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2019-09-18 12:58:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
WannaCry – the worm that just won’t die

WannaCry never went away - it just became less obvious.

Malware Ransomware Epidemiology EternalBlue Malware Patching Ransomware WannaCry
2019-09-18 12:33:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Is $100 million enough to save the web from ads?

Mozilla, Creative Commons and Coil are teaming up to launch a $100m fund to drive out advertising and advocate privacy across the web.

Firefox Mozilla Privacy Web Browsers Brave Browser Browser Privacy Coil Creative Commons Grant For The Web Online Privacy
2019-09-18 12:21:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Leaky database spills data on 20 million Ecuadorians and businesses

Included are deep details on 7 million minors, one grownup named Julian Assange, and perhaps a few million deceased Ecuadorians.

Data Loss Government Security Phishing Security Threats BEC Database Ecuador Government Data Julian Assange Leak Novaestrat NovaStratech Pii VpnMentor
2019-09-18 11:26:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Common storage and router devices are still hopelessly broken

Don’t be lulled into a false sense of security by that shiny new router or network-attached storage (NAS) device - the chances are that it’s no more secure than its predecessors.

Security Threats Home Router Router Security Sohopelessly Broken
2019-09-18 10:57:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Teenage gamer jailed over lethal swatting

Casey Viner got into a spat over a $1.50 wager in a Call of Duty World War II game that led to the fatal shooting of an innocent man.

Law & Order 9/11 911 Hoax Andrew Finch Casey Viner Gamers Shane Gaskill SWATting Tyler Barriss
2019-09-18 10:13:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
How to Ship Your Ecommerce Goods At Lightning Speed

By Uzair Amir

Want better results for your Ecommerce store? Here are some well-rounded tips on how you can ship faster and more expediently while spending less money. 

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How To Amazon Business ECommerce
2019-09-17 21:04:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Panda Threat Group Mines for Monero With Updated Payload, Targets

Though harboring unsophisticated payloads, the Panda threat group has updated its tactics - from targets to infrastructure - and successfully mined hundreds of thousands of dollars using cryptomining malware.

Hacks Malware C2 Crypto Miner Cryptomining Infrastructure Malware Massminer Panda Payload Threat Group
2019-09-17 17:39:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
New Linux malware is evading detection to mine cryptocurrency

By Sudais

Dubbed Skidmap by researchers; the Linux malware mines cryptocurrency and drop backdoor - All that without being detected.

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Malware Security Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Linux Phishing Skidmap
2019-09-17 17:03:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
AMD Radeon Graphics Cards Open VMware Workstations to Attack

Bug impacts VMware Workstation 15 running 64-bit versions of Windows 10 as the guest VM.

Vulnerabilities AMD Radeon Graphics Card CVE-2019-5049 Memory Corruption Bug Pixel Shader Vmware VMware Workstation Windows 10
2019-09-17 15:59:00 UTC
Krebs on Security
Krebs on Security
Man Who Hired Deadly Swatting Gets 15 Months

An Ohio teen who recruited a convicted serial swatter to fake a distress call that ended in the police shooting an innocent Kansas man in 2017 has been sentenced to 15 months in prison.

Ne'er-Do-Well News Andrew Finch Casey Viner Shane Gaskill SWATting Tyler Barriss

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By SUE DENIM
TikTok Ban, Discord Bot Community Attack, and Telecom Company's Breach Resurgence.
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22 April 2024
BREACHAWARE HQ

A total of 11 breaches were found and analysed resulting in 8,670,369 leaked accounts containing a total of 26 different data types. The breaches found publicly and freely available included A MONEY, Raychat, Bin Weevils, ZOON and Stealer Log 0450