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2019-08-28 10:16:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Report: 53% of social media logins are fraud

Most attacks are from botnets. The goals: spreading spam, stealing data, spreading propaganda, and social-engineering consumers for profit.

Botnet Data Loss Security Threats Social Networks Spam Account Hijacking Bots Click Farms Data Scraping Holiday Scams Logins Scripted Attacks Social Engineering Spam
2019-08-28 10:16:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Report: 53% of social media logins are fraudulant

Most attacks are from botnets. The goals: spreading spam, stealing data, spreading propaganda, and social-engineering consumers for profit.

Botnet Data Loss Security Threats Social Networks Spam Account Hijacking Bots Click Farms Data Scraping Holiday Scams Logins Scripted Attacks Social Engineering Spam
2019-08-28 10:16:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Report: 53% of social media logins are fraudulent

Most attacks are from botnets. The goals: spreading spam, stealing data, spreading propaganda, and social-engineering consumers for profit.

Botnet Data Loss Security Threats Social Networks Spam Account Hijacking Bots Click Farms Data Scraping Holiday Scams Logins Scripted Attacks Social Engineering Spam
2019-08-27 21:00:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Imperva Customer Database Exposed

A subset of customers for the company's Incapsula web application firewall had their email addresses, hashed/salted passwords, and more open to unauthorized access, Imperva announced.

2019-08-27 19:15:00 UTC
Ars Technica
Ars Technica
Google Play app with 100 million downloads executed secret payloads

The sad, impractical truth about Android app security in 2019.

Biz & IT Uncategorized Android Apps Google Play Malware Security
2019-08-27 18:35:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
New 'Lyceum' Threat Group Eyes Critical Infrastructure

Researchers report Lyceum, otherwise known as Hexane, has targeted organizations in South Africa and the Middle East.

2019-08-27 18:20:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Employers Beware: Microsoft Word ‘Resume’ Phish Delivers Quasar RAT

A round of phishing emails purports to be from job seekers - but actually uses a slew of detection evasion tactics to download malware on victim systems.

Hacks Web Security Email Security Embedded Macros Malicious Attachment Malware Microsoft Attachment Microsoft Word Phishing Quasar Malware Remote Access Tool
2019-08-27 17:43:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Malicious App on Google Play Tallies 100 Million Downloads

Seemingly handy PDF and OCR app turns out to be a privacy horror show.

Malware Mobile Security Android Android Malware CamScanner Chinese Malware Dropper Kaspersky Malware OCR Optical Character Recognition PDF Trojan
2019-08-27 16:58:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Imperva Firewall Breach Exposes Customer API Keys, SSL Certificates

The issue impacts users of the vendor's Cloud WAF product.

Breach Cloud Security Web Security API Keys Breach Cloud Waf Data Exposure Imperva SSL Certificates Web Application Firewall
2019-08-27 16:52:00 UTC
Krebs on Security
Krebs on Security
Cybersecurity Firm Imperva Discloses Breach

Imperva, a leading provider of Internet firewall services that help Web sites block malicious cyberattacks, alerted customers on Tuesday that a recent data breach exposed email addresses, scrambled passwords, API keys and SSL certificates for a subset of its firewall users.

Redwood Shores, Calif.-based Imperva sells firewall technology designed to detect and block various types of malicious Web traffic, from denial-of-service attacks to digital probes aimed at undermining the security of Web-based software applications.

Data Breaches Alissa Knight DisruptOPS Heli Erickson Imperva Incapsula Rich Mogull Web Application Firewall

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