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2019-12-17 20:51:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Rooster Teeth Attack Showcases New Magecart Approach

The streaming video and podcast content company was hit by a payment-card attack.

Breach Web Security Card Skimmer Data Breach E-commerce Information Stealing Magecart Online Store Payment Cards Rooster Teeth Shopify Spoofed Checkout Page Website Redirect
2019-12-17 19:16:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Epilepsy Foundation Bombarded with Seizure-Triggering Twitter Posts

The Epilepsy Foundation has filed a criminal complaint against undisclosed Twitter users who users its Twitter feed to post seizure-inducing content.

Web Security Epilepsy Epilepsy Foundation National Epilepsy Awareness Month Online Safety Physical Attacks Seizures Strobing Lights Post Tweet Twitter
2019-12-17 19:09:00 UTC
Krebs on Security
Krebs on Security
Nuclear Bot Author Arrested in Sextortion Case

Last summer, a wave of sextortion emails began flooding inboxes around the world. The spammers behind this scheme claimed they'd hacked your computer and recorded videos of you watching porn, and promised to release the embarrassing footage to all your contacts unless a bitcoin demand was paid. Now, French authorities say they've charged two men they believe are responsible for masterminding this scam. One of them is a 21-year-old hacker interviewed by KrebsOnSecurity in 2017 who openly admitted to authoring a banking trojan called "Nuclear Bot."

Ne'er-Do-Well News Augustin Inzirillo LeParisien Nuclear Bot Sextortion TinyNuke
2019-12-17 18:43:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
Massive leak exposes browsing history of millions of users

By Sudais

The data includes sensitive information including one’s browsing history that ended up embarrassing a lot of users. Here's what else was in there...

This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Massive leak exposes browsing history of millions of users

Leaks Security Africa Breach Cyber Security Database LEAKS Security South Africa
2019-12-17 16:40:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Don't Make Security Training a 'One-and-Done'

How to move beyond one-off campaigns and build a true security awareness program.

2019-12-17 15:02:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Path confusion: Web cache deception threatens user information online

New study finds top ranked sites susceptible to WCD attacks

2019-12-17 14:00:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Alexa, Google Home Eavesdropping Hack Not Yet Fixed

Researchers say that Amazon and Google need to focus on weeding out malicious skills from the getgo, rather than after they are already live.

Hacks IoT Amazon Alexa Amazon Echo Apple HomePod Data Privacy Data Retention Data Security Google Home Voice Assistant Privacy
2019-12-17 12:14:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Ransomware-seized New Orleans declares state of emergency

There are signs that the attackers used the particularly pernicious Ryuk strain of ransomware.

Data Loss Government Security Law & Order Malware Ransomware Security Threats New Orleans NOLA NOLA Ready Office Of Homeland Security And Emergency Preparedness Ransomware Ryuk State Of Emergency
2019-12-17 12:10:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Researchers discover weakness in IoT digital certificates

IoT devices are using weak digital certificates that could expose them to attack, according to a study released over the weekend.

IoT Security Threats Vulnerability Digital Certificate Management Digital Certificates Encrypted Keys Encryption Internet Of Things Iot Keyfactor Keys Private Keys Public Keys
2019-12-17 11:24:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Google charts progress in developing Site Isolation browser technology

Confining untrustworthy code

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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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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