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πŸ•΄ Email Bomb Threats Follow Sextortion Playbook πŸ•΄

Yesterday's wave of email bomb threats appear to be an evolution of tactics by the same groups that earlier tried "sextortion" and personal threats, Talos researchers say.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ Monday review – the hot 19 stories of the week ⚠

From a massive WordPress botnot to the Dark Web goldmine busted by Europol, and everything in between. It's time for your weekly roundup.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Fake face fools fones ⚠

Forbes has added to the ever-growing pantheon of ways to trick biometrics by printing a 3D head and using it to break into Android phones.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Former rave kingpin back in jail for bizarre bank heist ⚠

A former acid house rave kingpin has been sentenced to 20 months for using a bizarre home-built machine to pilfer Β£500,000 from banking customers.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Worst passwords list is out, but this time we’re not scolding users ⚠

This is on you, makers of sites and services that allow users to create passwords like "password." You can do better!

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ” Here's how NPM plans to improve security and reliability in 2019 πŸ”

NPM is working to course-correct after 2018 brought a handful of major incidents that caused usability and security headaches for system administrators.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” Were your private photos exposed due to Facebook's security bug? πŸ”

Here's how to tell if you were one of the 6.8 million Facebook users whose private photos could have been accessed by third-party apps.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
❌ PewDiePie Hackers Launch Second Printer Siege, According to Reports ❌

The hackers behind the attack said they have targeted 100,000 more printers in the latest attack dubbed #PrinterHack2.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
πŸ•΄ Shhhhh! The Secret to Secrets Management πŸ•΄

Companies need to take a centralized approach to protecting confidential data and assets. Here are 12 ways to get a handle on the problem.

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πŸ•΄ Facebook: Photo API Bug Exposed 6.8M User Photos πŸ•΄

The flaw let developers access images that users may not have shared publicly, including those they started to upload but didn't post.

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πŸ•΄ Lax Controls Leave Fortune 500 Overexposed On the Net πŸ•΄

The largest companies in the world have an average of 500 servers and devices accessible from the Internet - and many leave thousands of systems open to attack.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Charming Kitten Iranian Espionage Campaign Thwarts 2FA ❌

The campaign targets politicians involved in economic and military sanctions against Iran, along with various journalists and human rights activists.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
πŸ•΄ [Sponsored Content] The State of Encryption and How to Improve It πŸ•΄

Encryption and access controls are considered to be the ultimate safeguards to ensure the security and confidentiality of data, which is why they're mandated in so many compliance and regulatory standards. While the cybersecurity market boasts a wide variety of encryption technologies, many data breaches reveal that sensitive and personal data has often been left unencrypted and, therefore, vulnerable.

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❌ Automotive Security: It’s More Than Just What’s Under The Hood ❌

True auto safety can only be achieved by knowing what every piece of code and hardware is that goes into the car.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
πŸ” 5 biggest IoT security failures of 2018 πŸ”

The ubiquity of internet-connected devices has seen a proportional increase in security failures. Here's the most egregious failures of 2018.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Chinese Hackers Stole Classified US Navy Info πŸ•΄

Cyberattacks reportedly targeted US Defense contractor.

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πŸ” Brute force and dictionary attacks: A cheat sheet πŸ”

Brute force encryption and password cracking are dangerous tools in the wrong hands. Here's what cybersecurity pros need to know to protect enterprises against brute force and dictionary attacks.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ 53 Bugs in 50 Days: Researchers Fuzz Adobe Reader πŸ•΄

Automatic vulnerability finding tools detect more than 50 CVEs in Adobe Reader and Adobe Pro during a 50-day experiment.

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❌ Twitter Draws Data Privacy Concerns with Two New Bugs ❌

The two flaws shed light on heightened concern around user data privacy when it comes to data.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
πŸ•΄ Disk-Wiping 'Shamoon' Malware Resurfaces With File-Erasing Malware in Tow πŸ•΄

As with previous attacks, organizations in the Middle East appear to be main targets, Symantec says.

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