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POPULAR CYBERSECURITY PUBLICATIONS
2019-09-12 15:05:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
California Passes Bill to Ban Police Use of Facial Recognition

The historic measure, which still needs to be signed into law, would prohibit biometric surveillance, including in bodycams.

Government Privacy Ab 1215 Ban Biometric Surveillance Bodycams California Facial Recognition Law Enforcement Legislation Police State Law
2019-09-12 15:05:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
IoT security concerns raised as researchers detect massive increase in malicious traffic

F-Secure reports almost 3bn attacks against honeypot servers in first six months of 2019

2019-09-12 14:25:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
1B Mobile Users Vulnerable to Ongoing ‘SimJacker’ Surveillance Attack

More than one billion mobile users are at risk from a SIM card flaw being currently exploited by threat actors, researchers warn.

Hacks Mobile Security Location Tracking Mobile Security Phone Users SIM Card SIM Flaw Simjacker Spy Surveillance Vulnerability
2019-09-12 14:00:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
The Fight Against Synthetic Identity Fraud

Advanced data and innovative technology will help organizations more easily identify abnormal behavior and tell legitimate customers apart from "fake" ones.

2019-09-12 13:56:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Shortcomings in approval process for Extended Validation certificates exposed

Certified checks

2019-09-12 13:53:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
S2 Ep8: Facebook leak, $5m ransoms, DNS angst – Naked Security Podcast

The latest Naked Security Podcast is live - listen now!

Podcast Facebook Firefox Https Naked Security Podcast Ransomware
2019-09-12 12:37:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
UNICEF Leaks Personal Data of 8,000 Users via Email Blunder

The organization accidentally sent the names, email addresses, gender and professional information of users of its portal Agora in an email sent in August.

Privacy Agora Email Blunder Leaky Data UNICEF
2019-09-12 11:33:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
September 2019’s Patch Tuesday: 2 zero-days, 17 critical bugs

Sometimes, a Patch Tuesday update arrives with a bang that sends users scrambling for cover - September's update earns that description.

Adobe Adobe Flash Microsoft Organisations Security Threats Windows Flash Player Patch Tuesday RDP Remote Desktop Services Stuxnet Zero Day
2019-09-12 10:49:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Massive email fraud bust snares 281 suspects

Operation reWired=tired cops worldwide! 167 suspects were cuffed in Nigeria and 74 in the US, among 8 other countries.

Law & Order Security Threats BEC Business Email Compromise Dating Sites Email Money Mules Operation ReWired Pii Romance Scams Tax Refunds Tax Returns
2019-09-12 10:24:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Google experiments with DNS-over-HTTP in Chrome

Following hot on Mozilla's trail, Google officially announced its own DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) experiment in Chrome this week.

Google Google Chrome Privacy Web Browsers Chrome Chrome Browser CloudFlare DNS-over-HTTPS Firefox

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March 2024
By SUE DENIM
TikTok Ban, Discord Bot Community Attack, and Telecom Company's Breach Resurgence.
Ah, the dramatic saga of TikTok in the United States! Picture this: a ban looming over TikTok, akin to a dark cloud threatening to rain on our digital parade. Congress is all up in arms, waving their "think of the children" banners while TikTok nervously checks its watch, wondering if it should start packing its bags for a forced sale. Meanwhile, nobody bats an eye at the plethora of Chinese gadge...

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SPOTLIGHT, VULNERABILITY CHAT & PRIVACY HEADLINES
15 April 2024
BREACHAWARE HQ

A total of 15 breaches were found and analysed resulting in 10,110,194 leaked accounts containing a total of 23 different data types. The breaches found publicly and freely available included US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Stealer Log 0448, Stealer Log 0449, Believe and Carding Team