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2019-06-05 10:57:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Apple battles Facebook and Google with rival sign in service

Apple's WWDC was full of surprises including a new feature designed to make signing up for websites more private: Sign In with Apple.

2-factor Authentication Apple Google Organisations Privacy 2FA Single Sign-on Two-factor Authentication WWDC
2019-06-04 23:00:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Adware Hidden in Android Apps Downloaded More Than 440 Million Times

The heavily obfuscated adware was found in 238 different apps on Google Play.

2019-06-04 22:10:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Carbanak Attack: Two Hours to Total Compromise

Investigation of the cybercrime group's attack on an East European bank shows how some attackers require very little time to broaden their access and establish persistence on a network.

2019-06-04 21:45:00 UTC
Krebs on Security
Krebs on Security
LabCorp: 7.7 Million Consumers Hit in Collections Firm Breach

Medical testing giant LabCorp. said today personal and financial data on some 7.7 million consumers were exposed by a breach at a third-party billing collections firm. That third party -- theĀ American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA) -- also recently notified competing firm Quest Diagnostics that an intrusion in its payments Web site exposed personal, financial and medical data on nearly 12 million Quest patients.

Just a few days ago, the news was all about how Quest had suffered a major breach. But today's disclosure by LabCorp. suggests we are nowhere near done hearing about other companies with millions of consumers victimized because of this incident: The AMCA is a New York company with a storied history of aggressively collecting debt for a broad range of businesses, including medical labs and hospitals, direct marketers, telecom companies, and state and local traffic/toll agencies.

Data Breaches American Medical Collection Agency American Traffic Solutions Consumer Financial Protection Bureau EZPass LabCorp Quest Diagnostics Breach Retrieval-Masters Credit Burea
2019-06-04 21:45:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
Quest Diagnostics data breach affects 12 million customers

By Uzair Amir

Clinical laboratory firm Quest Diagnostics Inc. has admitted exposure of personal information of nearly 11.9 million customers after its web payment page was accessed by an unauthorized individual. In a press release, the company revealed that its billing system, which is managed by the Quest contractor called Optum360ā€™s hired vendor American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), [ā€¦]

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Cyber Attacks Security Breach Cyber Attack Cyber Crime Hacking Security
2019-06-04 21:34:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Is ā€˜Sign in with Appleā€™ Marketing Spin or Privacy Magic? Experts Weigh In

The login scheme promises it won't share data -- and will be required for all developers using third-party sign-ins.

Cloud Security Facebook Mobile Security Privacy App Store Data Harvesting Data Sharing Developers How It Works Log In With Facebook Mandatory Oauth Required Sign In With Apple User Data
2019-06-04 21:25:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
2.8 Billion US Consumer Records Lost in 2018

Healthcare breaches grew 400%, study shows.

2019-06-04 20:19:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Zero-Day No More: Windows Bug Gets a Fix

0patch has released an interim micropatch for the dangerous LPE bug while we wait for Microsoft's official patch.

Vulnerabilities 0patch Local Privilege Escalation Micropatch Sandboxescaper Task Scheduler Vulnerability Windows Zero-day
2019-06-04 19:45:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
How Today's Cybercriminals Sneak into Your Inbox

The tactics and techniques most commonly used to slip past security defenses and catch employees off guard.

2019-06-04 18:48:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Zebrocy: A Russian APT Specializing in Victim Profiling, Access

The Russian-speaking APT acts as a support group for high-profile APTs like Sofacy and BlackEnergy.

Critical Infrastructure Government Malware Analysis Apt BlackEnergy Custom Malware Go Loader Sofacy Support Group Victim Access Zebrocy

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