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2019-12-06 15:01:00 UTC
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ThreatPost
Facebook Alleges Company Infiltrated Thousands for Ad Fraud

Facebook has paid over $4 million to victims to reimburse them for the unauthorized ads purchased using their ad accounts.

Facebook Malware Ad Ad Fraud Cloaking Facebook Lawsuit Facebook Security Ilikead Media Malware
2019-12-06 15:01:00 UTC
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ThreatPost
Facebook Alleges Company Infiltrated User Accounts for Ad Fraud

Facebook has paid over $4 million to victims to reimburse them for the unauthorized ads purchased using their ad accounts.

Facebook Malware Ad Ad Fraud Cloaking Facebook Lawsuit Facebook Security Ilikead Media Malware
2019-12-06 14:00:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Stealthy MacOS Malware Tied to Lazarus APT

Researcher discovered a MacOS trojan hiding behind a fake crypto trading platform believed to be the work of the state-sponsored North Korean hackers behind WannaCry.

Malware Apt Crypto Jacking Cryptocurrency Cyber Attack Cybercrime Cybercriminals Dinesh Devadoss Lazarus Group MacOS Malware North Korea Patrick Wardle State-sponsored Actors WannaCry
2019-12-06 13:18:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Mac users targetted by Lazarus ‘fileless’ Trojan

The Lazarus hacking group are trying to sneak a ‘fileless’ Trojan on to Apple computers, disguised as a fake cryptocurrency trading program.

Malware Apple Cryptocurrency Fileless Malware Lazarus Group MacOS Nukesped
2019-12-06 12:10:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
US parents file class action against TikTok over children’s privacy

Collecting children's data without their guardians' consent is illegal under COPPA and already earned TikTok a huge fine.

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
2019-12-06 11:48:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Instagram trying to protect kids by getting dates of birth from new users

It's about showing age-appropriate content, it said. Though staying safe from child-privacy lawsuits doesn't hurt, either.

Facebook Instagram Privacy Social Networks Age-appropriate Birthday Children Date Of Birth Minors NSPCC Policies Policy Underage Children
2019-12-06 11:31:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
OpenBSD devs patch authentication bypass bug

One of the internet's most popular free operating systems allowed attackers to bypass its authentication controls.

Operating Systems Security Threats Vulnerability -schallenge CVEs OpenBSD Operating Systems Vulnerability
2019-12-06 11:27:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
5 things you should never do when using anonymous operating systems

By David Balaban

Some people overestimate the capabilities of anonymous operating systems, thinking that after they launch OS like Tails, they are completely protected from any enemy.

This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 5 things you should never do when using anonymous operating systems

Security Anonymity Anonymous Police Privacy Security VPN
2019-12-06 10:21:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
HackerOne awards $20,000 bug bounty after leaking session cookie to hacker

Account takeover issue flagged through bug bounty platform’s own bug bounty program

2019-12-05 21:08:00 UTC
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ThreatPost
Ransomware Attack Hits Data Center Provider CyrusOne: Report

Security experts say the incident shows that cybercriminals are using ransomware to hit companies where it hurts.

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