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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.

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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.

A Little Sunshine Spam Nation The Coming Storm Adconion Direct Amir Golestan Amobee ARIN Blackstar Media LLC CAN-SPAM Daniel Dye HostWinds Jacob Bychak Kim Perell Mark Manoogian Media Breakaway Micfo Mohammed Abdul Qayyum Optinrealbig Peter Holden Petr Pacas Scott Richter SingTel Spamhaus
2019-09-02 17:38:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
Meet Retadup botnet that was infected by another malware

By Sudais

Meet Retadup malware botnet that was infected by another malware - Avast and French authorities have now dismantled the nasty Retadup botnet.

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Cyber Crime Malware Security Avast Botnet Password Ransomware Retadup Security Worm
2019-09-02 14:58:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
WordPress sites are being backdoored with rogue admin users

A malvertising campaign has evolved to give hackers control of entire sites.

Vulnerability Malvertising Plugin Rogue Admin Wordfence Wordpress
2019-09-02 14:47:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Bug Bounty Radar // August 2019

New web targets for the discerning hacker

2019-09-02 14:00:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
ISAC 101: Unlocking the Power of Information

How information sharing and analysis centers provide contextual threat information by creating communities that helps security professionals and their organizations grow in maturity and capability.

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