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2018-01-25 13:38:28 | Looming Winter Olympics, Commonwealth Games driving upsurge in DDoS activity (lien direct) | >Although the strength and number of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks in Australia dropped precipitously during 2017, one expert warns that the change in attack patterns actually reflects an intentional move by threat actors seeking to do as much damage as possible in ever-smaller windows of opportunity. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: CSO | |||
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2018-01-25 13:37:44 | Bell Canada Suffers Customer Data Breach (lien direct) | >A data breach at Bell Canada appears to have compromised customer names and email addresses, with the RCMP launching an investigation into the incident, according to reports. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Infosecurity Magazine | |||
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2018-01-25 13:36:31 | What is Masuta? Hacker Nexus Zeta behind Satori botnet creates new Mirai \'master\' variant (lien direct) | The hacker behind the Satori botnet, also known as Mirai Okiru, is involved in the creation of a new Mirai variant called Masuta, which means “master” in Japanese. The creator of Satori, who goes by the name Nexus Zeta, has also developed a variant of the Masuta botnet called PureMasuta. This version is considered to ... | Satori | ★★ | |
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2018-01-25 13:35:41 | What is Lebal? New sophisticated malware found targeting several universities, government agencies (lien direct) | >Security researchers have spotted a new strain of sophisticated malware that is targeting a number of high-profile entities, including five universities, 23 private companies and several government organisations. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: International Business Times | ★★★★ | ||
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2018-01-25 13:33:48 | Mind the GDPR gap: Board members at odds with management on level of GDPR compliance (lien direct) | >New research by data security company Clearswift has shown that board members are more confident than management about their organisation's ability to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), in time for the May 25th deadline. The research, which surveyed 600 senior business decision makers and 1,200 employees across the UK, US, Germany and ... | |||
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2018-01-25 13:26:40 | More than 600 blacklisted Bitcoin Apps found across official app stores (lien direct) | >The world's top app stores are hosting 661 blacklisted Bitcoin apps which leave users open to hackers, a new investigation by digital threat management leader RiskIQ today reveals. RiskIQ analysed 18,408 apps across 20 App stores – including Apple, Google Play, SameAPK and APKPlz. Monitoring 10 of the popular Bitcoin Exchanges in the app title, ... | Guideline | ||
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2018-01-25 13:24:00 | Poll: People trust criminals over government (lien direct) | >With Data Privacy Day approaching this Sunday 28th January, Tripwire, a leading global provider of security and compliance solutions for enterprises and industrial organisations, conducted a poll that asked “who are you most concerned about collecting your private information? The government, corporations, identify theft criminals, or online stalkers/harassers?”. Of the 315 who participated, the majority ... | Guideline | ||
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2018-01-24 12:57:04 | Industries most at risk of phishing attacks revealed (lien direct) | >A new KnowBe4 study of phishing statistics for top industries, shows small insurance companies have the highest percentage of phish-prone employees in the small to mid–size organization category. Not-for-profit organizations take the lead in large organizations. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: HelpNet Security | Guideline | ★★★★★ | |
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2018-01-24 12:55:50 | Hacker Uses Malware to Steal Gas From Paying Customers (lien direct) | >Russian authorities have arrested Denis Zayev in Stavropol, Russia, on accusations of defrauding countless of car owners with malware installed on gas pumps all over southern Russia. According to Russian news outlets [1, 2], Zayev developed malware that he installed on the IT systems at gas stations. Investigators say the software ran on both gas ... | ★★★ | ||
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2018-01-24 12:55:10 | Fresh botnet recruiting routers with weak credentials (lien direct) | >Security researchers believe the author of the Satori botnet is at it again, this time attacking routers to craft a botnet dubbed “Masuta”. The early-January Satori botnet attacked a Huawei router zero-day. Masuta also hits routers. According to NewSky’s analysis, the attack comes in two flavours. There’s Masuta, which takes the standard IoT approach of ... | Satori | ★★★★★ | |
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2018-01-24 12:54:30 | Dark Web markets selling babies\' Social Security numbers, personal data and mothers\' maiden names (lien direct) | Cybercriminals have been found selling the Social Security numbers and other personal data of babies for hundreds of dollars on the Dark Web. According to Dark Web intelligence firm Terbium Labs, one listing spotted on the Dream Market – one of the largest marketplaces on the dark web – reads: “Infant fullz get em befor ... | |||
