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⚠ Unlimited crypotocurrency? Zcash fixes counterfeiting flaw ⚠

Privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash has fixed a flaw that would have allowed anyone with knowledge of it to produce counterfeit currency.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Chrome extension warns users their login credentials have been breached ⚠

Google's released a Chrome extension, Password Checkup, that's designed to warn users when they enter a username and password the company has detected in a data breach.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Anyone want to lay claim to the USB drive found in seal poo? ⚠

It still works, you know. And there are photos and videos on it.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ KeySteal could allow someone to steal your Apple Keychain passwords ⚠

The researcher says it works without root or administrator privileges and without password prompts. But he's not revealing how it works to Apple because there's no money for him in its invite-only/iOS-only bounties.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ•΄ Master the Latest Exploits and Security Vulnerabilities at Black Hat Asia πŸ•΄

In cybersecurity it pays to stay on top of the latest exploits, and there's no better place to do that than Black Hat Asia in Singapore next month.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ DDoS Mitigation Pioneer Launches Network Security Startup πŸ•΄

Barrett Lyon is co-founder of Netography, which emerged today with $2.6M in seed funding from Andreessen Horowitz.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ When 911 Goes Down: Why Voice Network Security Must Be a Priority πŸ•΄

When there's a DDoS attack against your voice network, are you ready to fight against it?

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Flaw in Multiple Airline Systems Exposes Passenger Data ❌

Up to eight airlines do not encrypt e-ticketing booking systems - leaving personal customer data open for the taking.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
⚠ Serious Security: Post-Quantum Cryptography (and why we’re getting it) ⚠

Traditional computers work with binary digits, or bits as they are called for short, that are either zero or one. Typically, zero and one are represented by some traditional physical property – a hole punched in a tape, or no hole; a metal disc tilted left or right by an electric current; an electronic capacitor […]

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ” Malicious URLs outnumbered attachments in emails 3 to 1 last year πŸ”

The end of 2018 saw a spike in malicious attachments which businesses need to be wary of, according to a Proofpoint report.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Security Bugs in Video Chat Tools Enable Remote Attackers πŸ•΄

Lifesize is issuing a hotfix to address vulnerabilities in its enterprise collaboration devices, which could give hackers a gateway into target organizations.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ 4 Payment Security Trends for 2019 πŸ•΄

Visa's chief risk officer anticipates some healthy changes ahead.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ ThreatList: Latest DDoS Trends by the Numbers ❌

Trends in DDoS attacks show a evolution beyond Mirai code and point to next-gen botnets that are better hidden and have a greater level of persistence on devices – making them "far more dangerous."

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
❌ Apple Fixes Pesky FaceTime Bug in iOS 12.1.4 Update ❌

Apple's iOS 12.1.4 fixes a FaceTime bug that made headlines last week.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
πŸ•΄ Apple Patches Group FaceTime Flaw πŸ•΄

Teenaged Fortnite player gets credit for finding the bug.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Carbonite Announces Webroot Purchase πŸ•΄

The purchase will add WebRoot's cloud-based security to the cloud-based data backup and recovery platform of Carbonite.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Ransomware Attack Via MSP Locks Customers Out of Systems πŸ•΄

Vulnerable plugin for a remote management tool gave attackers a way to encrypt systems belonging to all customers of a US-based MSP.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ Facebook ordered to keep apps data separate without user consent ⚠

So much for creating a three-headed Cerberus marketing-happy chat dog! Also, we'll soon see the who-what-huh? behind the ads we're shown.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Police demands Waze stop pinpointing their checkpoints ⚠

Waze users are helping intoxicated drivers to evade checkpoints and could thus be "engaging in criminal conduct," say police.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Student gets creative with data accidentally blasted out by university ⚠

A university employee accidentally emailed a spreadsheet containing personal information on every one of the college's 4,557 students.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ” Infographic: The death of passwords πŸ”

Enterprises need to start preparing for a future without traditional passwords, according to LoginRadius.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".