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2019-10-14 21:15:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Pitney Bowes Hit by Ransomware

The attack does not appear to have endangered customer data, but it has had an impact on orders for supplies and postage refills.

2019-10-14 14:00:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
The Connected Cybercrime Ecosystem & the Impact of the Capital One Breach

A company's security battle is not between that company and a specific fraudster; rather, it's between the company and connected cybercriminal ecosystem.

2019-10-14 13:50:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Firefox vulnerable to trivial CSP bypass

Exploit allows potentially malicious content to bypass browser’s defenses

2019-10-14 12:22:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Apple Shares Some Browsing History with Chinese Company

The company acknowledged it’s using ‘safe browsing’ technology from Tencent, which has ties to the Chinese government.

Government Privacy Web Security Apple Browsers Browsing China Google Safe Browsing Internet Ios Johns Hopkins University Matthew Green Safari Tencent Tom Parker Xi Jinping
2019-10-14 12:15:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Stalker found pop star by searching eyes’ reflections on Google Maps

A man confessed to stalking and attacking a young pop star by zooming in on the reflections in her eyes from selfies.

Google Law & Order Privacy Social Networks Assault Cyber Harassment Cyberbullying Cyberstalker Digital Stalker Google Map J-pop Japan Matsuoka Nagato Pop Star Sato Sexual Assault Stalker Street View
2019-10-14 12:01:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Soldering spy chips inside firewalls is now a cheap hack, shows researcher

The tiny ATtiny85 chip doesn’t look like the next big cyberthreat facing the world, but sneaking one on to a firewall motherboard would be bad news for security were it to happen.

Security Threats ATtiny85 Chip China Cisco Firewall Monta Elkins Spying Supermicro
2019-10-14 11:45:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Computing enthusiast cracks ancient Unix code

Old passwords never die... they just become easier to decode.

Privacy Hashing Ken Thompson Password Hack Passwords UNIX
2019-10-14 11:33:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Hacker wants $300 for 250,000 records stolen from sex worker site

In spite of prostitution being legal in the Netherlands, this could lead to the same type of blackmail attempts/suicide from Ashley Madison.

Data Loss Law & Order Security Threats Vulnerability Ashley Madison Blackmail Breach Data Breach Extortion Hookers.nl Netherlands Prostitution Vbulletin
2019-10-14 11:28:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Millions of computers at risk as Windows 7 nears end of life

Users and sysadmins have just three months to upgrade

2019-10-14 09:48:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Monday review – the hot 20 stories of the week

From hackers bypassing 2FA to an Android zero day Google thought it had fixed - get yourself up to date with everything we've written in the last seven days. It's weekly roundup time.

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