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❌ Researcher Bypasses Instagram 2FA to Hack Any Account ❌

An independent researcher earned a $30,000 bug bounty after discovering a weakness in the mobile recovery process.

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via "Threatpost".
⚠ Instagram bug could have allowed anyone to take over your account ⚠

The good news is that Facebook updated Instagram's server-side defences automatically, so you don't have to do anything to fix this one.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ•΄ 18% of Enterprises Holding Back on Windows 10 Upgrade πŸ•΄

Microsoft will officially end support for Windows 7 on January 14, 2020. Many large businesses aren't ready.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” How to solve the dreaded Wordpress site maintenance error πŸ”

If your Wordpress site is stuck in maintenance mode, there's a simple fix.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” Latest Trade Secret Theft Case Involves Train Manufacturer πŸ”

It's believed the suspect, a software engineer, took the trade secrets with him to China, where he now resides.

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πŸ•΄ Software Developers Face Secure Coding Challenges πŸ•΄

Seven in ten developers are expected to write secure code, but less than half receive feedback on security, a survey finds.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ FTC Reportedly Ready to Sock Facebook with Record $5 Billion Fine πŸ•΄

The fine, for the social media giant's role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, would be the largest ever against a tech company.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Turla APT Returns with New Malware, Anti-Censorship Angle ❌

A dropper called β€œTopinambour" is the first-stage implant, which in turn fetches a spy trojan built in several coding languages.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ Flaws in Telegram & WhatsApp on Android Put Data at Risk πŸ•΄

App settings combined with Android behavior can put data integrity at risk for WhatsApp and Telegram users.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Privacy Experts: Facebook’s $5B Fine Unlikely to Do Much ❌

The FTC has levied its biggest fine ever against the social network, but it's unlikely to have much effect.

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via "Threatpost".
⚠ Alan Turing chosen for the UK’s new Β£50 note – a cracking result! ⚠

In case you were wondering, scientists really can change the world, and change it for the better, too.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Asian consortium plans blockchain-based mobile ID system ⚠

A group of Asian companies want to create a blockchain-based service to turn your phone into a mobile ID system.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Ransomware attackers demand $1.8m from US college ⚠

The school, located in the Bronx and serving around 8,000 students, has declined to say whether it will pay up.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ $5b privacy fine against Facebook seen as β€˜chump change’ ⚠

It's 200x greater than the largest fine ever for breaking a promise to improve privacy practices.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Bluetooth LE’s anti-tracking technology beaten ⚠

Researchers have found a way to beat the MAC address randomisation feature used by Bluetooth to protect users from being tracked.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ•΄ Edge Feature Section πŸ•΄

Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book

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πŸ” Phishing alert: 80% of companies lack DMARC policies to protect against spoofing πŸ”

Despite being the industry standard for email authentication to prevent cyberattacks, DMARC policies aren't implemented by most companies , according to 250ok.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Is 2019 the Year of the CISO? πŸ•΄

The case for bringing the CISO to the C-suite's risk and business-strategy table.

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via "Dark Reading: ".