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2019-07-30 13:39:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Hackers target Telegram accounts through voicemail backdoor

As politicians should know by now, secure messaging apps such as Telegram can quickly become a double-edged sword.

Law & Order Security Threats Social Networks 2SV Brad Arkin Government Hack Hacker Telegram Voicemail Voicemal Hack
2019-07-30 13:28:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Listening in: Humans hear the private info Siri accidentally records

Apple Watch and HomePod have the highest rate of inadvertent recordings, a whistleblower says.

Apple IoT Machine Learning Privacy Uncategorized Alexa Apple Watch Contractors Google Assistant HomePod Siri Voice Assistants
2019-07-30 13:19:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
US chases fraudulent bitcoin exchange BTC-e for $100m

Two years ago, the US government fined an international cybercriminal and his fraudulent bitcoin exchange over $100m. Now, it's going after them for the money.

Cryptocurrency Law & Order Bitcoin Exchange Bitcoin Fraud BTC-e Cryptocurrency FinCEN Money Laundering
2019-07-30 13:16:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Post-Equifax settlement, NY updates data breach notification laws

Equifax is fined $675 million, while New York data breach notification law now covers biometrics, passwords, and more.

Data Loss Law & Order Privacy Security Threats Breach Notification Credit Monitoring Equifax Identity Theft New York SHIELD Act
2019-07-30 13:08:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Former AWS Engineer Arrested as Capital One Admits Massive Data Breach

More than 100 million customers have had their data compromised by a hacker after a cloud misconfiguration at Capital One.

Breach Cloud Security Hacks Privacy Arrest AWS Capital One Cloud Configuration Credit Card Applications Data Breach Former Engineer Hacker Misconfiguration Paige Thompson
2019-07-30 12:22:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Google Chrome 76 update will force webmasters to rethink paywalls

The latest version of Google’s browser will plug a hole in Incognito Mode that allowed publishers to track private browsing sessions

2019-07-30 12:00:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Sextortion Email Scams Rise Sharply

Cybercriminals are increasingly trying to trick people into paying ransoms by threatening to expose compromising activities to friends and family.

2019-07-30 10:30:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Millions affected by Capital One data breach

Alleged culprit arrested on computer fraud charges

2019-07-30 08:24:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Comodo releases hotfix for antivirus security vulnerabilities

Update addresses numerous bugs disclosed by Tenable last week

2019-07-29 22:40:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Series of Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Could Endanger 200 Million Devices

Vulnerabilities in VxWorks' TCP stack could allow an attacker to execute random code, launch a DoS attack, or use the vulnerable system to attack other devices.

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