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πŸ•΄ Massive DDoS Attack Generates 500 Million Packets per Second πŸ•΄

January 10 torrent involved nearly four times as many packets as last year's huge attack on GitHub, says Imperva.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Rubrik Data Leak is Another Cloud Misconfiguration Horror Story πŸ•΄

A server security mishap exposed vast stores of data belonging to clients of Rubrik, a security and cloud management firm.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Justice Dept. Alerting Victims of North Korean Botnet Infections πŸ•΄

US officials disrupt North Korea's Joanap attack infrastructure.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
ATENTIONβ€Ό New - CVE-2017-18360

In change_port_settings in drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.3, local users could cause a denial of service by division-by-zero in the serial device layer by trying to set very high baud rates.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
⚠ Apple kicks Facebook’s snoopy Research app out of the App Store ⚠

It was paying people, including teens, up to $20 to install an app that got root access for β€œnearly limitless access,” encryption or no.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Phone cloner gets 65 months in jail ⚠

A US court has sentenced a man to over five years for his part in a massive telecommunications fraud involving stolen cellphone accounts and reprogrammed phones.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ 14k HIV+ records leaked, Singapore says sorry ⚠

Singapore's Ministry of Health said the HIV status of 14,200 people, plus confidential data of 2,400 of their contacts, is in the possession of somebody who's not authorized to have it and who's published it online.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Update now! Chrome and Firefox patch security flaws ⚠

Google and Mozilla are tidying up security features and patching vulnerabilities in Chrome and Firefox for Mac, Windows, and Linux.

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via "Naked Security".
❌ Mac β€œCookieMiner” Malware Aims to Gobble Crypto Funds ❌

A newly discovered malware steals cookies, credentials and more to break into victims' cryptocurrency exchange accounts.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
❌ Google Pulls Data-Chugging App From iOS Devices ❌

A day after Facebook was dinged for shady iOS distribution techniques of its data-collecting research app, Google was discovered using the same methods for its own app.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
πŸ” Mac malware steals cryptocurrency exchange cookies, text messages for 2FA authentication πŸ”

The CookieMiner malware attempts to extract credentials for cryptocurrency wallets and exchanges, as well as stored password and credit card information.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ For a Super Security Playbook, Take a Page from Football πŸ•΄

Four key questions to consider as you plan out your next winning security strategy.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” 6 reasons hackers target businesses: Is your organization in the line of fire? πŸ”

Cyberattacks are increasing, and your organization may be making itself a high-profile target for attackers, according to a Radware report.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
❌ U.S. Government Goes After North Korea’s Joanap Botnet ❌

The Department of Justice is looking to dismantle the Joanap botnet, which has been built and controlled by North Korea-linked hackers since 2009.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
❌ Airbus Data Takes Flight: Billions of Credentials Dumped on Dark Web ❌

A cyberattack lifts employee data at the French aerospace giant as news hits of "Collections 2-5" being passed around the underground.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
❌ 2019 Already Marred By Slew of Data Breach Incidents ❌

So far, 2019 shows no signs of a decline in data incidents.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
πŸ•΄ Airbus Employee Info Exposed in Data Breach πŸ•΄

Few details as yet on a cyberattack that hit Airbus' commercial aircraft business.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Dell, CrowdStrike, Secureworks Join Forces to Secure Endpoints πŸ•΄

Dell SafeGuard and Response is geared toward businesses, governments, and schools that may lack resources they need to detect and remediate sophisticated threats.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ 8 Cybersecurity Myths Debunked πŸ•΄

The last thing any business needs is a swarm of myths and misunderstandings seeding common and frequent errors organizations of all sizes make in safeguarding data and infrastructure.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Prepare to Defend Your Network Against Swarm-as-a-Service ❌

Swarm technology may be a game changer for the bad guys if organizations don’t change their tactics.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
πŸ” How to stay safe from Super Bowl-related cybersecurity risks πŸ”

​From counterfeit tickets to live streaming deals--Super Bowl 53 can generate a slew of cybersecurity risks. Learn how to protect yourself.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".