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2018-01-24 12:53:41 | Intel: Stop firmware patching until further notice (lien direct) | >Intel is recommending that people stop pushing its current firmware updates designed to address the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, and hold tight for further information later in the week. “We recommend that OEMs, cloud service providers, system manufacturers, software vendors, and end users stop deployment of current versions, as they may introduce higher than expected ... | |||
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2018-01-24 12:52:56 | Swipe fright: Tinder hackers may know how desperate you really are (lien direct) | >A lack of security protections in Tinder’s mobile app is leaving lonely hearts vulnerable to eavesdropping. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: The Register | |||
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2018-01-24 12:52:15 | Rapid Ransomware Continues Encrypting New Files as they Are Created (lien direct) | >A new ransomware is being spread called Rapid Ransomware that stays active after initially encrypting a computer and encrypts any new files that are created. While this behavior is not unique to Rapid, it is not a common behavior we see too often. While it is not known how the Rapid Ransomware is being distributed, ... | |||
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2018-01-24 12:51:32 | WEF launches Global Centre for Cybersecurity (lien direct) | >In a bid to safeguard the world from hackers and growing data breaches — especially from nation-states — the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Wednesday announced a new Global Centre for Cybersecurity. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Economic Times | |||
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2018-01-24 12:50:42 | It\'s 2018 and your Macs, iPhones can be pwned by playing evil music (lien direct) | Apple has released security patches for iOS and macOS that include, among other things, Meltdown and Spectre fixes. The new versions should be installed as soon as possible. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: The Register | |||
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2018-01-24 12:49:46 | \'Lord help us\': Hawaii governor slow to correct false missile alert because he forgot Twitter password (lien direct) | Hawaii Governor David Ige admitted on Monday (22 January) that he was slow to correct the false missile threat alert that sent residents into a panic earlier this month because he forgot his Twitter login details. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: International Business Times | ★★★ | ||
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2018-01-11 17:20:32 | Security Flaw discovered within AMD Secure Processor – Security Pro\'s have their say (lien direct) | A security flaw has been discovered on the AMD PSP (Platform Security Processor), which is a chip-on-chip security system, that stores critical system data such as passwords, certificates, and encryption keys, in a secure environment and outside of the more easily accessible AMD cores. AMD has fixed but not released the firmware updates. Much like ... | ★★★ | ||
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2018-01-11 15:07:10 | Welcome to WPA3, the next step in Wi-Fi security (lien direct) | >Nearly 14 years after it ratified WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2), the Wi-Fi Alliance has given the world a peek at what might be coming next for wireless security. Perhaps unsurprisingly called WPA3, the draft standard's announcement at the annual CES Show was brief, but offered clues as to how it might address WPA2's known problems. The ... | ★★★★ | ||
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2018-01-11 14:55:12 | Five-member board of experienced security executives to guide technical innovations of Synopsys security products and services (lien direct) | >Synopsys today announced that it has formed a Technical Advisory Board (TAB) to guide the technical direction of the Synopsys Software Integrity Group's security products and services, foster innovation and help ensure long-term business success. The five-member board of experienced software and security executives will counsel Synopsys on broader trends in the software industry, provide ... | ★★★★★ | ||
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2018-01-10 16:07:31 | Turla Targets Post Soviet States (lien direct) | >Russian linked hackers Turla have been targeting consulates in post- Soviet states by using a new tool which uses malware to steal sensitive information, according to recent ESET research. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: IB Times | |||
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2018-01-10 16:03:38 | Data Protection Bill Amended to Protect Security Researchers (lien direct) | >The Government is to amend the data protection bill, in order to protect researchers who work to uncover cyber criminals, after fears were raised that the bill would accidentally criminalize legitimate research. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: The Guardian | |||
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2018-01-09 17:17:03 | Cryptocurrency Mining Malware has links to N.Korea (lien direct) | >A new malware too which installs software that mines virtual currency has links to North Korea, according to Security company AlienVault. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Dark Reading | ★★★★ | ||
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2018-01-09 17:02:07 | Seven Ransomware Predictions for 2018 (lien direct) | >It might surprise you to know that most ransomware victims choose to pay a ransom to have their data restored. As long as victims continue to pay up, ransomware will continue to be a go-to strategy for cybercriminals. Furthermore, Forrester Research predicts that cybercriminals will increasingly use ransomware in 2018 to monetise attacks, as end-to-end ... | |||
