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πŸ•΄ The Increasingly Vulnerable Software Supply Chain πŸ•΄

Nation-state adversaries from Iran to Russia have leveraged the supply chain as a vehicle to compromise infrastructure and disrupt businesses.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” Microsoft Office is more dangerous than you think: Doc deliver 45% of all malware πŸ”

Malicious Microsoft Office attachments are more common than malicious batch scripts and PowerShell scripts, according to Cofense Intelligence. Here's how to protect your business.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Bomgar Buys BeyondTrust πŸ•΄

The companies join forces to broaden their privileged access management portfolio and will take on the BeyondTrust name.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Kelihos Botnet Operator Pleads Guilty in Federal Court πŸ•΄

The 38-year-old Russian national operated several botnets and infected thousands of systems with malware.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Enterprise Security Needs an Open Data Solution πŸ•΄

What would it look like if more than a tiny fraction of enterprises had access to all the signals hidden in their big data today?

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❌ ThreatList: Microsoft Macros Remain Top Vector for Malware Delivery ❌

The second-most popular delivery method is CVE-2017-11882, a patched Microsoft vulnerability that allows the attacker to perform arbitrary code-execution.

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via "The first stop for security news | Threatpost ".
⚠ You didn’t buy β€˜your’ iTunes movies; Apple can delete them anytime ⚠

It's in the terms of service, as one man found out after Apple removed three movies from his iTunes library.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Review that! Fake TripAdvisor review peddler sent to jail ⚠

Jail time for fake reviews is β€œa landmark ruling for the Internet,” TripAdvisor said.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ” Google reinstates www to URLs in Chrome after user backlash, but only temporarily πŸ”

Less than a week after Chrome was updated to hide the "www" from users, Google have put the subdomain back into the address bar, but only temporarily.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
⚠ Review that! Fake TripAdvisor review peddler sent to jail ⚠

Jail time for fake reviews is β€œa landmark ruling for the Internet,” TripAdvisor said.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Major US mobile carriers want to be your password ⚠

Project Verify from Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile aims to replace your password.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Blockchain hustler beats the house with smart contract hack ⚠

A hacker used their own code to tamper with a smart contract run by a betting company, and walked off with $24,000.

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via "Naked Security".
❌ Magecart Threat Group Racks Up More Hack Victims ❌

The threat group has racked up a list of victims including Feedify, Groopdealz and British Airways.

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via "The first stop for security news | Threatpost ".
πŸ” Why 31% of data breaches lead to employees getting fired πŸ”

North America is the region where C-Suite leaders are most likely to be blamed for a breach.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” German manufacturers lose $50B to cyber attacks, SMBs at greatest risk πŸ”

A quarter of German manufacturing companies reported losing sensitive mobile phone data, according to a Bitkom survey.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Cybersecurity Is Only 1 Part of Election Security πŸ•΄

Protecting the 2018 election cycle means fixing the information infrastructure.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Guccifer to Be Extradited to US for Prison Sentence πŸ•΄

Four-year, four-month term will follow a longer sentence in hacker's home country of Romania.

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❌ Five Weakest Links in Cybersecurity That Target the Supply Chain ❌

Third-party breaches have become an epidemic as cybercriminals target the weakest link. Organizations such as BestBuy, Sears, Delta and even NYU Medical Center are just a few that have felt the impact of cyberattacks through third-party vendors. The fallout from these breaches can be costly, as the average enterprise pays $1.23 million per incident, up […]

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via "The first stop for security news | Threatpost ".
πŸ•΄ Military, Government Users Just as Bad About Password Hygiene as Civilians πŸ•΄

New report comes out just as group of US senators chastise Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for not using multifactor authentication.

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πŸ•΄ EternalBlue Infections Persist πŸ•΄

Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Egypt, Russia, China, among the top 10 nations with the most machines infected with the exploit.

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❌ E.U.: Tech Giants Face Big Fines, 1 Hour Limit to Remove Extremist Content ❌

The rules would apply to all hosting service providers offering services in the E.U., regardless of size, even if they’re not based there.

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via "The first stop for security news | Threatpost ".