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πŸ•΄ It's Time to Build a Cyber Panic Room πŸ•΄

As destructive attacks flourish and counter-incident response becomes mainstream, organizations need to make a tactical paradigm shift from prevention to detection to suppression.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ ThreatList: Cryptominers Dominate Malware Growth in 2018 ❌

The rise of piracy has helped drive the spike in attacks.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
⚠ Iranian hackers charged in the US for SamSam ransomware attacks ⚠

Two Iranians have been named in a US ransomware indictment - but given that they aren't in the US, what happens next?

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ” How tech leaders at enterprise companies can be more inclusive πŸ”

Cisco's Michele Guel, Distinguished Engineer and Chief Security Architect, explains how to recruit women into STEM and cybersecurity.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Middle East, North Africa Cybercrime Ups Its Game πŸ•΄

Ransomware, DDoS extortion, and encrypted communications abound as cybercriminals in the region refine their tradecraft.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Google, White Ops, Industry Players Dismantle 3ve Ad Fraud Operation πŸ•΄

3ve, an ad fraud operation amassing 1.7M infected machines, was taken down in an operation driven by law enforcement, Google, White Ops, and several security companies.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Microsoft Warns of Two Apps That Expose Private Keys ❌

The two apps are created by headset software company Sennheiser HeadSetup.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
πŸ•΄ Federal Indictments in SamSam Ransomware Campaign πŸ•΄

Two Iranian nationals have been indicted on multiple counts by a federal grand jury in connection with the SamSam ransomware attacks that struck government, critical infrastructure, and healthcare organizations.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Atrium Health Breach Exposes 2.65 Million Patient Records πŸ•΄

Supplier that handles billing and online payments for health-care provider became aware of incident Oct. 1.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Incorrect Assessments of Data Value Putting Organizations at Risk πŸ•΄

Information security groups often underestimate or overestimate the true value of data assets, making it harder to prioritize controls.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Dell Warns of Attempted Breach on Network ❌

The company said it has reset passwords for all Dell.com customers.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
⚠ Microsoft’s Office 365 MFA security crashes for second time ⚠

Microsoft’s multi-factor authentication (MFA) for Microsoft Office 365 and Azure Active Directory has fallen over for the second time in a week.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Facial recognition traffic camera mistakes bus for famous woman ⚠

China's air conditioning business queen Dong Mingzhu was recently outed as a jaywalker - thanks to an ad on the side of a bus.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Google’s β€œdeceitful” location tracking is against the law, say 7 EU groups ⚠

Seven European consumer organizations are planning to submit a complaint about Google's location tracking activities to their data protection authorities.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Creeps outed as massage app exposes database with workers’ comments ⚠

Popular massage-booking app Urban lets masseurs/masseuses log comments about creepy customers, and left its database wide open.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ•΄ Black Hat Europe: Get the Nation-State Perspective on Cybersecurity πŸ•΄

Attendees of Black Hat Europe in London next week will hear about worldwide cybersecurity developments and challenges from the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace's Marina Kaljurand.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Hackers Breach Dunkin’ Donuts Accounts in Credential Stuffing Attack ❌

The donut giant first noticed the attack Oct. 31.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
πŸ” Office workers beware: Holiday gift card spear phishing attacks on the rise πŸ”

Attackers target office managers during the holiday season, tricking them into sending hackers gift cards, according to a Barracuda report.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ The Return of Email Flooding πŸ•΄

An old attack technique is making its way back into the mainstream with an onslaught of messages that legacy tools and script writing can't easily detect.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Cisco Patches Critical Bug in License Management Tool ❌

The vulnerability could allow attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
πŸ•΄ Beware the Malware-Laden Brexit News πŸ•΄

New Fancy Bear attack campaign lures victims with phony Brexit-themed document to deliver Zekapab payload.

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via "Dark Reading: ".