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2018-01-09 17:00:25 | Hackers adopt \'school of fish\' approach as they sharpen focus on mid-sized businesses (lien direct) | >Rudimentary attacks, like information gathering, reputation blocks, fraud, and brute force attacks, increased by 71% from 2016-2017, according to new data released by eSentire, Inc., the largest pure-play Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider. The data represents a total volume rise in detected events from 15 million in 2016, to 21 million last year. Reports ... | |||
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2018-01-08 12:44:30 | South Korean Winter Olympics being targeted by Hackers (lien direct) | >News has broken that the next month’s Winter Olympics is being targeted by hackers. The report by McAfee found malware-infected emails were sent last month to organisations linked to Pyeongchang Games. Although those responsible were not identified, attacks are likely to increase in the build to the Pyeongchang Games. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: BBC | |||
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2018-01-08 12:39:15 | (Déjà vu) Approx 30,000 Medicaid patients details breached (lien direct) | >The confidential and personal data of 30,000 Medicaid patients has been breached after hackers gained access, according to Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: IBTimes | |||
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2018-01-08 11:17:17 | McAfee acquires the worldwide leader in the CASB market segment (lien direct) | >McAfee today announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Skyhigh Networks. With the close of this deal, Skyhigh Networks becomes part of the McAfee Cloud Security Business Unit. Skyhigh is an ideal complement to McAfee's strategy – one focused on building and optimising mission-critical cybersecurity environments for the future. Skyhigh Networks pioneered ... | |||
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2018-01-08 11:14:21 | Half of UK Businesses Are Fearful Robotic Process Automation (lien direct) | >A recent OnePoll survey1 for Ultima has found more than half (57 per cent) of the UK's SMEs fear big businesses use of robotic process automation will help to drive them out of business in the next five years, yet 10 per cent believe that automating repetitive, time-consuming tasks is not important to their success. ... | |||
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2018-01-05 14:26:42 | Phishing attacks on Cloud-based systems the new thing for criminal activity (lien direct) | >Cyber criminals have discovered a way of using Google App Scripts that will trigger the download of malware hosted on the Google drive of any computer. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: SC Magazine UK | ★★★★★ | ||
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2018-01-05 14:20:43 | Apple devices also impacted by Intel vulnerabilities (lien direct) | >Apple has warned its customers that the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities will affect Mac systems and iOS devices. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: ZDNet | ★★ | ||
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2018-01-05 14:17:38 | See if a hacker has taken control of your child\'s smart toy (lien direct) | The issue of toys being a choking hazard is still a concern for parents however, a hacker taking control of their child’s smart toy and exposing the rest of the family should definitely be high on the list. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: IBTimes | |||
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2018-01-05 12:40:01 | Amazon servers slowed down after Intel vuln patch (lien direct) | >Amazon AWS EC2 server customers have voiced their anger after the servers had noticeably slowed down following the deployment of a security patch that remedies the Intel processor flaw named Meltdown. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: The Register | ★★ | ||
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2018-01-05 11:04:11 | Business Risk Intelligence: An Aviation Necessity during the Holidays and Beyond (lien direct) | >As an estimated 3.5 million Britons packed their suitcases and flew home for the winter break, the airline industry was working hard to ensure the holiday travel season ran smoothly. Airport delays are no one's idea of holiday fun, and flight disruption is a major financial and reputational risk for airlines worldwide. However, the aviation ... | ★★★★ | ||
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2018-01-05 11:01:32 | (Déjà vu) Blockchain, virtualization and the rise of AI (lien direct) | >2017 has been an interesting year for cyber security. With hacks still dominating the headlines and GDPR looming the spotlight has been firmly on the cyber-security industry to help consumers and businesses alike stay secure in an increasingly digital world. With 2018 round the corner, the spotlight is set to stay firmly on the security ... | ★★★★ | ||
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2018-01-05 10:53:45 | Siloing security: A response to Meltdown and Spectre (lien direct) | >Earlier this week, Jann Horn of Google's Project Zero published a detailed blog post titled “Reading privileged memory with a side-channel.†The post confirmed that CPU data cache timing can be exploited to efficiently leak information out of mis-speculated execution. This could lead to – at worst – arbitrary virtual memory read vulnerabilities across local ... | Guideline | ||
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2018-01-04 17:37:17 | Major Intel Chip Flaws Discovered (lien direct) | >Two bugs named Spectre and Meltdown have been revealed across Intel Chips AMD and ARM which will affect millions of devices. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: BBC | ★★★★ | ||
