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2019-09-03 15:10:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Data Leak Impacts Millions of Yves Rocher Cosmetics Company Customers

International cosmetics brand Yves Rocher found itself caught in a third-party data exposure incident that leaked the personal information of millions of customers.

Hacks Web Security Aliznet Data Breach Data Exposure Data Leak Elasticsearch Database Server Yves Rocher
2019-09-03 14:47:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
iPhone attack may have targeted Android and Windows too

A sophisticated and sustained watering hole attack affecting iPhones may have targeted Windows and Android too.

Android Apple Google Government Security IOS Mobile Operating Systems Security Threats Vulnerability Bug Bounty Government Spyware IPhone Nation State Hacking Windows Zero Day
2019-09-03 14:30:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Upping the Ante on Anti-Analysis

Attackers are becoming more sophisticated in their obfuscation and anti-analysis practices to avoid detection.

2019-09-03 13:42:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Authorities in France tackling cyber-attacks on all fronts – ANSSI

From espionage to cryptojacking, the French cybersecurity agency acted on nearly 2,000 threat reports last year

2019-09-03 10:53:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
China’s new face-swapping app Zao gets whiplash-fast privacy backlash

Fast trip: in two days, it debuted, shot to the top of China's App Store, sparked privacy outrage, and got banned by WeChat.

Celebrities Mobile Privacy AI Alipay Celebrities China Deepfake Face-swapping FaceApp Facial Recognition Identity Theft Selfies Viral App
2019-09-03 10:39:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
FBI asks Google for help finding criminals

FBI agents issued Google with a warrant in November 2018, seeking its help with a bank robbery the month before.

Android Google Law & Order Mobile Privacy Bank Robbery Location Data Location History Location Tracking Search Warrant
2019-09-03 10:17:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
XKCD forums breached

How did the Correct Horse Battery get Stapled?

Cryptography Data Loss Security Threats Vulnerability Bcrypt Breach Correcthorsebatterystaple Data Breach Data Leak Hashing MD5 PhpBB Salting Xkcd
2019-09-03 10:00:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
‘USBAnywhere’ Bugs Open Supermicro Servers to Remote Attackers

Trivial-to-exploit authentication flaws can give an unsophisticated remote attacker 'omnipotent' control over a server and its contents.

Hacks Vulnerabilities Authentication Bypass Baseband Management Controller BMC Flaws Remote Attacker Remote Control Servers Supermicro Usbanywhere Virtual Media Service
2019-09-02 21:22:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
Website used by Hong Kong protesters suffers DDoS attack

By Waqas

LIHKG, an online forum used by activists behind ongoing Hong Kong protests has suffered a DDoS attack forcing its servers to go offline.

This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Website used by Hong Kong protesters suffers DDoS attack

Cyber Attacks Security China Cyber Attack DDOS Hong Kong Security
2019-09-02 20:52:00 UTC
Krebs on Security
Krebs on Security
Feds Allege Adconion Employees Hijacked IP Addresses for Spamming

Federal prosecutors in California have filed criminal charges against four employees of Adconion Direct, an email advertising firm, alleging they unlawfully hijacked vast swaths of Internet addresses and used them in large-scale spam campaigns. KrebsOnSecurity has learned that the charges are likely just the opening salvo in a much larger, ongoing federal investigation into the company's commercial email practices.

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