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2019-12-13 16:14:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Tracking prevention in Safari WebKit levels up

Under-the-hood feature changes aim to boost user privacy

2019-12-13 14:51:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
FIN8 Targets Card Data at Fuel Pumps

Paying at the pump has landed in the sights of the notorious PoS-skimming group.

Hacks Malware Card Scraper Cybercrime Cyberthreats FIN8 Fuel Dispenser Gas Pumps Hackers Hospitality Point Of Sale RAT Skimmers Visa
2019-12-13 14:40:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
What is DDoS? A complete guide

Everything you need to know about distributed denial-of-service attacks

2019-12-13 14:00:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Lessons Learned from 7 Big Breaches in 2019

Capital One, Macy's, FEMA, and others: key takeaways from the year's most notable breaches.

2019-12-13 11:51:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Facebook will target ads based on your Oculus VR data

If you're logged into Facebook, it will suck up information such as which apps you use to provide "relevant content, including ads.”

Facebook Privacy Ad Targeting Oculus Virtual Reality VR
2019-12-13 11:43:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
YouTube bans malicious insults, veiled threats, harassment

The new policy addresses how coordinated online abuse often happens in real life: poisonous drips spanning multiple videos/comments.

Google Behavior Patterns Coordinated Online Abuse Harassment Influencers Malice Policy Threats YouTube YouTube Partner Program
2019-12-13 11:28:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Jack Dorsey wants a decentralised Twitter

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has announced a research effort to explore a decentralised version of the microblogging platform.

Social Networks Twitter ActivityPub Bluesky Decentralised Jack Dorsey Mastodon
2019-12-13 11:28:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Weak account checks earn company $10.5 million privacy fine

The telecomms company violates the EU's GDPR by allegedly failing to fully authenticate people phoning up to access their accounts.

Data Loss GDPR Compliance Security Threats 1&1 Telecommunications Data Breach Fines GDPR General Data Protection Regulation Marriott
2019-12-13 01:00:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
NGINX office in Moscow raided by police

By Waqas

Russian authorities have raided NGINX offices in Moscow over a complaint filed by Rambler. Here's what happened:

This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: NGINX office in Moscow raided by police

Cyber Events NGINX Rambler Russia Technology
2019-12-12 21:55:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Critical Remote Code-Execution Bugs Threaten Global Power Plants

Seventeen bugs could be exploited to stop electrical generation and cause malfunctions at power plants.

Bug Bounty Critical Infrastructure Vulnerabilities 17 Bugs Application Server Ms-3000 Migration Server Positive Technologies Power Plants Remote Code Execution Siemens SPPA-T3000

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