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2016-05-26 19:00:00 | Sen. Wyden says, despite denial, CIA director knew agency spied on Senate (lien direct) | Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said CIA Director John Brennan knew his agency was spying on the Senate despite denying the claims in 2013. |
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2016-05-26 15:00:00 | Update: 117 million LinkedIn email credentials found for sale on the dark web (lien direct) | The 2012 LinkedIn data breach may be the breach that just keeps on giving with the news that 117 million customer email credentials originating from that hack were found for sale on the dark web. |
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2016-05-26 11:00:00 | Alt campaign plans to replace \'fundamentally broken\' CVE platform (lien direct) | An Australian security researcher launched a light-hearted campaign to address ongoing issues affecting MITRE's CVE vulnerability system. |
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2016-05-25 21:33:04 | State Dept. criticized for poor records management, Clinton broke rules, IG report says (lien direct) | "Longstanding, systemic weaknesses" prevented the State Department from properly managing cybersecurity risks, according to an IG report. |
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2016-05-25 21:03:11 | APWG report: Phishing surges by 250 percent in Q1 2016 (lien direct) | The Anti-Phishing Working Group observed more phishing attacks in the first quarter of 2016 than in any other three-month span since it began tracking data in 2004, according to the anti-cybercrime coalition. |
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2016-05-25 16:25:48 | Anonymous group takes aim at Fla. Gov. Rick Scott (lien direct) | In a video on Facebook, a figure in a Guy Fawkes mask accused Florida Gov. Rick Scott of a "collusion of corruption" following the dumping of polluted water from Lake Okeechobee into the Atlantic Ocean. |
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2016-05-25 16:10:43 | Wekby hacker gang using DNS requests in new malware campaign (lien direct) | A long-time hacker group is using DNS requests as a command-and-control mechanism in a new series of malware attacks. |
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2016-05-25 14:00:00 | It\'s a trap! WhatsApp Gold \'premium\' version lures users to malware (lien direct) | A new scam is tricking users of WhatsApp into downloading a so-called exclusive version of the app called 'WhatsApp Gold', which infects mobile devices with malware. |
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2016-05-24 19:51:23 | Bad guys update DMA Locker with version 4.0 (lien direct) | The criminal developers behind the ransomware DMA Locker have for the third time updated the malware rolling out 4.0 version several days ago. |
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2016-05-24 19:44:39 | Lieu, Hurd urge colleagues to use encryption, improve cyber hygiene (lien direct) | Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Sen. Will Hurd (R-Texas) took aim at Congress's personal cyber hygiene in a letter penned to their fellow legislators. |
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2016-05-24 19:27:14 | Adobe Flash remains threat as users fail to update, researchers (lien direct) | Although an Adobe update to its Flash program fixed a zero-day vulnerability, attackers are still taking advantage of it as many users have failed to install the patch. |
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2016-05-24 15:30:00 | Surrey teenager charged under Computer Misuse Act over Mumsnet hack (lien direct) | A teenager from Surrey has been charged with a cyber-attack on Mumsnet, forcing the parenting website to reset the passwords of its 7.7 million members. |
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2016-05-24 12:00:00 | Variant of Cerber ransomware features bot capabilities that could launch DDoS attacks (lien direct) | Researchers at endpoint security solutions company Invincea have discovered a new variant of Cerber ransomware could locks out legitimate users, while still allowing attackers to potentially launch DDoS attacks against other networks. |
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2016-05-23 19:16:27 | Researcher brute forces Instagram, cites multiple intenal flaws (lien direct) | Information security bug-bounty hunter Arne Swinnen used several flaws with Instagram's login system to brute force his way into the social media giant and gain access to member accounts. |
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2016-05-23 10:30:00 | After trio of hacks, SWIFT addresses information sharing concerns (lien direct) | Following reports of a cyberattack last year in which hackers stole $9 million from an Ecuadorean bank, SWIFT stated it is taking steps to create more information sharing practices. |
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2016-05-20 21:30:00 | Petya and Mischa ransomware bundled in one malicious payload (lien direct) | Researchers spotted Petya and Mischa ransomware bundled together in a single malicious payload. |
