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⚠ Google brings Incognito mode to Maps ⚠

It's good, but also a perfect opportunity for us to remember that Incognito mode doesn't translate to "I'm invisible!"

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Hacker’s parents sentenced for selling his cryptocurrency ⚠

"You misguidedly tried to help your son" by moving his cryptocurrency, but it "didn't help him at all," a judge said.

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via "Naked Security".
❌ AG Barr, Officials to Facebook: Don’t Encrypt Messaging ❌

Officials say they are concerned about their ability to fight crime and protect citizens, while privacy advocates remain critical of government interference

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ Time to Put This 'Toon to Bed πŸ•΄

The winning captions for September's cartoon contest are nothing to yawn about.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ £3 billion Safari iPhone privacy lawsuit given go-ahead ⚠

A UK class action lawsuit against Google, that represents around 5 million iPhone users, can go ahead, according to the UK Court of Appeal.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ WhatsApp vulnerability could compromise Android smartphones ⚠

A researcher has released details of a WhatsApp flaw that could be used to compromise the app and the mobile device the app is running on.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ•΄ 8 Ways Businesses Unknowingly Help Hackers πŸ•΄

From lengthy email signatures to employees' social media posts, we look at the many ways organizations make it easier for attackers to break in.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ S2 Ep11: Fleeceware, Chrome bug and the sextortion scam that won’t die – Naked Security Podcast ⚠

Listen to the latest episode of our podcast now.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ•΄ Cybercrime: AI's Growing Threat πŸ•΄

Cyberecurity incidents expected to rise by nearly 70% and cost $5 trillion annually by 2024.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ Buying a new laptop? Here’s how to secure it ⚠

Getting the basics right gives you a lot of protection. Here's how.

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via "Naked Security".
❌ Virus Bulletin 2019: VoIP Espionage Campaign Hits U.S. Utilities Supplier ❌

An attacker whose motives are unclear compromised an Asterisk server in a highly targeted campaign.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ Complex Environments Cause Schools to Struggle for Passing Security Grade πŸ•΄

As ransomware attacks surge against school systems, an analysis of 1,200 K-12 institutions in North America shows complex environments and conflicting security controls.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Android 0-Day Seen Exploited in the Wild πŸ•΄

The local privilege escalation vulnerability affects Pixel, Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi, and other devices.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Google Warns of Android Zero-Day Bug Under Active Attack ❌

Flaw impacts 18 Android models including Google’s flagship Pixel handset as well as phones made by Samsung, Huawei and Xiaomi.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” Friday Five: 10/4 Edition πŸ”

News on new vulnerabilities - both in the PDF format and a network protocol, and why fighting cyber crime is a focal point of the U.S. Secret Service.

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via "Subscriber Blog RSS Feed ".
ATENTIONβ€Ό New - CVE-2018-11768

In Apache Hadoop 3.1.0 to 3.1.1, 3.0.0-alpha1 to 3.0.3, 2.9.0 to 2.9.1, and 2.0.0-alpha to 2.8.4, the user/group information can be corrupted across storing in fsimage and reading back from fsimage.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
πŸ•΄ FBI Investigates Mobile Voting Intrusion πŸ•΄

A group tried to access West Virginia's mobile voting app in 2018; now, the FBI is looking into what actually happened.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Rethinking Cybersecurity Hiring: Dumping Resumes & Other 'Garbage' πŸ•΄

In a market that favors the job seeker, what are some alternatives to resume-sifting that will identify the talent you need?

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Iran Caught Targeting US Presidential Campaign Accounts πŸ•΄

Microsoft detected the so-called Phosphorus nation-state gang attacking 241 user accounts associated with a US presidential campaign, current and former US government officials, journalists, others.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ›  WhatWeb Scanner 0.5.0 πŸ› 

WhatWeb identifies websites. Its goal is to answer the question, "What is that Website?". WhatWeb recognises web technologies including content management systems (CMS), blogging platforms, statistic/analytics packages, JavaScript libraries, web servers, and embedded devices. WhatWeb has over 1800 plugins, each to recognise something different. WhatWeb also identifies version numbers, email addresses, account IDs, web framework modules, SQL errors, and more.

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