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2020-08-12 12:16:00 UTC
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ThreatPost
TikTok Surreptitiously Collected Android User Data Using Google-Prohibited Tactic

App concealed the practice of gathering device unique identifiers using an added layer of encryption.

Government Mobile Security Privacy Android ByteDance Ltd. Data Collection Encryption Google Mobile Apps Mobile Devices Smartphones Tiktok Wall Street Journal
2020-08-12 11:10:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
Smart Lock vulnerability can give hackers full access to Wi-Fi network

By Zara Khan

The vulnerability exists in the August smart lock Pro + Connect model which hasn't been fixed.

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Security Bluetooth Hacking IoT Security Smart Lock Vulnerability
2020-08-11 23:48:00 UTC
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ThreatPost
Agent Tesla Spyware Adds Fresh Tricks to Its Arsenal

The RAT is surging in 2020, becoming more prevalent than even the infamous TrickBot or Emotet malware.

Malware Agent Tesla Emotet Functionality Keylogger New Variants RAT Remote Access Trojan Spyware
2020-08-11 23:00:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Researchers Trick Facial-Recognition Systems

Goal was to see if computer-generated images that look like one person would get classified as another person.

2020-08-11 21:12:00 UTC
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ThreatPost
Two 0-Days Under Active Attack, Among 120 Bugs Patched by Microsoft

One of the two zero-day bugs is rated ‘critical’ and is classified as a remote code-execution bug impacting Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.

Vulnerabilities Web Security .net Framework 0-Day Vulnerability August Patch Tuesday CVE-2020-1380 CVE-2020-1464 CVE-2020-1472 Internet Explorer Microsoft Patch Tuesday Netlogon Remote Procedure Call Windows Windows Server Zero-Day Bug
2020-08-11 20:55:00 UTC
Krebs on Security
Krebs on Security
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, August 2020 Edition

Microsoft today released updates to plug at least 120 security holes in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including two newly discovered vulnerabilities that are actively being exploited. Yes, good people of the Windows world, it's time once again to backup and patch up!

Latest Warnings Other Time To Patch Adobe Acrobat Adobe Reader Black Hat CVE-2020-1048 CVE-2020-1337 CVE-2020-1380 CVE-2020-1464 CVE-2020-1472 Dustin Childs Internet Explorer Zero-day Microsoft Patch Tuesday August 2020 Satnam Narang Tenable Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
2020-08-11 20:25:00 UTC
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HackRead
Sensitive data of cyber security firm & other businesses leaked online

By Sudais Asif

Other than the cyber security firm, the leaked data belongs to universities, an insurance firm, non-profit, and public limited firms.

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Leaks Security Amazon AWS Database LEAKS Security Vulnerability
2020-08-11 20:02:00 UTC
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ThreatPost
Critical Intel Flaw Afflicts Several Motherboards, Server Systems, Compute Modules

A critical privilege-escalation flaw affects several popular Intel motherboards, server systems and compute modules.

Vulnerabilities Compute Module Critical Flaw CVE-2020-8708 Intel Intel Critical Flaw Intel Flaw Intel Motherboard Intel Server Board Patch Privilege Escalation Security Vulnerability Server System
2020-08-11 18:04:00 UTC
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ThreatPost
Critical Adobe Acrobat and Reader Bugs Allow RCE

Adobe patched critical and important-severity flaws tied to 26 CVEs in Acrobat and Reader.

Vulnerabilities Adobe Adobe Acrobat Adobe Acrobat And Reader Critical Flaw Flaws Patch Patch Tuesday Vulnerability
2020-08-11 18:00:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
EU-US Privacy Shield Dissolution: What Happens Next?

In a world that isn't private by design, security and liability implications for US-based cloud companies are huge.

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OUR TAKE ON TRENDING STORIES
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