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❌ 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: ".
πŸ•΄ Car Hacking Hits the Streets πŸ•΄

The top-three carmakers sell only connected vehicles in the United States - and other manufacturers are catching up - creating a massive opportunity for attacks, which black-hat hackers are not overlooking.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Sodinokibi Ransomware Behind Travelex Fiasco: Report ❌

Researchers suspect the cybercriminals attacked using an unpatched critical vulnerability in the company's seven Pulse Secure VPN servers.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” Cancer Center Execs Resign Following Biomedical IP Theft Concerns πŸ”

It's the latest in a series of stories involving investigations of suspected intellectual property theft at medical schools and research laboratories.

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via "Subscriber Blog RSS Feed ".
πŸ” How to set up facial recognition to sign into Windows 10 πŸ”

You can sign into Windows 10 via your face, as long as your computer has a supported camera.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ The Discovery and Implications of 'MDB Leaker' πŸ•΄

The "MDB Leaker" vulnerability in the Microsoft Access Database could lead to a memory leak if left unpatched.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Cloudflare Adds New Endpoint, Web Security Service πŸ•΄

"Teams" and a new browser security acquisition expand the cloud firm's security offerings.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Google Fixes Critical Android RCE Flaw ❌

Google's first security update of 2020 addressed seven high and critical severity Android flaws.

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via "Threatpost".