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⚠ Sextortion scammers are hijacking blogs – and victims are paying up ⚠

Sextortion scammers have started hijacking poorly managed or defunct blogs to expand an increasingly profitable business.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Got an early iPhone or iPad? Update now or turn it into a paperweight ⚠

Calling Apple iPhone 5, iPhone 4s or early iPad owners - your device may be about to turn into a vintage technology paperweight.

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via "Naked Security".
❌ City of Johannesburg, on Second Hit, Refuses to Pay Ransom ❌

A Shadow Kill Hackers attack that compromised the city’s network and shut down key services was the second ransom-related attack on the city in months.

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via "Threatpost".
❌ Android Malware Plaguing 45K Devices Remains A Mystery ❌

The source of infection behind an increasingly precarious mobile malware is causing researchers to scratch their heads.

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via "Threatpost".
❌ MSPs Can Now Provide Managed Detection and Response with Cynet 360 ❌

MDR providers can provide a first-of-its-kind solution: Protection across the endpoints, user accounts and the network itself, in one solution.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” 74% of employees say their company is a new tech laggard πŸ”

A Zensar survey of 1,000 workers also found that 45% said a successful company should adopt new tech faster than anyone else.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” Python support added to Threat Stack's Application Security Monitoring tool πŸ”

The utility can identify insecure code in production from third-party packages as well as original code.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Hacking Phones: How Law Enforcement Is Saving Privacy πŸ•΄

It's no longer true that society must choose to either weaken everybody's privacy or let criminals run rampant.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ 10 'Secure' Ways to Start a Conversation πŸ•΄

Should you find yourself at a loss for words ...

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” How to help make your Chromebook as secure as possible: 6 tips πŸ”

Find out how to better secure your chromebook with these easy tips.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
❌ Murky Details Surround Bed, Bath and Beyond Breach ❌

The housewares giant disclosed a breach with few details-- but security researchers have some theories.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ›  Ansvif 1.12 πŸ› 

Ansvif is "A Not So Very Intelligent Fuzzer". It feeds garbage arguments and data into programs trying to induce a fault.

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via "Security Tool Files β‰ˆ Packet Storm".
πŸ•΄ 8 Trends in Vulnerability and Patch Management πŸ•΄

Unpatched flaws continue to be a major security issue for many organizations.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Email Threats Poised to Haunt Security Pros into Next Decade πŸ•΄

Decentralized threat intel sharing, more public-private collaboration, and greater use of automated incident response are what's needed to combat phishing

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ U.S. Universities Get Failing Grades for DMARC Adoption ❌

Of the 200 schools in the report, the University of Pittsburgh and Georgetown University received top marks, with their DMARC policy set to "reject."

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” How to protect your business against phishing attacks that exploit major tech brands πŸ”

Users of Microsoft, PayPal, DHL, and Dropbox are among the top targets of phishers, according to a new report from cloud service provider Akamai.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
ATENTIONβ€Ό New - CVE-2011-2186

** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn by its CNA. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
❌ WhatsApp Spyware Attack: Uncovering NSO Group Activity ❌

John Scott Railton with Citizen Lab, who helped WhatsApp investigate the NSO Group over the alleged WhatsApp hack, said the subsequent lawsuit is a "certified big deal."

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ Security Pros Fear Insider Attacks Stem from Cloud Apps πŸ•΄

More than half of security practitioners surveyed say insider attack detection has grown more difficult since migrating to cloud.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Ransomware Attack Hits Las Cruces, New Mexico Public Schools πŸ•΄

The attack early in the morning of October 29 has taken all of the school district's systems offline.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Facebook Says Israeli Firm Was Involved in Recent WhatsApp Intrusion πŸ•΄

Evidence suggests NSO Group used WhatsApps servers to distribute mobile spyware to targeted devices.

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via "Dark Reading: ".