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POPULAR CYBERSECURITY PUBLICATIONS
2020-07-03 12:35:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
What is smishing? How to protect against text message phishing scams

A portmanteau of ‘SMS’ and ‘phishing’, this rather clunky term describes a cyber-telecoms scam many of us have encountered

2020-07-03 11:56:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Hole-y Guacamole: Flaws in Apache remote desktop tech exposed by new research

Combined security vulnerabilities create remote code execution risk

2020-07-03 10:36:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Google buys AR smart-glasses company North

They're not surveillance spectacles, says Google, just a piece in the jigsaw of "ambient computing", where helpfulness is all around you.

Google Mobile Privacy Uncategorized Focals Glass Google Glass North Wearables
2020-07-02 21:20:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
BG-IP Vulnerabilities Could be Big Trouble for Customers

Left unpatched, pair of vulnerabilities could give attackers wide access to a victim's application delivery network.

2020-07-02 21:20:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
BIG-IP Vulnerabilities Could be Big Trouble for Customers

Left unpatched, pair of vulnerabilities could give attackers wide access to a victim's application delivery network.

2020-07-02 18:41:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
Facebook exposed user data to thousands of app developers

By Zara Khan

Facebook 'Privacy Matters' reveals 5000 app developers accessed user data.

This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Facebook exposed user data to thousands of app developers

Security Social Network News Breach Facebook Mark Zuckerberg Privacy
2020-07-02 17:30:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
22,900 MongoDB Databases Affected in Ransomware Attack

An attacker scanned for databases misconfigured to expose information and wiped the data, leaving a ransom note behind.

2020-07-02 17:00:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Trojans, Backdoors and Droppers: The Most-Analyzed Malware

Even so, backdoors and droppers are rare in the wild.

Malware Most Recent ThreatLists Backdoors Droppers Emotet Kaspersky Most Common Malware Most-analyzed Malware Statistics Threatlist Trojans
2020-07-02 16:14:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Apache Guacamole Opens Door for Total Control of Remote Footprint

Several vulnerabilities can be chained together for a full exploit.

Cloud Security Vulnerabilities Apache Guacamole Check Point COVID-19 CVE-2020-9497 CVE-2020-9498 Gateway Information Disclosure RCE Remote Footprint Remote Users Security Vulnerabilities Takeover Work From Home
2020-07-02 16:06:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Facebook Privacy Glitch Gave 5K Developers Access to ‘Expired’ Data

Facebook has fixed a privacy issue that gave developers access to user data long after the 90-day "expiration" date.

Facebook Privacy Cambridge Analytics Data Data Collection Data Sharing Developer Expired Access Security Social Media Third Party App Third Party Apps

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February 2024
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The Truth Behind "The Xun" Repository Bombshell.
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SPOTLIGHT, VULNERABILITY CHAT & PRIVACY HEADLINES
25 March 2024
BREACHAWARE HQ

A total of 24 breaches were found and analysed resulting in 87,916,303 leaked accounts containing a total of 21 different data types. The breaches found publicly and freely available included AT&T Division, US Consumer Opt In Records, Gosuslugi [2], Kava CasinoLife Poker and Stealer Log 0438