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FBI: BEC Scam Losses Almost Double To Reach $1.2 Billion

Overall, in 2018 the FBI received more than 351k reported scams with losses exceeding $2.7 billion.

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via "Threatpost".
🔐 How businesses plan to protect themselves against cyberattacks 🔐

Many organizations will spend more to shore up their defenses against cyberattacks this year, says business insurance provider Hiscox.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
ATENTION New - CVE-2018-1317

In Apache Zeppelin prior to 0.8.0 the cron scheduler was enabled by default and could allow users to run paragraphs as other users without authentication.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
ATENTION New - CVE-2017-12619

Apache Zeppelin prior to 0.7.3 was vulnerable to session fixation which allowed an attacker to hijack a valid user session. Issue was reported by "stone lone".

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
Exploits for Social Warfare WordPress Plugin Reach Critical Mass

More and more attacks taking advantage of a XSS and RCE bug in the popular plugin have cropped up in the wild.

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via "Threatpost".
🕴 When Every Attack Is a Zero Day 🕴

Stopping malware the first time is an ideal that has remained tantalizingly out of reach. But automation, artificial intelligence, and deep learning are poised to change that.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
🕴 Exploits for Adobe Vulnerabilities Spiked in 2018 🕴

With Flash Player on way out, attackers are renewing their focus on Acrobat Reader, RiskSense found.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
🔏 Breaking Down the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation 🔏

The regulation, issued in January, could pace Nigeria as a leader in data protection in Africa.

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via "Subscriber Blog RSS Feed ".
🕴 App Exposes Wi-Fi Credentials for Thousands of Private Networks 🕴

A database used by WiFi Finder was left open and unprotected on the Internet.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
🕴 City of Stuart Still Recovering from Ryuk Ransomware Attack 🕴

Officials are investigating an April 13 ransomware attack that targeted Stuart's city servers and forced it offline.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
Carbanak Source Code Unveils a Startlingly Complex Malware

The malware is behind billions in banking and credit-card losses.

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via "Threatpost".
🕴 Demonstration Showcase Brings DevOps to Interop19 🕴

Attendees will learn how orchestration and automation can be a part of network operations and security, even at smaller companies.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
🕴 Google File Cabinet Plays Host to Malware Payloads 🕴

Researchers detect a new drive-by download attack in which Google Sites' file cabinet template is a delivery vehicle for malware.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
🕴 Stuxnet Family Tree Grows 🕴

What a newly discovered missing link to Stuxnet and the now-revived Flame cyber espionage malware add to the narrative of the epic cyber-physical attack.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
🔐 Small business owners: Don't rush into using AI 🔐

An artificial intelligence strategist advises small business owners to focus on revenue and growth and not AI in of itself--at least for now--because the ROI is not there.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
🔐 Vendor risk management: What to consider when shopping for a VRM solution 🔐

A vendor risk management program could curtail Third-Party Vendor-initiated data breaches. Here's what to look for in a VRM solution.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
🔐 Azure Sentinel: Microsoft's thoroughly modern SIEM 🔐

Microsoft's new cloud-hosted security information and event management service rolls out in a public preview.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
DNS over HTTPS is coming whether ISPs and governments like it or not

DNS over HTTPS (DoH), backed by Google, Mozilla and Cloudflare, is about to make web surveillance a lot more difficult.

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via "Naked Security".
Gunpoint domain hijack turns out to have been a family affair

The owner of State Snaps hired his cousin to break into the home of the owner of DoItForState.com to force him to transfer the domain.

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via "Naked Security".
NYPD forgets to redact facial recognition docs, asks for them back

The privacy think tank had them for 20 days, and one of the docs was already displayed at a conference, but the NYPD is still clawing them back.

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via "Naked Security".
Ex-student records himself using USB Killer to fry college computers

Vishwanath Akuthota faces a potential ten-year stretch after killing at least 66 computers at his former college.

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via "Naked Security".