Extends Far Beyond Security Teams & Everyone Plays a Part 🕴
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Security isn't about tools or technology; it's about establishing a broad, fundamental awareness and sense of responsibility among all employees.📖 Read
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Dark Reading
Cybersecurity Extends Far Beyond Security Teams & Everyone Plays a Part
Security isn't about tools or technology; it's about establishing a broad, fundamental awareness and sense of responsibility among all employees.
⚠ Firefox to tell you if sites are shortening your passwords ⚠
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Mozilla is fixing a longstanding password problem to alert users when their password exceeds the maximum length allowed.📖 Read
via "Naked Security".
Naked Security
Firefox to tell you if sites are shortening your passwords
Mozilla is fixing a longstanding password problem to alert users when their password exceeds the maximum length allowed.
⚠ Cash-flashing rapper charged with money laundering for BTC-e ⚠
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The FBI nabbed "Plinofficial" when he arrived at Miami airport carrying $20K cash, allegedly made off of the defunct, fraud-fav exchange.📖 Read
via "Naked Security".
Naked Security
Cash-flashing rapper charged with money laundering for BTC-e
The FBI nabbed “Plinofficial” when he arrived at Miami airport carrying $20K cash, allegedly made off of the defunct, fraud-fav exchange.