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2016-05-20 21:20:00 | Ubiquiti warns of worm using known exploit on outdated AirOS firmware (lien direct) | A worm that made its way into Ubiquiti Networks equipment through outdated AirOS firmware has wreaked havoc on ISPs and others that use the Ubiquiti networking platform. |
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2016-05-20 19:00:00 | (Déjà vu) TeslaCrypt authors release master keys, Ransomware Info Day held 19 May (lien direct) | The authors of the TeslaCrypt ransomware have publicly released the master decryption key that unlocks files encrypted by the malware in efforts to close up shop and go home for good. |
Tesla | ★★★★★ | |
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2016-05-20 15:52:34 | Spoofing scam goes for the steal, scores Milwaukee Bucks\' W-2 forms (lien direct) | Basketball fans have heard of the "Hack-a-Shaq" strategy. But yesterday, the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks franchise publicly acknowledged that the entire team was hacked — by a cybercriminal. |
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2016-05-20 15:00:00 | Video: Police need to be more savvy in commissioning high-tech solutions (lien direct) | Chief constable Stephen Kavanagh tells techUK's Partners Against Crime seminar that the police need to engage more effectively with the private sector in developing new crime fighting capabilities. |
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2016-05-19 20:00:00 | Senate hearing: \'Hard to overstate\' ransomware\'s impact, botnet bill improves protections (lien direct) | Security professionals lauded a bill that aims to tackle malware threats by disrupting the use of botnets by cybercriminal groups, in testimony during a Senate hearing. |
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2016-05-19 19:19:15 | Angler Exploit campaign infected at least 19 sites (lien direct) | Cyphort Labs spotted a new Angler Exploit campaign that has already infected at least 19 websites. |
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2016-05-19 15:00:00 | The brick doesn\'t fall far from the Apple tree (lien direct) | Apple has released a series of security updates to both tvOS, iOS, watchOS, OSX, Safari and iTunes. |
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2016-05-18 21:31:16 | Eastern Ukraine separatists seemingly targeted in Operation Groundbait APT (lien direct) | Researchers have discovered a malware-based APT dating back to 2008 that at least appears to target political enemies of Ukraine, including pro-Russia separatists in the disputed eastern region of the country. |
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2016-05-18 21:26:26 | Flurish customer info compromised after release to third-party vendors (lien direct) | Flurish Inc. reported to the California Attorney General's office that the personal information for some of its customers had been compromised when it was made available to some of the company's third-party vendors. |
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2016-05-18 15:00:00 | 77% of organisations unprepared for cyber-security incidents (lien direct) | Roughly 77 percent of organisations are unprepared for cyber-security incidents according to research by NTT Com in its 2016 Global Threat Intelligence Report. |
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2016-05-17 20:02:40 | Senate subcommittee will address ransomware threat (lien direct) | A Senate Judiciary subcommittee will hold a hearing Wednesday to explore that growing threat of ransomware. |
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2016-05-17 17:30:00 | OSGP custom RC4 encryption cracked yet again (lien direct) | The Open Smart Grid Protocol's (OSGP) home-grown RC4 encryption has been cracked once again. The easy-to-break, custom RC4 was cracked last year. |
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2016-05-17 14:50:42 | Symantec\'s anti-virus engine updated, flaw could cause Blue Screen of Death (lien direct) | Symantec released an update to its anti-virus engine (AVE) to repair a kernel-level flaw making the software susceptible to a memory access violation when parsing a specifically-crafted portable-executable (PE) header file. |
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2016-05-16 21:30:00 | Hacker doxes Nulled cybercrime forum, exposes data on 536,000 user accounts (lien direct) | An unidentified hacker turned the tables on Nulled.io, a popular online forum that facilitates cybercriminal activity, by compromising its website and publicly dumping its sensitive user data and communications. |
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2016-05-16 19:00:00 | Phishing attack compromises City College of San Francisco student data (lien direct) | City College of San Francisco reported that student information was compromised when an employee responded to a phishing email. |
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2016-05-16 15:00:00 | Banking Trojan has infected at least 40K Android users worldwide (lien direct) | Hundreds of different banking Trojans attack Android users, one being Android.SmsSpy.88.origin, which was first spotted in 2014. |
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2016-05-16 11:30:00 | Ponemon: 89% of surveyed health care orgs breached in last two years; cybercrime top cause (lien direct) | For the second consecutive year, Ponemon Institute's annual study on the state of security and privacy in health care found that cybercrime was the leading cause of data breaches among hospitals and other medical providers. |
