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❌ Purveyor of Cracked Netflix, Hulu, Spotify Accounts Arrested ❌

A Sydney man is accused of selling nearly 1 million compromised accounts, for a significant profit.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ Autism, Cybercrime, and Security's Skill Struggle πŸ•΄

People on the autism spectrum often possess traits that could help them succeed in cybersecurity - providing they don't fall into cybercrime first.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Three In Five Politicians' Websites Worldwide Don't Use HTTPS πŸ•΄

Comparitech assessed the websites of more than 7,500 politicians in 37 countries and found 60.8% did not use valid SSL certificates.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Three In Five Politicians' Websites Worldwide Don't Use HTTPS πŸ•΄

Comparitech assessed the websites of more than 7,500 politicians in 37 countries and found 60.8% did not use valid SSL certificates.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
ATENTIONβ€Ό New - CVE-2018-0389

A vulnerability in the implementation of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) processing in Cisco Small Business SPA514G IP Phones could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to become unresponsive, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper processing of SIP request messages by an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted SIP messages to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to become unresponsive, resulting in a DoS condition that persists until the device is restarted manually. Cisco has not released software updates that address this vulnerability. This vulnerability affects Cisco Small Business SPA514G IP Phones that are running firmware release 7.6.2SR2 or earlier.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
πŸ•΄ New Malware Shows Marketing Polish πŸ•΄

A new strain of point-of-sale malware skims credit card numbers and comes via a highly polished marketing campaign.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ Update now! Microsoft’s March 2019 Patch Tuesday is here ⚠

If you were among the millions of users who updated Chrome last week to dodge a zero-day exploit, Microsoft has something for you in this month’s Patch Tuesday.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Google needs breaking up, says news chief ⚠

And Oracle accused Google of creating shadow profiles of even non-users. Theirs are just two of 85 responses to an Australian inquiry.

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via "Naked Security".
❌ Insider Threats Get Mean, Nasty and Very Personal ❌

Increasingly, attackers are targeting the most vulnerable people inside companies and exploiting their weaknesses.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” Businesses don't get how AI cybersecurity tools work, but plan to use them anyway πŸ”

Some 71% of businesses plan to use AI and machine learning in their security tools this year, though over half aren't sure what that tech really does, according to Webroot.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” Cryptocurrency mining attacks still major security risk, despite closure of Coinhive πŸ”

Cryptojacking attacks can be executed in more ways than JavaScript files in browsers, and cryptocurrency mining is moving to cloud services, according to AT&T Cybersecurity.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
⚠ Man drives 3,300 miles to talk to YouTube about deleted video ⚠

It turns out that his wife deleted his "rambling", get-rich-quick video. The man was arrested for alleged threats.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ•΄ 4 Reasons to Take an 'Inside Out' View of Security πŸ•΄

When you approach security from the inside out, you're protecting your data by determining the most vital applications and using a risk-based strategy, which focuses on the most valuable and vulnerable assets.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ GlitchPOS Malware Peddled to Steal Credit Card Numbers ❌

A new malware targeting point of sale systems, GlitchPOS, has been spotted on a crimeware forum.

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via "Threatpost".
❌ Cisco Patches Critical β€˜Default Password’ Bug ❌

Vulnerability allows adversaries to access monitoring system used for gathering info on operating systems and hardware.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ Businesses Increase Investments in AI and Machine Learning πŸ•΄

More than three-quarters of IT pros say they feel safer for having done so, according to a new report.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” Businesses don't get how AI cybersecurity tools work, but plan to use them anyway πŸ”

Some 71% of businesses plan to use AI and machine learning in their security tools this year, though over half aren't sure what that tech really does, according to Webroot.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
⚠ Serious Security: What we can all learn from #PiDay ⚠

Pi Day isn't just about circles or special numbers - there are some cybersecurity lessons in there, too, and here they are...

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ•΄ Join Your Peers at the Black Hat Asia Executive Summit πŸ•΄

There's still time to apply for Black Hat's focused high-level networking and knowledge-sharing event in Singapore next week!

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ US Prosecutors Investigate Facebook's Data-Sharing Deals πŸ•΄

The news follows a long, tumultuous period of scandal around Facebook and its privacy practices.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” FTC Considering Making Changes to GLB Act’s Safeguards, Privacy Rule πŸ”

New amendments to the rules, proposed last week and largely based on the New York State Department of Financial Services’ Cybersecurity Regulation, would better protect customer information held by financial institutions.

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