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2018-10-17 11:12:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Anthem pays out record $16m over data breach

Healthcare insurance company handed biggest-ever HIPAA penalty for 2015 cyber-attack.

2018-10-17 11:00:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Remote Code Implantation Flaw Found in Medtronic Cardiac Programmers

The flaw impacted patients with pacemakers, implantable defibrillators, cardiac resynchronization devices and insertable cardiac monitors.

Critical Infrastructure Vulnerabilities Cardiac Implants CareLink 2090 CareLink Encore 29901 Hacks Healthcare Medtronic Pacemakers Remote Access SDN Software Deployment Network Vulnerabilities
2018-10-16 22:00:00 UTC
Ars Technica
Ars Technica
Browser vendors unite to end support for 20-year-old TLS 1.0

Almost everyone has now migrated to TLS 1.2, and a few have moved to TLS 1.3.

Tech Apple Browsers Chrome EDGE Firefox Google Microsoft Mozilla Safari Security Standards Tls
2018-10-16 22:00:00 UTC
Ars Technica
Ars Technica
Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla come together to end TLS 1.0

Almost everyone has now migrated to TLS 1.2, and a few have moved to TLS 1.3.

Tech Apple Browsers Chrome EDGE Firefox Google Microsoft Mozilla Safari Security Standards Tls
2018-10-16 21:29:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
As End of Life Nears, More Than Half of Websites Still Use PHP V5

Support for PHP 5.6 drops on December 31 - but a recent report found that almost 62 percent of websites are still using version 5.

Vulnerabilities Web Security Drupal Joomla PHP PHP 5.6 PHP 7.2 Website Wordpress
2018-10-16 18:30:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
A Cybersecurity Weak Link: Linux and IoT

Linux powers many of the IoT devices on which we've come to rely -- something that enterprises must address.

2018-10-16 18:29:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Anthem, Apple and the Pentagon: A Data-Breach Cornucopia

A record fine and two new compromises kick off the autumn compromise season.

Breach Critical Infrastructure Government Hacks Privacy Vulnerabilities 000 Victims 30 Anthem Apple Apple ID Credit Card Breach Data Breach Department Of Defense Goa Report Military Personnel Payment Fraud Pentagon Record Fine Travel Office Weapons Vulnerabilities
2018-10-16 18:04:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
400% increase in cryptomining malware attacks against iPhones

By Waqas

It wouldn’t be wrong to state that Apple has become the apple of the eyes of cryptomining enthusiasts and cybercriminals. According to Check Point’s latest Global Threat Index, the company is being targeted more frequently in cryptomining malware attacks. The report discloses some startling new facts about the sudden rise in cryptomining malware attacks against […]

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IPhone Malware Security Apple CoinHive Cryptocurrency Hacking Monero Security
2018-10-16 17:00:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
In County Crippled by Hurricane, Water Utility Targeted in Ransomware Attack

The Emotet Trojan is behind a crippling ransomware attack that hit the Onslow Water and Sewer Authority.

Critical Infrastructure Hacks Malware Emotet Hacker Hurricane Florence Malware North Carolina Onslow Onwasa Ransomware Ransomware Attack Ryuk Trojan Water Utility
2018-10-16 17:00:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
NC Water Utility Fights Post-Hurricane Ransomware

North Carolina's Onslow Water and Sewer Authority was hit with an advanced attack in the wake of Hurricane Florence.

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