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πŸ•΄ Client-Side JavaScript Risks & the CCPA πŸ•΄

How California's new privacy law increases the liability for securing Web-facing user data, and what enterprises can do to mitigate their risk.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Hackers Deface U.S. Gov Website With Pro-Iran Messages ❌

The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) website was defaced over the weekend to show a picture of a bloodied President Donald Trump.

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via "Threatpost".
⚠ Don’t fall for the β€œStart your 2020 with a gift from us” scam… ⚠

There is no free Macbook. There IS no free Macbook. There is NO free Macbook.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ•΄ Mimecast Acquires Segasec to Boost Phishing Defense πŸ•΄

Segasec's technology will be integrated into Mimecast's email and Web security services to identify malicious domains.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ DeathRansom Campaign Linked to Malware Cornucopia ❌

One threat actor appears to be behind several ongoing, related campaigns.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ US Government Publishing Office Website Defaced πŸ•΄

The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) website was attacked by a group of hackers claiming to represent the government of Iran.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” Mozilla Allows Users to Delete Firefox Telemetry Data πŸ”

Companies like Mozilla are using the passage of the CCPA as a way to better empower users to delete their own personal data.

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via "Subscriber Blog RSS Feed ".
❌ Magecart Hits Parents and Students via Blue Bear Attack ❌

The latest attack takes aim at a vertical-specific e-commerce platform.

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via "Threatpost".
❌ ToTok Returned to Google Play Despite β€˜Spy Tool’ Claims ❌

The communications app faces continued backlash after a New York Times report said it was used as a government spying tool.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” Comcast announces new Wi-Fi 6-certified gateway, security features for internet customers at CES 2020 πŸ”

Comcast is making its internet service faster and more secure with new hardware and free security features that alerts customers to threats.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Malicious Google Play Apps Linked to SideWinder APT πŸ•΄

The active attack involving three malicious Android applications is the first exploiting CVE-2019-2215, Trend Micro researchers report.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Widely Known Flaw in Pulse Secure VPN Being Used in Ransomware Attacks πŸ•΄

New Year's Eve attack on currency exchange service Travelex may have involved use of the flaw.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ US military branches ban TikTok following Pentagon’s warning ⚠

The latest attempt to prove it's not under China's thumb: TikTok's first transparency report.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ IT exec sets up fake biz to scam his employer out of $6m ⚠

He cooked up an IT vendor, its invoices, its vapor-gear, and the phantom employees who never showed up to do all those services.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ β€˜Maze’ ransomware threatens data exposure unless $6m ransom paid ⚠

US cable and wire manufacturer, Southwire, last week filed a civil suit against Maze’s mysterious makers in Georgia Federal court.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Google suspends Xiaomi from Home Hub over camera privacy glitch ⚠

A user reported to Google that he was seeing images from other people's devices.

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via "Naked Security".
❌ Facebook Cracks Down on Deepfake Videos ❌

Despite the difficulties of identifying deepfakes, social media sites are recognizing the need to crack down on the manipulated, misleading videos.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ New Standards Set to Reshape Future of Email Security πŸ•΄

Emerging specs and protocols expected to make the simple act of opening an email a less risky proposition

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Insight Partners Acquires Armis at $1.1B Valuation πŸ•΄

This deal marks the largest-ever acquisition of a private Israeli cybersecurity company, Armis' co-founders report.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ FBI Taps Apple to Unlock Pensacola Shooter’s iPhone ❌

It's unclear yet whether the Cupertino giant will assist, given past history of court battles over such incidents.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ Accenture to Buy Symantec's Cyber Security Services πŸ•΄

The purchase, for an undisclosed amount, is scheduled to close in March.

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via "Dark Reading: ".