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āŒ WordPress Plugins Exploited in Ongoing Attack, Researchers Warn āŒ

Researchers warn users of several plugins to update as vulnerabilities are being actively exploited to redirect website visitor traffic.

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via "Threatpost".
šŸ•“ IBM Announces Quantum Safe Encryption šŸ•“

Techniques too tough for quantum computing solutions will be part of public cloud and tape storage encryption.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
šŸ•“ Ransomware Trains Its Sights on Cloud Providers šŸ•“

Ransomware writers are now targeting cloud service providers with network file encryption attacks as a way to hold hostage the maximum number of customers that they can, notes Chris Morales, head of security analytics for Vectra. He also discusses Vectra's new ransomware report, which offers tips for protecting against virtual hostage taking.

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šŸ” More than half of login attempts on social media accounts are fraudulent šŸ”

By 2021, cybercrime is projected to cost the global economy more than $6 million in damages, according to an Arkose Labs report.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
šŸ•“ Cryptography & the Hype Over Quantum Computing šŸ•“

It's not time to move to post-quantum cryptography yet -- too many things are still up in the air. But you can start to become prepared by making sure your infrastructure is agile.

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šŸ•“ IRS Alerts Taxpayers to New Email Scam šŸ•“

A spoofed IRS.gov link leads victims to a fraudulent Web page where they are prompted to download malware.

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šŸ” Famous con man Frank Abagnale provides advice to hackers šŸ”

Frank Abagnale, the inspiration behind the hit movie, Catch Me If You Can, talks with TechRepublic's Karen Roby about the dangers of social media posts.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
šŸ” Frank Abagnale, famous con man and inspiration for Leonardo DiCaprio movie character, offers advice to hackers šŸ”

Frank Abagnale, the inspiration behind the hit movie, Catch Me If You Can, talks with TechRepublic's Karen Roby about the dangers of social media posts.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
āŒ Hostinger Data Breach: 14M Customer Passwords, Personal Data at Risk āŒ

Hostinger said that unauthorized access to an internal API server exposed hashed passwords of 14 million customers.

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via "Threatpost".
šŸ” VM escape flaw in QEMU allows for arbitrary code execution, denial of service šŸ”

Reassembly of fragmented packets can potentially be exploited against cloud-hosted virtual machine services.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
āŒ ThreatList: Half of All Social Media Logins Are Fraud āŒ

Fraudsters are using social media to spam, steal information, spread propaganda and execute social-engineering campaigns.

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via "Threatpost".
āŒ IRS Impersonation Attacks Spread Malware Nationwide āŒ

The emails are well-crafted and extremely convincing.

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via "Threatpost".
šŸ” Mastercard Alerts German, Belgian DPAs Following Breach šŸ”

A breach at the popular payment card vendor last week mostly involved data of Germans belonging to a loyalty program.

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āŒ Apple Fixes iOS Flaw That Opened iPhones to Jailbreaks āŒ

Apple has released an emergency patch in iOS 12.4.1 that addresses a vulnerability that opened iPhones to jailbreaks.

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via "Threatpost".
šŸ•“ 'Culture Eats Policy for Breakfast': Rethinking Security Awareness Training šŸ•“

What's definitely not working with end-user cybersecurity awareness training - and what you can do about it.

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šŸ•“ This Week in Web Application Attacks and Enterprise Threats šŸ•“

The latest on the number of attacks, types of attacks, and threats to enterprises' most critical IT infrastructure.

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šŸ•“ 3 Arrested in Transnational Fraud Indictments šŸ•“

According to the indictments, the accused impersonated government officials when they demanded money from their victims.

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šŸ•“ More Than Half of Social Media Login Attempts Are Fraud šŸ•“

Overall, account registrations for tech companies are four times more likely to be malicious than legitimate, a new report states.

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šŸ•“ Apple Releases Emergency Patch for iPhone Jailbreak Flaw šŸ•“

iOS version 12.4.1 fixes the "use after free" vulnerability.

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