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2019-06-25 11:31:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
State-sponsored hacking campaign targets global telcos

Operation Soft Cell said to impact millions Millions of consumers have had their phone records and identities compromised as part of an advanced nation-state hacking campaign that has been targeting g

2019-06-25 11:22:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
WeTransfer sends user file links to wrong people

Popular file transfer service WeTransfer faces embarrassment this week after admitting that it had mailed file links to the wrong users.

Data Loss Privacy Security Threats Data Loss Encryption File Transfer WeTransfer
2019-06-25 10:48:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Presidential text alerts are open to spoofing attacks, warn researchers

Researchers have shown that it’s technically possible for hackers to target the US Presidential text Alerts system to send fake messages.

Government Security Security Threats Vulnerability Alerts Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Presidential Alerts Spoofing Text Message Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
2019-06-25 10:47:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Government agencies still send sensitive files via hackable .zips

Senator Ron Wyden has written to NIST asking for guidance and training for government staff in how to share files securely.

Cryptography Government Security Security Threats .zip Files Encryption Espionage File-sharing Hack Back Nist Sharing Files Weak Encryption ZIP
2019-06-25 10:46:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Cop awarded $585K after colleagues snooped on her via license database

Krekelberg alleged that 58 fellow officers broke a federal privacy law by searching for her driver’s license data without any reason.

Law & Order Privacy Amy Krekelberg Data Access DPPA Driver Privacy Protection Act Lawsuit License Databases Minnesota Police St. Paul
2019-06-24 22:45:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
DDoS-for-Hire Services Doubled in Q1
2019-06-24 21:20:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Health Insurer Reports Data Breach That Began 9 Years Ago

Dominion National first spotted something awry in April of 2019.

2019-06-24 18:54:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Facebook Faces Lawsuit Over Massive 2018 Data Breach

An attempt by Facebook to block a lawsuit, regarding a massive 2018 data breach, has been shot down.

Breach Facebook Data Breach Data Privacy Data Security Facebook Lawsuit Facebook View As
2019-06-24 17:05:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
New cryptomining botnet malware hits Android devices

By Uzair Amir

The new malware exploits Android Debug Bridge (ADB) ports. In a research conducted by the Tokyo-based cybersecurity and threat defense firm Trend Micro, it was revealed that there is a new cryptomining malware bot that’s particularly targeting Android devices. The miner exploits the Android Debug Bridge port system of the device that performs the function […]

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