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2019-10-22 20:05:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
FTC Cracks Down on Stalkerware With Retina-X App Bans

The FTC has banned the sale of three apps - marketed to monitor children and employees - unless the developers can prove that the apps will be used for legitimate purposes.

Breach Mobile Security Privacy App Ban Data Breach FTC Retina-x Spyware Stalkerware
2019-10-22 19:44:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Open Redirect Bug in Bridge Theme Plugin Opens Admins to Spearphishing

The Qode Instagram Widget and Qode Twitter Feed both have bugs that could allow redirects to malicious sites.

Vulnerabilities Bridge Open Redirect Patch Plugins Qode Instagram Widget Qode Twitter Feed Vulnerabilities Wordpress Theme
2019-10-22 19:04:00 UTC
Krebs on Security
Krebs on Security
Ransomware Hits B2B Payments Firm Billtrust

Business-to-business payments provider Billtrust is still recovering from a ransomware attack that began last week.  The company said it is in the final stages of bringing all of its systems back online from backups.

Data Breaches Billtrust Ransomware Attack Steven Pinado
2019-10-22 18:30:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
The AI (R)evolution: Why Humans Will Always Have a Place in the SOC

In cybersecurity, the combination of men, women and machines can do what neither can do alone -- form a complementary team capable of upholding order and fighting the forces of evil.

2019-10-22 18:00:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
NordVPN Breached Via Data Center Provider's Error

The VPN company said that one of its 3,000 servers in a third-party data center was open to exploitation through a misconfigured management tool.

2019-10-22 17:13:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
No ‘Silver Bullet’ Fix for Alexa, Google Smart Speaker Hacks

Karsten Nohl, who was behind this week's research that outlined new eavesdropping hacks for Alexa and Google Home, says that privacy for smart home assistants still has a ways to go.

Hacks IoT Newsmaker Interviews Podcasts Privacy Alexa Amazon Alexa Apple Apple Siri Google Home Smart Assistant Devices Smart Home Smart Home Hack
2019-10-22 16:00:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
VPN vendors contest impact of certificate breaches

NordVPN, TorGuard privacy squall will likely blow over users’ heads, says VPN market expert

2019-10-22 15:11:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Magecart 5 Linked to Carbanak Gang

The Magecart splinter group known for supply-chain attacks appears to be tied to advanced threat actors.

Malware Web Security Advanced Threat Actors Carbanak Card Skimmers Dridex Magecart 5 Malwarebytes
2019-10-22 14:24:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
US nuclear weapons command finally ditches 8-inch floppies

The disks are part of the command centres that run the country’s nuclear missile deterrent on behalf of SACCS.

Government Security Floppy Disk IBM ICBM Nuclear Missile SACCS Strategic Automated Command And Control System US Military
2019-10-22 14:24:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Storing your stuff securely in the cloud

How much of our stuff is going to the cloud? Probably a lot more than you realize. Let's look at the risks and how to mitigate them.

Data Loss Security Threats Backups Cloud Security Cloud Storage Data Access Data Security Rogue Insider

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