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2019-08-30 11:58:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Facebook: ‘Technical error’ let strangers into Messenger Kids chats

It won't happen again, Facebook told senators who wondered how well it's handling kids' privacy in the chat app abhorred by kids advocates.

Facebook Law & Order Mobile Privacy Social Networks Chat Children Online Coppa Kids Messenger Kids
2019-08-30 10:35:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Apple apologizes for humans listening to Siri clips, changes policy

Apple is turning off automatic review of Siri audio and locking it down so that only Apple employees get to listen to it.

Apple Privacy Alexa Contractors Cortana Google Microsoft Privacy Policy Siri Voice Assistants Voice Recognition
2019-08-30 09:34:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Google warns of system-controlling Chrome bug

Google is patching a serious bug in the desktop version of its Chrome browser that could let an attacker take over a computer simply by luring them to a website.

Google Google Chrome Organisations Security Threats Vulnerability Web Browsers Blink Browser Bug Chrome Chrome Browser
2019-08-29 21:16:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
TGI Fridays Delivers Customer Indigestion Over Data Exposure

TGI Fridays Australia restaurant chain warns loyalty reward program member of exposed data incident.

Privacy Web Security Customer Loyalty Leaky Buckets TGI Fridays
2019-08-29 20:51:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
FIN6 Switches Up PoS Tactics to Target E-Commerce

The group is using the More_eggs JScript backdoor to anchor its attack.

Malware Vulnerabilities Web Security Backdoor Briack And Mortar Card Skimmer Code Injection Credit Card Data E-commerce FIN6 ITG08 More_eggs Point Of Sale Shopping Cart
2019-08-29 19:45:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Retadup Worm Squashed After Infecting 850K Machines

An operation involving French law enforcement, the FBI, and Avast forces Retadup to delete itself from victim machines.

2019-08-29 17:59:00 UTC
Krebs on Security
Krebs on Security
Ransomware Bites Dental Data Backup Firm

PerCSoft, a Wisconsin-based company that manages a remote data backup service relied upon by hundreds of dental offices across the country, is struggling to restore access to client systems after falling victim to a ransomware attack.

Data Breaches Brenna Sadler DDS Safe Digital Dental Record PerCSoft ProPublica Wisconsin Dental Association
2019-08-29 16:30:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Google Targets Data-Abusing Apps with Bug Bounty Launch

Google is looking to battle the malicious apps - and apps abusing user data - on Google Play by improving its bug-bounty program arsenal.

Mobile Security Vulnerabilities Android Android App Bounty Hunter Bug Bounty Program Developer Data Protection Reward Program Google Google Play Google Play Security Rewards Program
2019-08-29 16:10:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Bug Bounties Continue to Rise, but Market Has Its Own 1% Problem

The average payout for a critical vulnerability has almost reached $3,400, but only the top bug hunters of a field of 500,000 are truly profiting.

2019-08-29 15:45:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
New Botnet Targets Android Set-Top Boxes

ARES has already infected thousands of devices and is growing, IoT security firm says.

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