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πŸ•΄ 'Harvesting Attacks' & the Quantum Revolution πŸ•΄

Stockpiles of stolen information sitting in foreign databases are ready to be exposed the minute there's a working quantum computer in five to ten years. The time to act is now.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Critical Exim Flaw Opens Servers to Remote Code Execution ❌

A fix has been issued for a critical Exim flaw that could lead to servers crashing or remote code execution attacks being launched.

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via "Threatpost".
⚠ Checkm8 jailbreak and AltStore put cracks in Apple’s walled garden ⚠

People are taking different tacks to get around Apple's tightly controlled phone rules.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ•΄ 218M Words with Friends Players Compromised in Data Breach πŸ•΄

The same attacker was reportedly behind the Collection #1 and Collection #2 data dumps earlier this year.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Senate Passes Bill Aimed At Combating Ransomware Attacks ❌

New legislation has been approved by the U.S. senate aimed at protecting local cities and schools from ransomware attacks.

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via "Threatpost".
❌ New Bug Found in NSA’s Ghidra Tool ❌

Flaw in National Security Agency's Ghidra reverse-engineering tools allows hackers to execute code in vulnerable systems.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” Battery Manufacturer Alleges Scientist Took Trade Secrets to China πŸ”

In a new lawsuit, a U.S. based battery company is alleging one of its former employees brazenly took its trade secrets and infringed its patents.

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via "Subscriber Blog RSS Feed ".
πŸ•΄ Baltimore Reportedly Had No Data Backup Process for Many Systems πŸ•΄

City lost key data in a ransomware attack earlier this year that's already cost more than $18.2 million in recovery and related expenses.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” How to avoid the dreaded Google Calendar malicious invite issue πŸ”

Watch out for suspicious Google Calendar invites and learn how to prevent them from making their way to your calendar.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Microsoft Announces Ability to Force TLS Version Compliance πŸ•΄

Transport Layer Security (TLS) can be critical for security, but it must be deployed in a current version. Microsoft now provides a mechanism for administrators to guarantee the right version in their network.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ Darknet hosting provider busted in underground NATO bunker ⚠

Police overcame not only digital defenses of the "bulletproof" provider CyberBunker but also barbed wire fences and surveillance cams.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ China’s 500 megapixel camera is capable of mega-facial-recognition ⚠

The 'super camera' can identifying people dozens of meters away using facial recognition.

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via "Naked Security".
❌ Malvertising Attack Hijacks 1B+ Sessions With Webkit Exploit ❌

The eGobbler threat actor is back with a new malvertising campaign that has hijacked more than 1 billion sessions.

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via "Threatpost".
⚠ Hacking 2020 voting systems is a β€˜piece of cake’ ⚠

That's how Senator Wyden described the results of DefCon's Voting Village, where all of 100 voting systems were easily picked apart by hackers.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ•΄ Targeted Cybercrime On a Tear πŸ•΄

CrowdStrike threat hunting data shows major increase in targeted financially motivated attacks in the first six months of 2019.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ 5 Disruptive Trends Transforming Cybersecurity πŸ•΄

Everything about IT has changed, but our security measures are still built around how we used to design software and systems. Where does security need to catch up with digital transformation...and how?

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” Why military minds should fill cybersecurity seats on corporate boards πŸ”

A cybersecurity expert with the US Navy believes military personnel understand operational risk and should be appointed to corporate boards.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” Why military minds should fill cybersecurity seats on corporate boards πŸ”

A cybersecurity expert with the US Navy believes military personnel understand operational risk and should be appointed to corporate boards.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
⚠ Cloudflare adds VPN features to 1.1.1.1 privacy app ⚠

As promised in April, Cloudflare has finally launched Warp, a consumer mobile privacy app that looks a lot like a VPN without actually being one.

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via "Naked Security".