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2020-02-17 12:44:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Gold-nuggeting: Open source tool simplifies target discovery for pen testers

Batea uses machine learning to find valuable device information

2020-02-17 12:44:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Gold-nuggeting: Machine learning tool simplifies target discovery for pen testers

Batea uses machine learning to find valuable device information

2020-02-17 12:07:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Google pulls 500 malicious Chrome extensions after researcher tip-off

Google has abruptly pulled over 500 Chrome extensions from its Web Store that researchers discovered were stealing browsing data and executing click fraud and malvertising.

Google Google Chrome Security Threats Web Browsers Browser Security Chrome Chrome Extension Chrome Store Duo Security Jamila Kaya Malicious Extensions Web Browsers
2020-02-17 12:02:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Google forced to reveal anonymous reviewer’s details

A court has forced Google to reveal the details of an anonymous poster who published an unpalatable review of a dentist.

Google Law & Order Privacy Australia Bad Reviews Fraudulent Reviews Google Reviews Lawsuit Personally Identifiable Information Pii
2020-02-17 11:55:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Senator calls for dedicated US data protection agency

The US needs a data protection agency of its own, and Kirsten Gillibrand wants to be the one that makes it happen.

Facebook Government Security Law & Order Privacy California Consumer Protection Act CCPA Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act COPRA Data Protection Federal Trade Commission Ftc Kirsten Gillibrand Online Privacy Personal Data Personally Identifiable Information Pii Selling Data
2020-02-17 11:45:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Police bust alleged operator of Bitcoin mixing service Helix

The Ohio man is charged with running a Bitcoin mixer to launder over $300m—now worth $3.6b—on behalf of Dark Net crooks trying to hide out.

Cryptocurrency Law & Order AlphaBay Bitcoin Bitcoin Mixer Bitcoin Taint Bitcoin Tumbler BitMixer BTC-e Chainalysis Cryptocurrency Dark Web Dark-net Drugs Grams Helix Larry Harmon Money Laundering Narcotics Ohio
2020-02-15 20:53:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
PhotoSquared app leaks photos & home addresses of 100,000s of users

By Waqas

Another day, another data breach putting user data at risk - This time, PhotoSquared.

This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: PhotoSquared app leaks photos & home addresses of 100,000s of users

Leaks Privacy Security Android AWS Breach LEAKS PhotoSquared Security
2020-02-14 21:07:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
500 Google Chrome extensions found to be spreading malware

By Sudais Asif

Recently, it has been found out that over 500 Google Chrome extensions were collecting user data and using it for malicious purposes.

This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 500 Google Chrome extensions found to be spreading malware

Malware Security Chrome Fraud Google Privacy Scam Security
2020-02-14 20:56:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Huawei Controversy Highlights 5G Security Implications

Security experts say that 5G supply chain concerns should be taken seriously – whether it’s in the context of Huawei or not.

Government Mobile Security Privacy Vulnerabilities 5G Access Backdoors China Cybersecurity Equipment Supplier Espionage Huawei Lawful Intercept Security Risk U.s. Ban
2020-02-14 20:50:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
500 Malicious Chrome Extensions Impact Millions of Users

The malicious Chrome extensions were secretly collecting users' browser data and redirecting them to malware-laced websites.

Vulnerabilities Web Security Browser Data Chrome Extension Google Google Chrome Malicious Extension Malware User Data

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By SUE DENIM
Cyber Warfare: Breaches, Alerts, and Cybersecurity Policy
In cyber warfare, it seems no sector is safe from the relentless clutches of threat actors. Take, for instance, a Russian food manufacturing giant finding itself in the crosshairs of a Ukrainian hacker collective. With a flair for the dramatic, the group proudly proclaimed their conquest in a channel dedicated to airing their digital conquests. Their loot? A whopping 6TB of sensitive data, includi...

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29 April 2024
BREACHAWARE HQ

A total of 13 breaches were found and analysed resulting in 4,834,779 leaked accounts containing a total of 21 different data types. The breaches found publicly and freely available included Stealer Log 0452, Redaq, Stealer Log 0453, Kharkov and Stealer Log 0451