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POPULAR CYBERSECURITY PUBLICATIONS
2018-10-01 14:02:00 UTC
Krebs on Security
Krebs on Security
Voice Phishing Scams Are Getting More Clever

Most of us have been trained to be wary of clicking on links and attachments that arrive in emails unexpected, but it's easy to forget scam artists are constantly dreaming up innovations that put a new shine on old-fashioned telephone-based phishing scams. Think you're too smart to fall for one? Think again: Even technology experts are getting taken in by some of the more recent schemes (or very nearly).

A Little Sunshine Latest Warnings The Coming Storm Cabel Sasser Caller ID Spoofing Matt Haughey MetaFilter Panic Inc. Phone Phishing Slack Vishing
2018-10-01 13:40:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Cybersecurity month 2018: What’s happening on both sides of the Atlantic?

Campaigns across the US and Europe will focus on education, awareness, and national security.

2018-10-01 11:56:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Dark Web Azorult Generator Offers Free Binaries to Cybercrooks

The Gazorp online builder makes it easy to start stealing passwords, credit-card information, cryptocurrency wallet data and more.

Malware Azorult Credit Card Information Cryptocurrency Wallet Gazorp Information Stealer Online Builder Passwords
2018-09-29 21:19:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
Hacker vows to delete Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook account; reports it for bounty instead

By Waqas

Hacker Cancels Plan to Live Stream Deletion of Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook Account. It was just yesterday when Facebook announced that it was hacked after attackers exploited a vulnerability in its View As feature and gained access to over 50 million accounts. Now, a well-known hacker from Taiwan, Chang Chi-yuan made headlines for a rather intriguing […]

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Security Social Network News Bug Bounty Facebook Hacking Internet Mark Zuckerberg Security Social Media
2018-09-29 09:57:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
YouTuber reveals iPhone XS passcode bypass bug exposing contacts/photos

By Waqas

With new iPhone XS out, it is a universally believed fact that Apple is committed to improving, and enhancing user privacy and security in its devices. With the new iOS 12 and iOS 12.1 beta, the Cupertino-based company claims to have taken security to a whole new level. However, this claim is questioned after numerous […]

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Apple News IPhone Security Apple Bug Hacking IOS IPhone XS Photos Privacy Security
2018-09-28 20:14:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
'Torii' Breaks New Ground For IoT Malware

Stealth, persistence mechanism and ability to infect a wide swath of devices make malware dangerous and very different from the usual Mirai knockoffs, Avast says.

2018-09-28 19:36:00 UTC
Krebs on Security
Krebs on Security
Facebook Security Bug Affects 90M Users

Facebook said today some 90 million of its users may get forcibly logged out of their accounts after the company fixed a rather glaring security vulnerability in its Web site that may have let attackers hijack user profiles. In short blog post published this afternoon, Facebook said hackers have been exploiting a vulnerability in Facebook’s […]

A Little Sunshine 90 Million Facebook Breach Facebook View-As Bug
2018-09-28 18:32:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Facebook Data Breach Impacts Almost 50 Million Accounts

Hackers exploited a flaw in Facebook’s code impacting its “View As” feature.

Privacy Uncategorized Web Security Access Token Bug Bounty Data Breach Facebook Facebook Privacy
2018-09-28 18:15:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
Facebook hacked: Hackers steal access tokens of 50 million accounts

By Waqas

Hackers exploited a vulnerability in the “View As” feature of Facebook. The social media giant Facebook has announced that it has suffered a massive cyber attack, resulting in  50 million users account impacted. In a statement, the vice president of product management at Facebook, Guy Rosen said that hackers exploited a vulnerability in Facebook’s ‘view as’ feature which […]

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Hacking News Social Network News Facebook Hacking Instagram Security Social Media Vulnerability
2018-09-28 18:11:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Another Linux Kernel Bug Surfaces, Allowing Root Access

Android, Debian and Ubuntu users are still at risk.

Vulnerabilities Cache Invalidation CVE-2018-17182 Kernel Bug Linux Memory Use-after-free Vulnerability

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OUR TAKE ON TRENDING STORIES
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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SPOTLIGHT, VULNERABILITY CHAT & PRIVACY HEADLINES
06 May 2024
BREACHAWARE HQ

A total of 19 breaches were found and analysed resulting in 6,573,110 leaked accounts containing a total of 22 different data types. The breaches found publicly and freely available included Rendez-Vous, Stealer Log 0454, boAt Lifestyle, Expandia and Intergroup Gold