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❌ Panda Threat Group Mines for Monero With Updated Payload, Targets ❌

Though harboring unsophisticated payloads, the Panda threat group has updated its tactics - from targets to infrastructure - and successfully mined hundreds of thousands of dollars using cryptomining malware.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ MITRE Releases 2019 List of Top 25 Software Weaknesses πŸ•΄

The list includes the most frequent and critical weaknesses that can lead to serious software vulnerabilities.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Poll Results: Maybe Not Burned Out, But Definitely 'Well-Done' πŸ•΄

Staff shortages and an increasingly challenging job is turning up the heat on security pros, Dark Reading readers say.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ Teenage gamer jailed over lethal swatting ⚠

Casey Viner got into a spat over a $1.50 wager in a Call of Duty World War II game that led to the fatal shooting of an innocent man.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Common storage and router devices are still hopelessly broken ⚠

Don’t be lulled into a false sense of security by that shiny new router or network-attached storage (NAS) device - the chances are that it’s no more secure than its predecessors.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Leaky database spills data on 20 million Ecuadorians and businesses ⚠

Included are deep details on 7 million minors, one grownup named Julian Assange, and perhaps a few million deceased Ecuadorians.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Is $100 million enough to save the web from ads? ⚠

Mozilla, Creative Commons and Coil are teaming up to launch a $100m fund to drive out advertising and advocate privacy across the web.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ WannaCry – the worm that just won’t die ⚠

WannaCry never went away - it just became less obvious.

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via "Naked Security".
❌ Malware Moves: The Rise of LookBack – And Return of Emotet ❌

The malware landscape is constantly changing; including a rise in a new malware called LookBack, as well as anticipation over the return of the Emotet and Retefe malware families.

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via "Threatpost".
❌ Massive Gaming DDoS Exploits Widespread Technology ❌

The attack -- the 4th-largest the company has ever encountered -- leveraged WS-Discovery, the same exploit used in the 2016 Dyn incident.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” Exposed RDP servers see 150K brute-force attempts per week: Here's how to protect them πŸ”

BlueKeep and DejaBlue renewed interest in brute-force scanning for vulnerable systems, which negatively impacts Windows Server performance. Cameyo offers solutions to protect your Virtual Desktop server.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
❌ New! RFP Template for Selecting EDR/EPP and APT Security ❌

Cynet’s new RFP templates clearly lay out the requirements for securing potential APT vectors.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” PwC: Boosting digital resilience is the new best defense against cyber attacks πŸ”

Now that you've completed your digital transformation, you need to build a system to protect this new way of doing business.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ How Ransomware Criminals Turn Friends into Enemies πŸ•΄

Managed service providers are the latest pawns in ransomware's game of chess.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Edward Snowden Sued by U.S. Over New Memoir ❌

The U.S. is attempting to seize any assets related to Edward Snowden's new memoir, Permanent Record.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” Small businesses underestimate financial damage of cyberattacks πŸ”

The average breach causes an average of $149,000 in damages, yet most small-to-medium-sized businesses thought cyberattacks would cost them under $10,000, survey reports.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
❌ Emotet Returns from Summer Vacation, Ramps Up Stolen Email Tactic ❌

The ever-changing malware is jumping in the middle of people's existing email conversations to spread itself without suspicion.

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via "Threatpost".