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2020-01-23 05:01:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
To Avoid Disruption, Ransomware Victims Continue to Pay Up

For all the cautions against doing so, one-third of organizations in a Proofpoint survey said they paid their attackers after getting infected with ransomware.

2020-01-22 23:50:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Pwn2Own Miami Contestants Haul in $180K for Hacking ICS Equipment

The competition targets the systems that run critical infrastructure and more.

Bug Bounty Critical Infrastructure Hacks Claroty Critical Infrastructure Day 1 Winners Day 2 Winners Flashback Team Hacking Contest Horst Goertz ICS Incite Team Industrial Control Systems Miami PWN2OWN
2020-01-22 23:14:00 UTC
Krebs on Security
Krebs on Security
Apple Addresses iPhone 11 Location Privacy Concern

Apple is rolling out a new update to its iOS operating system that addresses the location privacy issue on iPhone 11 devices that was first detailed here last month.

A Little Sunshine Time To Patch Apple Brandon Butch IPhone 11 Ultra Wideband
2020-01-22 22:19:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Vivin Nets Thousands of Dollars Using Cryptomining Malware

A newly discovered threat actor named Vivin is raking in Monero from cryptomining malware, showing that this type of attack isn't going away anytime soon.

Hacks Malware Podcasts Web Security CPU Crypto Miner Cryptocurrency Cryptomining Malware Panda Pirated Software Threat Actor Threat Intel Threat Research Vivin
2020-01-22 21:30:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
Owner of DDoS mitigation firm launched DDoS attacks on others

By Waqas

The owner of Cybersecurity firm BackConnect turned from cyber defender to cyber criminal...

This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Owner of DDoS mitigation firm launched DDoS attacks on others

Cyber Attacks Cyber Crime Cyber Attack Cyber Security DDOS Infosec Security
2020-01-22 19:00:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Configuration Error Reveals 250 Million Microsoft Support Records

Some the records, found on five identically configured servers, might have contained data in clear text.

2020-01-22 19:00:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Why DPOs and CISOs Must Work Closely Together

Recent data protection laws mean that the data protection officer and CISO must work in tandem to make sure users' data is protected.

2020-01-22 17:42:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Big Microsoft data breach – 250 million records exposed

Microsoft has today announced a data breach that affected one of its customer databases.

Microsoft Data Breach Elastic Search
2020-01-22 17:05:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
UK privacy watchdog publishes rules for a child-friendly internet

IoT security expert praises inclusion of connected toys in ICO’s new privacy rules

2020-01-22 17:05:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
UK privacy watchdog publishes new rules for a child-friendly internet

IoT security expert praises inclusion of connected toys in ICO’s new privacy rules

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