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2019-09-11 11:31:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Feds Indict 281 People for Involvement in Massive E-Mail Fraud Scheme

A coordinated effort between multiple agencies arrested suspects in Nigeria, the U.S. and eight other countries as well as seized nearly $3.7 million.

Government Web Security BEC Business Email Compromise Email Fraud Homeland Security Internet Crime Complaint Center Nigeria Operation ReWired State And The U.S. Postal Inspection Service Treasury U.S. Departments Of Justice
2019-09-11 11:31:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Feds Indict 281 People for Involvement in Massive Email Fraud Scheme

A coordinated effort between multiple agencies arrested suspects in Nigeria, the U.S. and eight other countries as well as seized nearly $3.7 million.

Government Web Security BEC Business Email Compromise Email Fraud Homeland Security Internet Crime Complaint Center Nigeria Operation ReWired State And The U.S. Postal Inspection Service Treasury U.S. Departments Of Justice
2019-09-11 11:15:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Wikipedia fights off huge DDoS attack

Wikipedia has suffered what appears to be the most disruptive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack in recent memory.

Denial Of Service Security Threats DDoS Takedown Wikimedia Wikipedia
2019-09-11 11:08:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
IoT security: Storm brewing on the digital underground, as criminals flock to forums

Wretched hives of villainy exposed

2019-09-11 10:48:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
LinkedIn can’t block public profile data scraping, court rules

The long-awaited decision found that automated scraping of publicly accessible data likely doesn't violate the CFAA.

Law & Order LinkedIn Social Networks CFAA Computer Fraud And Abuse Act Data Scraping DCMA HiQ HiQ Labs Keeper Linkedin Scraping Skills Mapper
2019-09-11 10:27:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Telegram fixes ‘unsend message’ bug that held on to your pictures

A security researcher uncovered a flaw in Telegram's 'unsend message' feature.

Cryptography Privacy Encrypted Messaging Private Messaging Telegram Unsend
2019-09-11 10:16:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Facebook says location data in iOS 13, Android 10 may be confusing

The OS updates may not reflect your Facebook app setting, but Facebook says it will respect whatever users' most restrictive settings are.

Android Facebook IOS Mobile Privacy Android 10 IOS 13 Location Data Location Tracking Marketing Tracking
2019-09-11 09:30:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
How Can SEO Help Increase Website Security?

By Uzair Amir

Though many think that SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and website security do not go hand in hand, they are a lot closer than many think.

This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How Can SEO Help Increase Website Security?

How To Business Google Security SEO SSL Website
2019-09-10 21:30:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Third-Party Features Leave Websites More Vulnerable to Attack

A new report points out the dangers to customer data of website reliance on multiple third parties.

2019-09-10 20:11:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Insider Threats Are Rising – But They Shouldn’t Be

Simply implementing best practices is not enough to address the risk coming from your own employees.

Breach Cloud Security Featured Government Hacks InfoSec Insider Mobile Security Best Practices Data Monitoring Data Protection Infosec Insider Insider Threats Spotting Insider Threats Value Density

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TikTok Ban, Discord Bot Community Attack, and Telecom Company's Breach Resurgence.
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22 April 2024
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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