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2016-05-14 15:00:00 | House bill seeks to sanction indicted Iranian hackers (lien direct) | A U.S. House member introduced draft legislation Thursday that would require the Obama administration to sanction Iranian hackers indicted for cyberattacks. |
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2016-05-13 18:34:25 | South Korea blames northern neighbor for cyber attack on defense contractor (lien direct) | South Korea claimed North Korea was behind a cyber attack on a navy defense contractor. |
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2016-05-13 16:06:33 | Bug Hunters claim $20K from Google (lien direct) | Google paid out $20,000 in bug bounty fees to four researchers credited with finding the five flaws, three of which were rated high, that the company patched earlier this week. |
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2016-05-12 20:00:00 | New PayPal phishing scam hooking victims (lien direct) | The research firm AppRiver is reporting a new PayPal phishing scam is making the rounds with this version using a phony security message to obtain personal identifiable information. |
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2016-05-12 17:00:00 | Fearing ransomware, House bans Google-hosted apps, Yahoo Mail (lien direct) | Concern for hacking prompted the U.S. House of Representatives to block lawmakers from accessing software apps residing on a Google cloud service. |
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2016-05-12 14:30:00 | Critical patches target privilege escalation (lien direct) | Half of this months Patch Tuesday releases are critical, many addressing privilege escalation. |
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2016-05-12 12:00:00 | Advisory Committee expresses Quantum, legacy system concerns (lien direct) | The National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) brought together Silicon Valley executives with federal officials at the advisory committee's annual meeting on Wednesday. |
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2016-05-11 21:01:05 | Senate bill asks Obama administration to define cyber war (lien direct) | Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced The Cyber Act of War Act of 2016 bill this week asking the Obama administration to develop a set of guidelines for the U.S. military to follow in response to a cyberattack. |
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2016-05-11 15:01:23 | 300 Wendy\'s restaurants affected by POS malware attack earlier this year (lien direct) | An investigation into a point-of-sale malware attack discovered earlier this year found 300 of the chain's 5,500 locations were impacted. |
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2016-05-10 19:02:18 | FBI StingRay NDA instructs police to use parallel construction (lien direct) | The FBI provided a local police department with a StingRay but required it to "use additional and independent investigative means and methods" to ensure data obtained by the surveillance device "would be admissible at trial." |
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2016-05-10 16:15:00 | Locky ransomware bolsters encryption of communications with C&C servers (lien direct) | In a move to obfuscate network traffic more effectively, Locky ransomware developers recently upgraded the malware to communicate with its command and control server via both symmetric and asymmetric encryption. |
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2016-05-10 13:00:00 | Twitter blocks intel agencies from data analytics service (lien direct) | Twitter blocked U.S. intelligence agencies' access to data provided by a private company that scans Twitter feeds. |
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2016-05-09 21:25:09 | Cybercriminals have offshore accounts, too (lien direct) | Trend Micro found evidence that cybercriminals open offshore accounts. |
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2016-05-09 20:40:07 | Bad guys update 7ev3n and CryptXXX ransomware (lien direct) | Bad guys have to put in long hours too in order to keep their ransomware fresh and usable. |
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2016-05-09 16:00:59 | Liberty Reserve founder sentenced to 20 years (lien direct) | Arthur Budovsky, operator of an online payment processor popular with cybercriminals, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for money laundering. |
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2016-05-09 13:10:14 | Unsuitable addendum: Wassenaar Arrangement (lien direct) | A contentious amendment to an international export treaty has been causing an uproar in the security communities. |
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2016-05-07 20:24:57 | Kroger warns past, present employees of possible compromise after Equifax W-2Express breach (lien direct) | Kroger alerted current and former employees this week that their data - including Social Security numbers and birth dates - may have been compromised as a result of a breach at Equifax's W-2Express website. |
Equifax | ★★★ |
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