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2019-09-12 17:30:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
NetCAT Vulnerability Is Out of the Bag

Researchers discover a side-channel vulnerability that exploits the network performance-enhancing capabilities of recent Intel server CPUs.

2019-09-12 17:29:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
Simjacker vulnerability lets attackers track your location with an SMS

By Sudais

The Simjacker vulnerability could extend to over 1 billion mobile phone users globally (to be exact it has targeted 30 countries.)

This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Simjacker vulnerability lets attackers track your location with an SMS

Privacy Security Surveillance Hacking IMEI Security Spyware Vulnerability
2019-09-12 15:48:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Library-Themed University Phishing Attack Expands to Massive Scale

Cobalt Dickens (a.k.a. Silent Librarian) is now actively targeting 380 universities, bent on stealing credentials and moving deeper into school networks.

Breach Web Security Cobalt Dickens CTU Expansion Phishing Campaign Proofpoint Silent Librarian Student Credentials Universities
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

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April 2024
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
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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