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2019-12-10 15:05:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
20 years prison for Romanian hackers who infected 400,000 computers

By Waqas

Two Romanian hackers will be spending 20 and 18 years respectively in prison for infecting 400,000 computers.

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Cyber Crime Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Hacking Malware Monero Romania Security
2019-12-10 15:00:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Deliver a Deadly Counterpunch to Ransomware Attacks: 4 Steps

You can't prevent all ransomware attacks. However, it's possible to ensure that if a breach happens, it doesn't spread, affect business, and become a newsworthy event.

2019-12-10 14:04:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
DHS Rolls Back Facial-Recognition Expansion Plan

Biometric facial scanning won’t be a requirement for all U.S. citizens traveling internationally after all, the department decided.

Government Privacy Biometric Identity Border Patrol Data Leak Department Of Homeland Security Facial Recognition Travel Security U.S. Customs And Border Protection
2019-12-10 13:04:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
NordVPN launches bug bounty program following security incident

VPN provider seeks to restore trust in the wake of previously disclosed server breach

2019-12-10 12:17:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Snatch ransomware pwns security using sneaky ‘safe mode’ reboot

The Sophos Managed Threat Response (MTR) team has warned the industry of a dangerous new ransomware trick.

Ransomware Security Threats Ransomware RDP Snatch Ransomware Sophoslabs
2019-12-10 12:00:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
EU releases its 5G conclusions

The Chinese company is at the heart of a security spat with the US that has also been causing some consternation in the UK.

Government Security Mobile Privacy Security Threats 5G 5G Cybersecurity China EU Government Surveillance Huawei Telecomms UK Usa
2019-12-10 10:55:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Facebook users were duped by Cambridge Analytica, FTC rules

Delete the data, and don't do any of that again, the FTC told the data analytics company, which already filed for bankruptcy in 2018.

Data Loss Facebook Law & Order Privacy Social Networks 2016 US Presidential Election Cambridge Analytica Cubeyou EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Ftc Global Science Research GSR GSRApp MyPersonality Pii Privacy Shield Psychographic Psychometrics Center Targeted Marketing Thisisyourdigitallife
2019-12-10 10:36:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
TikTok settles class action over child privacy one day after it’s filed

The $1.1m settlement is an “excellent result,” TikTok said, unsurprisingly: compared with its $5.7m FTC fine, it's dirt cheap.

Law & Order Mobile Privacy Social Networks ByteDance Child Predators Children Children Online Children's Privacy China Coppa Laura Lopez Musical.ly Pii Sherri LeShore TikTok
2019-12-09 22:10:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Microsoft 'Campaign Views' Offers Full Look at Office 365 Attacks

Campaign views, arriving in public preview, aims to share more context around how attackers targeted an organization and whether its defenses worked.

2019-12-09 22:07:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Birth Certificate Data Laid Bare on the Web in Multiple States

A platform that allows online applications for copies of birth certificates did not store its data properly.

Cloud Security Web Security Amazon Web Services AWS Birth Certificates Misconfigured Storage Bucket Online Applications

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