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πŸ•΄ The Best Way To Secure US Elections? Paper Ballots πŸ•΄

Voting machines that do not provide a paper trail or cannot be independently audited should immediately be removed, concludes a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ ThreatList: Attacks on Industrial Control Systems on the Rise ❌

The main source of infection on industrial control systems was the internet, researchers at Kaspersky Lab found in a new report.

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via "The first stop for security news | Threatpost ".
⚠ Dark web sites could be exposed by routine slip-up ⚠

A simple misconfiguration could expose the IP addresses of dark web sites.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Firefox finally casts Windows XP users adrift ⚠

Mozilla's browser is waving goodbye to millions of XP holdouts.

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via "Naked Security".
❌ Top MacOS App Exfiltrates Browser Histories Behind Users’ Backs ❌

A macOS App called Adware Doctor blocks ads, but share’s user browser history with a China-based domain.

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via "The first stop for security news | Threatpost ".
⚠ Teen hacker admits to SWATting schools, airline flight ⚠

The teenager made bomb threats to schools, and to a flight between the UK and San Francisco while it was in mid-air.

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via "Naked Security".
❌ Threat Actors Eyeing IQY Files To Peddle Malspam ❌

The Necurs Botnet, DarkHydrus and other threat actors are turning to the inconspicuous files.

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via "The first stop for security news | Threatpost ".
⚠ Former NASA contractor arrested on charges of sextorting seven women ⚠

Richard Gregory Bauer allegedly weaseled private information out of the women on Facebook by pretending to be working on a class project.

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via "Naked Security".
❌ Threatpost News Wrap Podcast For Sept. 7 ❌

The Threatpost team breaks down the biggest news from the week ended Sept. 7.

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via "The first stop for security news | Threatpost ".
ATENTIONβ€Ό New - CVE-2016-9040

An exploitable denial of service exists in the the Joyent SmartOS OS 20161110T013148Z Hyprlofs file system. The vulnerability is present in the Ioctl system call with the command HYPRLOFSADDENTRIES when used with a 32 bit model. An attacker can cause a buffer to be allocated and never freed. When repeatedly exploit this will result in memory exhaustion, resulting in a full system denial of service.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
πŸ•΄ The Role of Incident Response in ICS Security Compliance πŸ•΄

The data-driven nature of IR can provide many of the reporting requirements governing industrial control system safety, finance, consumer privacy, and notifications.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ British Airways Issues Apology for Severe Data Breach πŸ•΄

The airline "is deeply sorry" for its worst-ever cyberattack, which has affected 380,000 customers.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ British Airways Website, Mobile App Breach Compromises 380k ❌

The airline said information like name, address and bank card details like CVC code were compromised.

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via "The first stop for security news | Threatpost ".
ATENTIONβ€Ό New - CVE-2017-1115

IBM Campaign 9.1, 9.1.2, and 10 is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site. IBM X-Force ID: 121153.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
ATENTIONβ€Ό New - CVE-2017-1114

IBM Campaign 9.1, 9.1.2, and 10 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 121152.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
πŸ•΄ Palestinian, Middle East Targets Hit with New Surveillance Attacks πŸ•΄

'Big Bang' group returns with new campaign after last year's RAT attacks.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
ATENTIONβ€Ό New - CVE-2016-9044

An exploitable command execution vulnerability exists in Information Builders WebFOCUS Business Intelligence Portal 8.1 . A specially crafted web parameter can cause a command injection. An authenticated attacker can send a crafted web request to trigger this vulnerability.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
❌ Open .Git Directories Leave 390K Websites Vulnerable ❌

An exhaustive scan shows hundreds of thousands of websites potentially exposing sensitive data such as database passwords, API keys and so on.

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via "The first stop for security news | Threatpost ".
πŸ•΄ 8 Attack Vectors Puncturing Cloud Environments πŸ•΄

These methods may not yet be on your security team's radar, but given their impact, they should be.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ TLS 1.3 Won't Break Everything πŸ•΄

The newest version of TLS won't break everything in your security infrastructure, but you do need to be prepared for the changes it brings.

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πŸ•΄ Apple (Finally) Removes MacOS App Caught Stealing User Browser Histories πŸ•΄

The fact that the app likely has been exfiltrating data for years is "rather f#@&'d" up, says the security researcher who reported the issue to Apple one month ago.

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