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πŸ•΄ The Insider Threat: It's More Common Than You Think πŸ•΄

A new study shows why security teams must look holistically across cybersecurity, compliance, technology, and human resources to truly address the business effects of workforce risk.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Google Photos Bug Let Criminals Query Friends, Location πŸ•΄

The vulnerability, now patched, let attackers query where, when, and with whom victims' photos were taken.

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πŸ” Global Aluminum Manufacturer Still Recovering From Ransomware Attack πŸ”

Norway's Norsk Hydro, the company ensnared in one of the week's biggest stories – a ransomware attack that crippled its systems – is still in the process of recovering.

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πŸ•΄ BEC Scammer Pleads Guilty πŸ•΄

Business email compromise (BEC) operation resulted in $100 million in losses to a multinational technology company and a social media firm, according to the US Attorney's Office.

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❌ Years-Long Phishing Campaign Targets Saudi Gov Agencies ❌

The campaign, codenamed β€œBad Tidings,” has sought out victims’ credentials with clever fake landing pages pretending to be the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Interior’s e-Service portal.

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via "Threatpost".
❌ Post-Perimeter Security: Addressing Evolving Mobile Enterprise Threats ❌

Experts from Gartner, Lookout and Google talk enterprise mobile security in this webinar replay.

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via "Threatpost".
❌ Mac-Focused Malvertising Campaign Abuses Google Firebase DBs ❌

Researchers said 1 million user sessions could have been exposed to the campaign, which downloads the Shlayer trojan.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ Researchers Seek Out Ways to Search IPv6 Space πŸ•΄

Security researchers regularly search IPv4 address space looking for servers with ports exposing vulnerable software. With the massive number of IPv6 addresses, however, they have lost that ability. Can tricks and workarounds save the day?

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ FBI crackdown on DDoS-for-hire sites led to 85% slash in attack sizes ⚠

According to a new report, average and maximum DDoS attack sizes decreased by 85.36% and 23.91%.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Opera brings back free VPN service to its Android browser ⚠

Opera lost its Android browser's VPN after it was sold to a Chinese consortium, but now it's back.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Flaw in popular PDF creation library enabled remote code execution ⚠

A researcher has discovered a high-severity bug in a popular PHP library used for creating PDFs.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Researcher finds new way to sniff Windows BitLocker encryption keys ⚠

A researcher has published a new and relatively simple way that Windows BitLocker encryption keys can be sniffed in less secure configurations as they travel from Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs) during boot.

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via "Naked Security".
❌ Cisco Patches High-Severity Flaws in IP Phones ❌

The most serious vulnerabilities in Cisco's 8800 Series IP Phones could allow unauthenticated, remote attackers to conduct a cross-site request forgery attack or write arbitrary files to the filesystem.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” Why digital transformation could open you up to a DDoS attack πŸ”

One hour of downtime from a DDoS attack costs an average of $221,837 globally, according to Netscout.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” Vulnerability in Android Instant Apps can be used to steal history, authentication tokens πŸ”

Google's Instant Apps feature allows you to try apps before installing them, though a vulnerability allows attackers to abuse the feature to steal data.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
❌ MyPillow and Amerisleep Targeted in Magecart Group Attacks ❌

In both breaches of MyPillow and Amerisleep, the customers whose payment information was potentially stolen were not informed.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” How to encrypt files with FinalCrypt πŸ”

If you're looking for an encryption tool that offers a unique approach and a well-designed GUI, FinalCrypt might be just the tool.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
❌ Facebook Stored Passwords in Plain Text For Years ❌

The social media giant said that it is notifying users whose passwords it stored in plain text, which made them accessible for Facebook employees to view.

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via "Threatpost".
ATENTIONβ€Ό New - CVE-2018-10093

AudioCodes IP phone 420HD devices using firmware version 2.2.12.126 allow Remote Code Execution.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
ATENTIONβ€Ό New - CVE-2018-10091

AudioCodes IP phone 420HD devices using firmware version 2.2.12.126 allow XSS.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".