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❌ Podcast: Emotet Grows With Fast-Evolving Tactics ❌

Threatpost discusses the future of the Emotet banking trojan with Cylance.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
❌ Data Exposed in OXO, Amazon and MongoDB Leaks ❌

Dual data exposures and a wide-scale data leak due to a vulnerable MongoDB database have kicked off 2019 so far.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
⚠ Shutdown hits government websites as certificates begin to expire ⚠

The US government shutdown is affecting more than just physical sites like national parks and monuments.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ•΄ Advanced Phishing Scenarios You Will Most Likely Encounter This Year πŸ•΄

In 2019, there will be no end in sight to email-driven cybercrime such as business email compromise, spearphishing, and ransomware.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Mozilla Kills Default Support for Adobe Flash in Firefox 69 ❌

Firefox 69 will force users to manually install Adobe Flash as the plugin inches toward end of life.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
❌ Ryuk Hauls in $3.7M in β€˜Earnings,’ Adds TrickBot to the Attack Mix ❌

The malware's operator, Grim Spider, could be affiliated with Russian cybercrime rings, according to some -- others say there's no concrete evidence.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
πŸ•΄ Facebook Faces Action From German Watchdog πŸ•΄

German antitrust regulators prepare to require changes from Facebook regarding privacy and personal information.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Hack Allows Escape of Play-with-Docker Containers ❌

Researchers created a proof-of-concept escape of Docker test environment.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
πŸ•΄ Radiflow: New Approach for Classifying OT Attack Flaws πŸ•΄

The firm says risk assessment should begin with understanding attacker taxonomy and continue with vulnerability analysis.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Threatpost Poll: Can We Fix 2FA? ❌

Take our short poll to weigh in on the state of two-factor authentication.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
⚠ New year, new career? How some Sophos experts got into cybersecurity ⚠

We asked a number of people working in different roles at Sophos how they made their way into cybersecurity. 1. Music making to malware fighting Sales Engineer, Benedict Jones I graduated from university with a first class BSc honours degree in Sound Technology and Digital Music. I have always pertained a profound interest in music […]

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via "Naked Security".
❌ Popular Web-Hosting Platform Bluehost Riddled with Flaws, Researcher Claims ❌

He said that similar flaws were also found in the Dreamhost, HostGator, OVH and iPage web hosting platforms.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
πŸ•΄ Cryptomining Continues to Be Top Malware Threat πŸ•΄

Tools for illegally mining Coinhive, Monero, and other cryptocurrency dominate list of most prevalent malware in December 2018.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ Is fake-news sharing driven by age, not politics? ⚠

Researchers say people over 65 are seven times more likely to share fake news than 18 to 29-year-olds.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Facebook to start fact-checking fake news in the UK ⚠

Facebook's relying on demotion instead of removal, so users will still be able to share content, even if Full Fact rates it inaccurate.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Blockchain burglar returns some of $1m crypto-swag ⚠

In an interesting move for villainy, a thief who stole over $1 million from the Ethereum Classic blockchain has given some of it back.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Windows 7 users get fix for latest updating woe ⚠

Microsoft has vexed its Windows 7 users with a misbehaving update that caused licensing and networking errors.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ” Cyberattacks now cost businesses an average of $1.1M πŸ”

Malware and bots, phishing, and DDoS attacks are some of the top threats companies face, according to Radware.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” Why vendor security practices are causing heartburn for enterprise pros πŸ”

High dependencies on external vendors with unclear security policies is a concern among IT professionals, according to a Deloitte report.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Former IBM Security Execs Launch Cloud Data Security Startup πŸ•΄

Sonrai Security, the brainchild of two execs from IBM Security and Q1 Labs, debuts with $18.5 million in Series A funding.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Why Cyberattacks Are the No. 1 Risk πŸ•΄

The paradigm shift toward always-on IT requires business leaders to rethink their defense strategy.

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via "Dark Reading: ".