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2020-08-06 19:56:00 UTC
Krebs on Security
Krebs on Security
Hacked Data Broker Accounts Fueled Phony COVID Loans, Unemployment Claims

A group of thieves thought to be responsible for collecting millions in fraudulent small business loans and unemployment insurance benefits from COVID-19 economic relief efforts gathered personal data on people and businesses they were impersonating by leveraging several compromised accounts at a little-known U.S. consumer data broker, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.

Data Breaches The Coming Storm COVID-19 Derek Dubner Economic Injury Disaster Loan IDI Data Interactive Data LLC International Computer Science Institute Nicholas Weaver UC Berkeley
2020-08-06 19:50:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Using IoT Botnets to Manipulate the Energy Market

Tohid Shekari, phD candidate at Georgia Tech, talks about the session that he and Georgia Tech professor Raheem Beyah gave about a stealthy and adaptable way to use IoT botnets for financial gain or market downfall.

2020-08-06 19:49:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Black Hat 2020: Satellite Comms Globally Open to $300 Eavesdropping Hack

Attackers can listen in on internet traffic for high-value targets a continent away, like shipping fleets and oil installations, using some basic home-television gear.

Black Hat Cloud Security Critical Infrastructure Cryptography Hacks IoT Web Security Black Hat 2020 Communications Eavesdropping Interception ISPs James Pavur Listening Maritime Oil Rigs Oxford Satellite Shipping
2020-08-06 19:30:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Broadcom: Staying Safe with WastedLocker Ransomware Variant on the Prowl

SPONSORED CONTENT: Stealthier and more patient than some predecessors, WastedLocker lingers surreptitiously for as long as it needs to for maximum payoff, says Jon DiMaggio with Broadcom's Symantec division. He explains how Windows servers are at a different risk level than their open-source counterparts, and how WastedLocker identifies "valuable" targets.

2020-08-06 19:23:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Spooler alert: A decade after Stuxnet, Windows printer component still a playground for zero-days

Print spooler exploits were on full display at Black Hat 2020

2020-08-06 19:10:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
The Long Shadow of Stuxnet: New Microsoft Print Spooler Vulns Revealed

Researchers Peleg Hader and Tomer Bar of SafeBreach share details of the three vulnerabilities they found in Windows Print Spooler that could allow an attacker to sneak into the network through an old printer service mechanism.

2020-08-06 18:43:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
New tool detects fake 4G cell phone towers

By Sudais Asif

Dubbed Crocodile Hunter; the tool works by scanning for 4G signals.

This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New tool detects fake 4G cell phone towers

Surveillance IMSI Privacy Stingray
2020-08-06 18:35:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Platform Security: Intel Pushes to Reduce Supply Chain Attacks

SPONSORED CONTENT: Attacks on supply chains involve lots of players and companies, not to mention an exponential amount of data for the stealing, notes Intel's Tom Garrison. Notoriously difficult to detect and mitigate, Garrison discusses new approaches to securing an individual company's computing platforms, including Compute Lifecycle Assurance.

2020-08-06 18:10:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
2019 Breach Leads to $80 Million Fine for Capital One

The fine is part of a series of steps required by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

2020-08-06 18:00:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Four Rules and Three Tools to Protect Against Fake SaaS Apps

Here's how to blunt the twinned forces of shadow IT and counterfeit apps and keep your data safe.

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February 2024
By SUE DENIM
The Truth Behind "The Xun" Repository Bombshell.
Well, well, well, it seems the digital waters are getting murkier by the day. A mysterious GitHub user by the name of I-SOON recently made their grand entrance onto the coding scene, dropping a repository bombshell titled "The Truth Behind an Xun." Inside? Oh, just a casual 200 megabytes of top-secret intel about a Chinese cybersecurity company. Talk about spilling the digital tea!

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SPOTLIGHT, VULNERABILITY CHAT & PRIVACY HEADLINES
25 March 2024
BREACHAWARE HQ

A total of 24 breaches were found and analysed resulting in 87,916,303 leaked accounts containing a total of 21 different data types. The breaches found publicly and freely available included AT&T Division, US Consumer Opt In Records, Gosuslugi [2], Kava CasinoLife Poker and Stealer Log 0438