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πŸ” How to sign into your Microsoft Account website without a password πŸ”

Learn how to sign in to your Microsoft Account site using your fingerprint, face, or a physical security key via Chrome, Firefox, or Microsoft Edge.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
❌ FunkyBot Malware Intercepts Android Texts, 2FA Codes ❌

The spyware poses as a legitimate application, spreading via SMS messages to victims' contact lists.

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via "Threatpost".
❌ Joker Spyware Found in 24 Google Play Apps ❌

Google has kicked 24 apps off of its official Android app marketplace after spyware was discovered in them.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ Security Pros and 'Black Hats' Agree on Most Tempting Targets πŸ•΄

Malicious actors look for accounts that are springboards to other systems, according to nearly 300 attendees of Black Hat USA.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ Twitter slaps back SMS texting after @Jack hijacking ⚠

Two problems, Twitter says: vulnerabilities that mobile carriers need to fix & its reliance on linked numbers for 2FA.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ•΄ 8 Ways To Spot an Insider Threat πŸ•΄

The good news is most insider threats derive from negligence, not malicious intent. The bad news is the frequency of negligence is already ahead of where it was in 2018.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Facebook, Microsoft Challenge Industry to Detect, Prevent β€˜Deepfakes’ ❌

Deepfake Detection Challenge aims to spur creation of technology to combat AI used for creating altered videos that intentionally mislead viewers.

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via "Threatpost".
⚠ Facebook expands use of face recognition ⚠

Facebook's replaced "tag suggestions" with "face recognition" - a setting Facebook says may help to save us from identity thieves.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ YouTube fined $170m for covertly tracking kids online ⚠

YouTube can't track kids online anymore without their parents' permission, says the FTC, as it fined the Google-subsidiary $170m.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Database exposed 133 million US Facebook users’ phone numbers ⚠

Facebook confirmed the breach, claiming that the total number of users in the database was 210 million.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ” How to manage your Windows computers and devices πŸ”

Learn how to add, remove, and otherwise manage your Windows 10 devices at your Microsoft Account site.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Why Businesses Fail to Address DNS Security Exposures πŸ•΄

Increasing awareness about the critical importance of DNS security is the first step in improving the risk of being attacked. It's time to get proactive.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Job-Seeker Data Exposed in Monster File Leak πŸ•΄

The job website says it cannot notify users since the exposure occurred on a third-party organization's servers.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” Friday Five: 9/6 Edition πŸ”

iPhone hacking levels up, military veterans targeted in an identity fraud scam, and more - catch up on the week's biggest stories with the Friday Five!

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via "Subscriber Blog RSS Feed ".
❌ News Wrap: Deepfake CEO Voice Scam, Facebook Phone Data Exposed ❌

From deepfake to data exposures, the Threatpost team talks about the top security trends driving this week's biggest news stories.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ Mail System Vulnerability Delivers Root Privileges πŸ•΄

The vulnerability in Exim could allow an attacker to remotely execute code with root privileges.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Back-to-School Scams Target Students with Library-Themed Emails ❌

Students should keep their eyes peeled for phishing emails purporting to be from their colleges, as well as online student resources laced with malware, researchers warn.

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via "Threatpost".
❌ China’s APT3 Pilfers Cyberweapons from the NSA ❌

Large portions of APT3's remote code-execution package were likely reverse-engineered from prior attack artifacts.

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via "Threatpost".
❌ ThreatList: Police Use of Facial Recognition is Just Fine, Say Most Americans ❌

A survey by Pew Research Center finds that Americans support use of facial recognition by law enforcement , but not by tech or advertising companies.

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via "Threatpost".
ATENTIONβ€Ό New - CVE-2016-7398

A type confusion vulnerability in the merge_param() function of php_http_params.c in PHP's pecl-http extension 3.1.0beta2 (PHP 7) and earlier as well as 2.6.0beta2 (PHP 5) and earlier allows attackers to crash PHP and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP requests.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".