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2018-01-04 17:34:05 | Uber Android app targeted by malware (lien direct) | >Symantec researchers have uncovered malware that harvests users passwords from the Uber’s Android App, giving hackers access to users accounts. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: MSN | Uber | ★★★ | |
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2018-01-04 10:38:45 | 6 Things That Make You a Target for Hackers (lien direct) | >Viruses and malicious software both top the list of common computer threats in the 21st century, but we can’t lose focus of one of the more traditional dangers: hacking. A criminal art form that once required hours of scanning computer code and immense knowledge of networking infrastructure is now accessible to nearly anyone with a ... | ★★★★ | ||
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2018-01-04 10:36:12 | Global Leader in IoT Development Reports Immediate ROI with Ironscales (lien direct) | >Headquartered in London, with R&D facilities, manufacturing plants and data centers all over the world, Telit is a global leader in Internet of Things (IoT) deployment. The company, which employs 1,100 people across 42 sites, helps reduce both time to market and the costs, risks and complexities associated with deploying IoT services through industries and ... | Guideline | ★★★★ | |
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2018-01-03 13:52:55 | GPS flaws named Trackmageddon could effect millions (lien direct) | >A report published by security researchers, Vangelis Stykas and Michael Gruhn, has revealed that there are a series of vulnerabilities found within several GPS and location tracking services, which has been labelled “Trackmageddon”. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE:Â Bleeping Computer | ★★★★ | ||
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2018-01-03 13:48:34 | (Déjà vu) Malware associated with Satori botnet available for free (lien direct) | >The working code for a Zero-day malware that can expose Huawei devices has been made public, with Hackers posting the information for free on Pastebin. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: IBTimes UK | Satori | ||
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2018-01-03 13:44:46 | Ancestry.com data left exposed on server (lien direct) | >A RootsWeb.com server containing sensitive information such as email addresses, usernames and password combinations for Ancestry.com was left exposed online. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Infosecurity Magazine | |||
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2018-01-03 13:41:40 | 15 year-old Apple MacOs zero-day released (lien direct) | >A security researcher going by the name of Siguza uncovered on the last day of 2017 a 15-year-old unpatched MacOs vulnerability which allows hackers root access to targeted Macs. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: IBTimesUK | |||
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2018-01-03 13:15:08 | BlackBerry and Baidu Partnering to Accelerate Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Technology (lien direct) | >BlackBerry Limited and Baidu, Inc. announced today that the two companies will collaborate to accelerate the deployment of connected and autonomous vehicle technology for automotive OEMs and suppliers worldwide. The companies have signed a statement of intent to make BlackBerry QNX's industry-leading ISO26262 ASIL-D certified safety operating system (OS) the foundation for Baidu's Apollo autonomous ... | Guideline | ||
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2017-12-22 11:52:44 | The path for SMEs and GDPR (lien direct) | >The end of 2017 is fast approaching. 2018 is set to be a fresh start for many, bringing with it new ideas and opportunities to make this world a more secure and safe place. It also marks the implementation of GDPR, which is set to revolutionise the way our data is stored and protected. Failure ... | ★★★★ | ||
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2017-12-22 11:48:15 | The University of Plymouth helps lead the way for Cyber Security Degree Apprenticeships (lien direct) | >University of Plymouth students who have successfully completed the Cyber Security Analyst Degree Apprenticeship pathway will now gain automatic Associate Membership of the Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP), the not-for-profit body dedicated to raising the standard of professionalism in information security. Plymouth is the first university to be accredited under this new scheme. The ... | ★★★★ | ||
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2017-12-22 11:45:34 | A digital currency for a digital age (lien direct) | >Bitcoin is a volatile digital currency that gained a lot of news coverage in the past couple of weeks as it topped $11,000 in value. It has since increased further. Many outside the digital world would have ignored this, but those of us inside the tech bubble were tuned in to see the rise of ... | ★★ | ||
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2017-12-22 11:36:34 | Nissan Canada Data Breach Affects 1.1Million (lien direct) | >1.1 Million people have been notified following an alleged data breach. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: InfoSecurity Magazine | ★★★★★ | ||
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2017-12-22 11:31:15 | Apple DOES Slow Older iPhones (lien direct) | >Following years of rumours, Apple has confirmed it DOES slow older iPhones! View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: The Guardian | ★★★ |
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