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⚠ Google Chrome is ditching its XSS detection tool ⚠

Google's throwing in the towel on XSS Auditor and putting its trust in Trusted Types instead.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Hacked Bluetooth hair straighteners are too hot to handle ⚠

The Glamoriser Smart Bluetooth straightener offers up yet another example of how not to add a risky product to the Internet of Things (IoT).

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ” Why 70% of healthcare orgs have suffered data breaches πŸ”

Digital transformation initiatives bring a slew of data privacy concerns to US health organizations, according to a Thales report.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
⚠ Series 2 launch episode – RDP exposed [PODCAST] ⚠

The Naked Security Podcast is back. Listen now, and let us know what you think!

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ” Lateral phishing: Hackers are taking over business accounts to send malicious emails πŸ”

The use of compromised accounts to send phishing emails to contacts inside and outside an organization is an increasing security threat.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” Why 72% of people still recycle passwords πŸ”

Users recycle the same password an average of four times, according to a Security.org report.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Calculating the Value of Security πŸ•΄

What will it take to align staff and budget to protect the organization?

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via "Dark Reading: ".
ATENTIONβ€Ό New - CVE-2016-10763

The CampTix Event Ticketing plugin before 1.5 for WordPress allows XSS in the admin section via a ticket title or body.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
ATENTIONβ€Ό New - CVE-2016-10762

The CampTix Event Ticketing plugin before 1.5 for WordPress allows CSV injection when the export tool is used.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
πŸ•΄ 79% of US Consumers Fear Webcams Are Watching πŸ•΄

Widespread privacy concerns have caused 60% of people to cover their laptop webcams - some in creative ways - survey data shows.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Ke3chang APT Linked to Previously Undocumented Backdoor ❌

The cyberspy group's activities are broader than originally thought.

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via "Threatpost".
❌ Google Triples Some Bug Bounty Payouts ❌

Google is announcing much higher bug bounty payouts for Chrome, Chrome OS and Google Play.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ How Capture the Flag Competitions Strengthen the Cybersecurity Workforce πŸ•΄

These competitions challenge participants with problems involving digital forensics, cryptography, binary analysis, web security, and many other fields.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Bulgarian Tax Breach Nets All the Records πŸ•΄

An attack by a 'wizard hacker' results in leaked records for virtually every Bulgarian taxpayer.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Slack Initiates Mass Password Reset ❌

More victims of a 2015 credential-harvesting incident have come to light.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” How businesses could be exposed to security risks from employees using FaceApp πŸ”

The seemingly harmless fun of AI-based apps such as FaceApp can actually subject individuals and businesses to security breaches.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
❌ Mirai Botnet Sees Big 2019 Growth, Shifts Focus to Enterprises ❌

Mirai activity has nearly doubled between the first quarter of 2018 and the first quarter of 2019.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ 8 Legit Tools and Utilities That Cybercriminals Commonly Misuse πŸ•΄

Threat actors are increasingly 'living off the land,' using publicly available management and administration tools to conceal malicious activity.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Open Source Hacking Tool Grows Up πŸ•΄

Koadic toolkit gets upgrades - and a little love from nation-state hackers.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ RDP Bug Takes New Approach to Host Compromise πŸ•΄

Researchers show how simply connecting to a rogue machine can silently compromise the host.

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via "Dark Reading: ".