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2019-11-21 00:00:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
As Retailers Prepare for the Holiday Season, So Do Cybercriminals

Online shoppers need to be wary about domain spoofing, fraudulent giveaways, and other scams, ZeroFOX study shows.

2019-11-20 23:06:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
A reason for the season: Reason antivirus offers 70% off to keep you safe during holiday shopping rush

By Waqas

The winter holidays are just around the corner. It’s that time of the year again when computers and other devices are busy with all the online shopping hype.

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Security Sponsored Cyber Attack Cyber Security Infosec Malware Ransomware Security
2019-11-20 22:12:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Tories change Twitter name to ‘factcheckUK’ during live TV debate

Twitter wagged its finger at the UK's Conservative party for renaming its press account "factcheckUK" during a live TV debate.

Fake News Twitter #ITVDebate @CCHQPress Boris Johnson Conservative Party Debate Display Name FactcheckUK Fake News Full Fact Jeremy Corbyn Tories Tory UK UK Election Debate Verified Account
2019-11-20 22:00:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Security Firms, Nonprofits Team to Fight Stalkerware

The Coalition Against Stalkerware launched this week, with the aim of offering a centralized location for helping victims of stalkerware, as well as defining what stalkerware is in the first place.

Malware Mobile Security Privacy Web Security Coalition Against Stalkerware Ghosty Industry Coalition Mobile Apps Spyware Surveillance
2019-11-20 21:04:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Mozilla Bug Bounty Program Doubles Payouts, Adds Firefox Monitor

In scope RCE Mozilla bug bounty payouts have also tripled to reach $15,000.

Web Security Bug Bounty Bug Bounty Program Firefox Firefox Monitor Mozilla Remote Code Execution
2019-11-20 19:41:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Apache Solr Bug Gets Bumped Up to High Severity

Linux users running the enterprise-search platform Solr are potentially vulnerable to remote code execution attack.

Vulnerabilities Apache Apache Solr Java Management Extensions JVM Linux
2019-11-20 18:15:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Former White House CIO Shares Enduring Security Strategies

Theresa Payton explains the strategies organizations should consider as they integrate layers of new technology.

2019-11-20 17:50:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
Flaw authorizes attackers to spy on users through Android camera

By Sudais

If exploited; the vulnerability can do much more against Android users especially those using Google & Samsung phones. Here's what it can do:

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Android Google News Security Camera Google Play Store Security Vulnerability
2019-11-20 17:36:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
AWS bolsters security to defend against SSRF attacks

‘Belt and suspenders’ protections added to metadata services

2019-11-20 17:20:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
High-Severity Windows UAC Flaw Enables Privilege Escalation

Further details of the flaw, which has recently been patched by Microsoft, were disclosed Tuesday by researchers.

Vulnerabilities Microsoft Patch Tuesday Privilege Escalation UAC Flaw Windows Windows 7

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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
22 April 2024
BREACHAWARE HQ

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