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2018-10-08 18:25:00 UTC
Ars Technica
Ars Technica
Apple to Congress: Chinese spy-chip story is “simply wrong”

"Our internal investigations directly contradict every consequential assertion."

Policy Amazon Apple Bloomberg China DHS Hacking Security
2018-10-08 14:27:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Websites vulnerable to attack exploiting major framework

Attackers are able to extract access tokens and other data in seconds.

2018-10-08 13:00:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Teach Your AI Well: A Potential New Bottleneck for Cybersecurity

Artificial intelligence (AI) holds the promise of easing the skills shortage in cybersecurity, but implementing AI may result in a talent gap of its own for the industry.

2018-10-08 11:00:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Eventbrite faces class action lawsuit over Ticketfly hack

US ticketing site sued after data belonging to 27 million customers was stolen.

2018-10-08 00:07:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
PoC Attack Escalates MikroTik Router Bug to ‘As Bad As It Gets’

Researchers say a medium severity bug should now be rated critical because of a new hack technique that allows for remote code execution on MikroTik edge and consumer routers.

Hacks Vulnerabilities CVE-2018-14847 Cyptojacking DerbyCon MikroTik Routeros Winbox Any Directory File
2018-10-07 15:14:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
Critical Data-Loss Bug Identified in New Windows 10 Update

By Waqas

The distribution of latest Windows 10 update for October 2018, released by Microsoft this week, has been halted after reports about it causing grave data loss started emerging. Dubbed version 1089, the update was released for Windows 10 users to check for updates manually but it turns out that it is deleting user data including […]

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Microsoft Security Bug Data Privacy Security Vulnerability Windows 10
2018-10-06 20:25:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
Hackers illegally selling stolen Fortnite accounts & botnets on Instagram

By Waqas

It is not happening on Dark Web but Instagram. Instagram has become much more than a platform to share your traveling, culinary, or fitness-related experiences, but a thriving portal for selling stolen accounts. Reportedly, hackers are using Instagram to sell access to botnets as well as stolen user accounts from Spotify, Fortnite and other services. […]

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Cyber Crime Botnet DDOS Fortnite Hacking Instagram Malware Mirai Security
2018-10-06 17:58:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
Silk Road Admin Pleads Guilty- Might Receive 20 Years Jail Time

By Waqas

An Irish national Gary Davis, who is also known as Libertas, has pleaded guilty to charges related to drug trafficking and is now facing up to 20 years in prison. Davis is accused of running the infamous marketplace Silk Road and served as forum moderator and site administrator while he was involved in the selling […]

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Cyber Crime Dark Web FBI Ireland Silk Road
2018-10-05 22:25:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Mandia: Tipping Point Now Here for Rules of Cyber Engagement

FireEye CEO and nation-state hacking expert Kevin Mandia says Russia began changing the game in 2015.

2018-10-05 21:23:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Sony Smart TV Bug Allows Remote Access, Root Privileges

Software patching becomes a new reality for smart TV owners.

IoT Vulnerabilities R5C Samsung Smart TV Sony Bravia TCL WD65 WD75 WE6 WE75 WF6 XE70 XF70

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