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2019-02-06 12:57:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
South African electricity provider said to be exposing customer details online

Eskom security team confirms an investigation is underway

2019-02-06 12:15:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Firefox 66 will silence autoplaying web audio

From Firefox 66 for desktop and Android, due in March, media autoplay of video or audio will be blocked by default.

Firefox Mozilla Privacy Apple Safari Chrome Edge Browser Video Autoplay
2019-02-06 12:03:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Nearly 60,000 data breaches reported under GDPR

More fines expected to be handed out in 2019, as regulators deal with breach backlog

2019-02-06 11:43:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Just two hacker groups are behind 60% of stolen cryptocurrency

Chainalysis found that two groups, which it calls Alpha and Beta, are responsible for stealing around $1 billion in funds from exchanges.

Cryptocurrency Law & Order Security Threats Blockchain Cryptocurrency Theft
2019-02-06 11:37:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Digital signs left wide open with default password

One thing the world doesn't need: hackers who can broadcast to billboards of any size, be they PC monitor- or Godzilla-sized.

Audio And Video Vulnerability Default Password Digital Signage Privilege Escalation
2019-02-06 05:50:00 UTC
Krebs on Security
Krebs on Security
More Alleged SIM Swappers Face Justice

Prosecutors in Northern California have charged two men with using unauthorized SIM swaps to steal and extort money from victims. One of the individuals charged allegedly used a hacker nickname belonging to a key figure in the underground who's built a solid reputation hijacking mobile phone numbers for profit.

According to indictments unsealed this week, Tucson, Ariz. resident Ahmad Wagaafe Hared and Matthew Gene Ditman of Las Vegas were part of a group that specialized in tricking or bribing representatives at the major wireless providers into giving them control over phone numbers belonging to people they later targeted for extortion and theft.

Ne'er-Do-Well News Ahmad Wagaafe Hared Dawson Bakies Joel Ortiz Matthew Gene Ditman Nicholas Truglia Ogusers SIM Swapping Winblo Xzavyer Narvarez
2019-02-05 22:32:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Shellbot Crimeware Re-Emerges in Monero Mining Campaign

New attack uses a repurposed version of the Trojan that spreads using Internet Relay Chat.

2019-02-05 22:09:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
IoT Scale Flaws Enable Denial of Service, Privacy Issues

Flaws in this connected smart scale might give the diet-challenged a legitimate reason to be nervous about using this vulnerable IoT device.

IoT Privacy App Privacy Denial Of Service Man In The Middle Attack
2019-02-05 21:35:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Cybercriminals Exploit Gmail Feature to Scale Up Attacks

Criminals are taking advantage of Gmail's 'dots don't matter' feature to set up multiple fraudulent accounts on websites, using variations of the same email address, Agari says.

2019-02-05 21:00:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
New Vulnerabilities Make RDP Risks Far From Remote

More than two dozen vulnerabilities raise the risk of using RDP clients to remotely manage and configure systems.

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