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πŸ•΄ A Tale of Two Buzzwords: 'Automated' and 'Autonomous' Solutions Aren't the Same Thing πŸ•΄

Enterprises must learn the difference between the two and the appropriate use cases for each.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ CEO β€˜Deep Fake’ Swindles Company Out of $243K ❌

Cybercrooks successfully fooled a company into a large wire transfer using an AI-powered deep fake of a chief executive's voice, according to a report.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ Rising Fines Will Push Breach Costs Much Higher πŸ•΄

The cost of breaches will rise by two-thirds over the next five years, exceeding an estimated $5 trillion in 2024, primarily driven by higher fines as more jurisdictions punish companies for lax security.

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❌ Half of Android Handsets Susceptible to Clever SMS Phishing Attack ❌

Researchers say an attacker could send a rogue over-the-air provisioning message to susceptible phones and route all internet traffic through a hacker-controlled proxy.

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via "Threatpost".
❌ BRATA Android RAT Steals Banking Info in Real Time ❌

The RAT targets users via fake WhatsApp updates in Google Play.

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via "Threatpost".
⚠ Facebook loses control of key used to sign Android app ⚠

What should be a private key used to vouch for the 'Free Basics by Facebook' app was used to sign unrelated apps.

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via "Naked Security".
❌ Critical Bugs Open Food-Safety Systems to Remote Attacks ❌

The AK-EM 800 software from Danfoss centralizes alarm management, automatic data collection and food-quality reporting.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ An Inside Look at How CISOs Prioritize Budgets & Evaluate Vendors πŸ•΄

In-depth interviews with four market-leading CISOs reveal how they prioritize budgets, measure ROI on security investments, and evaluate new vendors.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Back to School? 'Not So Fast,' Cybercriminals Say πŸ•΄

A New York State school district was forced to delay the start of its school year when ransomware struck.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Android Phone Flaw Allows Attackers to Divert Email πŸ•΄

Researchers find that a spoofing a service message from the phone carrier is simple and effective on some brands of Android smartphones.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” Following $170M Fine of Google, FTC to Review, Update COPPA Rule πŸ”

Many privacy advocates, including the FTC's own commissioner, say the FTC's record $170 million fine that it violated COPPA, isn't enough.

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πŸ•΄ Phishing Campaign Uses SharePoint to Slip Past Defenses πŸ•΄

Cybercriminals targeting financial institutions in the UK bypassed Symantec email gateway and other perimeter technologies.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Android Zero-Day Bug Opens Door to Privilege Escalation Attack, Researchers Warn ❌

The zero-day vulnerability could enable privilege escalation, and is not part of Google's Android September security update.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ 5G Standard to Get New Security Specifications πŸ•΄

Researchers had recently demonstrated how attackers could intercept device capability information and use it against 5G mobile subscribers.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Meet FPGA: The Tiny, Powerful, Hackable Bit of Silicon at the Heart of IoT πŸ•΄

Field-Programmable Gate Arrays are flexible, agile-friendly components that populate many infrastructure and IoT devices -- and have recently become the targets of researchers finding vulnerabilities.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ S2 Ep7: iPhone attack, Twitter hack and Android bots – Naked Security Podcast ⚠

Episode 7 of the Naked Security podcast is available now!

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via "Naked Security".
❌ Leaky Server Exposes 419M Phone Numbers of Facebook Users ❌

Server lacked password protection and included multiple databases with records from the U.S., U.K. and Vietnam.

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via "Threatpost".
⚠ Author of record-setting IoT botnets pleads guilty ⚠

He kept working on new botnets (and swatting a co-conspirator-cum-competitor) while indicted and on supervised release.

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via "Naked Security".