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2019-12-19 16:15:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Privacy Requirements & Penalties Grow, Causing Firms to Struggle

Between Europe's and California's privacy laws, companies have a complex landscape to navigate in 2020. Even data-mature industries, such as financial services, see problems ahead.

2019-12-19 16:03:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Hiding malware downloads in Taylor Swift pics! New SophosLabs report

Just because a malware family isn't all over the headlines doesn't mean it isn't interesting... or important... or dangerous!

Botnet Cryptocurrency Malware Cryptomining Malware Mykings Sophoslabs
2019-12-19 15:45:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Honda Leaks Data of 26K North American Customers

The leaky database was online for about a week, exposing customers' vehicles information and personal identifiable information.

Breach Cloud Security Web Security Cloud Misconfiguration Data Breach Data Leak Elasticsearch Database Exposed Data Honda Honda Security Leaky Data
2019-12-19 15:00:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
How a Password-Free World Could Have Prevented the Biggest Breaches of 2019

If history has taught us anything, it's that hackers can (and will) compromise passwords. Innovation in authentication technology is poised to change that in the coming year.

2019-12-19 13:28:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Online tools help consumers protect against Magecart

Trustwave researchers outline free card skimmer detection techniques

2019-12-19 12:01:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Chrome 79 patched after Android WebView app chaos

Google has rushed out a fix for a bug in the Android version of Chrome that left some app users unable to access accounts or retrieve stored data.

Android Data Loss Google Google Chrome Operating Systems Security Threats Web Browsers Android Webview Bug Chrome Chrome 79 Chromium Patch Webview
2019-12-19 11:28:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
S2 Ep21: Plundervolt, domain name gunfight, Facebook snubs Congress – Naked Security Podcast

Latest podcast episode - listen now!

Audio And Video Podcast Cybercrime Encryption Facebook Plundervolt
2019-12-19 11:25:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Get in line! 38,000 students and staff forced to queue for new passwords

It's not a bread line, and it's not a line to see Santa - it's an analog response to a nasty cyber attack.

Malware Security Threats Antivirus German National Research And Education Network Germany Justus Liebig University Malware Password Security Passwords Queue Stand In Line Standing In Line
2019-12-19 11:20:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Proposed standard would make warrant canaries machine-readable

For years, organisations have been using a common tactic called the warrant canary to warn people that the government has secretly demanded access to their private information. Now, a proposed standard could make this tool easier to use.

Privacy Security Threats Apple Eff Electronic Frontier Foundation Patriot Act Reddit Warrant Canary
2019-12-19 10:50:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Instagram hides ‘false’ content, unless it’s from a politician

Instagram's expanding its fact-checking program but, like Facebook, says it won't keep political speech away from "public debate and scrutiny."

Facebook Fake News Instagram Social Networks Fact Checking Fake News International Fact-Checking Network Misinformation Political Propaganda

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June 2024
By SUE DENIM
Dark-Web Forum Collapse, Lockbit’s Misdirection, and Europol’s Botnet Crackdown.
In the ever-dramatic world of cybercrime, a small dark-web forum has found itself in a downward spiral, now up for sale. As covered in our weekly insight, the forum was breached by an unknown threat actor, prompting the admin to panic and shut it down. This came just days after the admin had taken to Telegram to badmouth the threat actor community and insult Shiny Hunters, the admin of Breach Foru...

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SPOTLIGHT, VULNERABILITY CHAT & PRIVACY HEADLINES
22 July 2024
BREACHAWARE HQ

A total of 9 breaches were found and analysed resulting in 2,948,750 leaked accounts containing a total of 14 different data types. The breaches found publicly and freely available included Avito, Lulu Hypermarket, The Cellula, Boutique Curly and NATO Wiki