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2020-01-28 10:38:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Mozilla bans Firefox extensions for executing remote code

Mozilla’s policy is unambiguous - add-ons must be self-contained and not load remote code, which opens up the user to all sorts of risks.

Firefox Mozilla Security Threats Web Browsers "Edge" Apple Safari Browser Extensions Chrome Google Chrome Malicious Extensions Microsoft Edge Mozilla Firefox Safari Web Browsers
2020-01-27 21:26:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Google, Mozilla Ban Hundreds of Browser Extensions in Chrome, Firefox

After discovering a wide pattern of potentially malicious behavior in browser extensions, the two search giants are cracking down.

Web Security 2ring Add-ons Ban Block Browser Extensions Chrome Cisco Contact Center Data Theft Firefox Google Mozilla Remote Code Execution Roblox Rolimons Tamo Junto Unified Communications
2020-01-27 20:00:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Russian Brothers Sentenced to 12 Years for Fraud and Identity Theft

The pair, based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., were running a sophisticated credit card fraud factory.

2020-01-27 19:57:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
As Necurs Botnet Falls from Grace, Emotet Rises

Researchers wonder if a recent "amateur spam" campaign by the once-prevalant malware distribution botnet is a sign of trojans looking to other infection paths.

Malware Botnet Dridex Emotet Including GameOver Zeus Loki Malware Necurs Necurs Botnet Ransomware TrickBot
2020-01-27 18:21:00 UTC
Krebs on Security
Krebs on Security
Russian Cybercrime Boss Burkov Pleads Guilty

Aleksei Burkov, an ultra-connected Russian hacker once described as "an asset of supreme importance" to Moscow, has pleaded guilty in a U.S. court to running a site that sold stolen payment card data and to administering a highly secretive crime forum that counted among its members some of the most elite Russian cybercrooks.

Ne'er-Do-Well News Aleksei Burkov Aqua CardPlanet DirectConnection Evil Corp. Haaretz K0pa Maksim Viktorovich Yakubets Naama Issachar The Times Of Israel Vladimir Putin
2020-01-27 17:52:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
N.Y. Could Ban Cities from Paying Ransomware Attackers

State senators have issued proposals they say would encourage municipalities to upgrade their cyber-postures.

Government Malware Ban Municipalities New York State Ransomware Payments Senate Bill S7246 Senate Bills To Pay Or Not To Pay
2020-01-27 17:19:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
Nasty old Android malware with new capabilities gets difficult to remove

By Sudais Asif

This Android malware was identified in 2016 but in 2020 the malware is back with new capabilities including...

This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Nasty old Android malware with new capabilities gets difficult to remove

Malware Security Android Phishing Scam Security
2020-01-27 16:32:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Police arrest three Magecart cybercrime suspects in Indonesia

Card skimmer crew suspected of infecting nearly 200 e-commerce sites

2020-01-27 15:45:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Greater Focus on Privacy Pays Off for Firms

Privacy-mature companies complete sales more quickly, have fewer and less serious breaches, and recover from incidents faster, according to Cisco's annual survey.

2020-01-27 15:15:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Booking.com puts security first through education of software testers

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13 May 2024
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A total of 35 breaches were found and analysed resulting in 4,063,408 leaked accounts containing a total of 26 different data types. The breaches found publicly and freely available included ESN, Stealer Log 0456, SVR Labs, Kuchenland and Stealer Log 0455