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2019-09-05 13:51:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Android gets September update as price of flaws soars

When is a security update not a security update? When it’s patching flaws in a version of an OS nobody beyond developers is yet running.

Android Google Mobile Operating Systems Organisations Security Threats Technologies Vulnerability Android 10 Bug Bounties Ios Patching Project Mainline Windows
2019-09-05 13:44:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Author of record-setting IoT botnets pleads guilty

He kept working on new botnets (and swatting a co-conspirator-cum-competitor) while indicted and on supervised release.

Botnet Denial Of Service IoT Law & Order Security Threats Author Booters Botnet Brian Krebs DDoS DDoS-for-hire Drake Fbot Gigabit Passive Optical Network GoAhead GPON Guilty High Silicon DVRs Huawei Iot Kenneth Currin Schuchman Masuta Mirai Nexus Zeta Nuclear Fallout Okiru ProxyPipe Qbot Remaiten Routers Satori SWATting Telemax Telnet Tsunami Vamp
2019-09-05 13:00:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Tails 3.16: Security release addresses multiple vulnerabilities

Top-to-tail update tackles Linux kernel flaws and bundled software bugs

2019-09-05 13:00:00 UTC
Ars Technica
Ars Technica
600,000 GPS trackers for people and pets are using 123456 as a password

A lack of encryption and easily enumerated IDs open users to a host of creepy attacks.

Biz & IT GPS Privacy Security Trackers Vulnerabilities
2019-09-05 12:17:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Leaky Server Exposes 419M Phone Numbers of Facebook Users

Server lacked password protection and included multiple databases with records from the U.S., U.K. and Vietnam.

Facebook Privacy Facebook Privacy FTC Leaky Server Phone Numbers
2019-09-05 11:33:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
S2 Ep7: iPhone attack, Twitter hack and Android bots – Naked Security Podcast

Episode 7 of the Naked Security podcast is available now!

Podcast Account Takeover Apple Hack Hacking IPhone Naked Security Social Media Twitter Zero Days
2019-09-05 11:10:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Android users warned over counterfeit network config peril

Weak mobile authentication opens the door to attack

2019-09-04 21:24:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Android Zero-Day Bug Opens Door to Privilege Escalation Attack, Researchers Warn

The zero-day vulnerability could enable privilege escalation, and is not part of Google's Android September security update.

Mobile Security Vulnerabilities Android Operating System Android OS Google Patch LG Media Framework Nvidia Patch Qualcomm Remote Code Execution Samsung Security Update
2019-09-04 19:30:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Phishing Campaign Uses SharePoint to Slip Past Defenses

Cybercriminals targeting financial institutions in the UK bypassed Symantec email gateway and other perimeter technologies.

2019-09-04 18:10:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Back to School? 'Not So Fast,' Cybercriminals Say

A New York State school district was forced to delay the start of its school year when ransomware struck.

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