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Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 10:09:00 -0700
With one glaring exception, July was a rather benign patching month. The Win10 versions got their usual two cumulative updates (the second considered “optional”). Visual Studio had some hiccups, but they’re fixed now.
Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 16:00:00 +0000
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| The Capital One data breach is an exceptional example, if only because of how much we already know. Not only that, but the breach happened to one of the technical front-runners in banking. Categories: Tags: Amazon Elastic Compute CloudAmazon web servicesawsCapital OneCapital One data breachdata breachEC2EquifaxEquifax breachfintechiamidentity access managementPaige Thompson |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 15:00:00 +0000
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| In part two of this two-part series on ATM attacks and fraud, we outline the final two ATM attack types—logical and social engineering—and provide info on how they are conducted, the different malware families used in these attacks, and how to protect against them. Categories: Tags: ALICEanunakassistance fraudatm attacksatm cash-out attacksatm fraudatm malwarebarnaby jackblack box attacksblog seriesc0decalccarbanakcutlet makerdaniel regaladodefrauding the elderlydistraction fraudeavesdroppingextensions for financial servicesgreendispenserjackpottinglogical attacksmalware-based attackpadpinploutussdeletesecure deleteshoulder surfingsocial engineering attacksstimulatorsucefultyupkinxfs middleware |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 20:23:19 +0000
Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about three different ransomware campaigns that caused havoc in different public sectors. Also, read how threat actors are infecting vulnerable Linux servers with a cryptocurrency miner….
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Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 04:27:00 -0700
Apple has once again proved that it listens to valid criticism with the immediate global suspension of the Siri listening program that attracted so much controversy.
At issue was quality control.
A small number of conversational snippets were shared with third party human contractors for quality control purposes.
Credit to Author: Alexey Malanov| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 09:17:06 +0000
Many swear phones secretly listen in through their built-in microphones. We investigate the claims — and offer other explanations for spookily precise mobile ads.
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FortiGuard Labs recently discovered and reported 7 vulnerabilities in version 8.0.1.0 and below of LiveZilla’s Live Chat. Read more about these vulnerabilities, all of which have since been fixed by the vendor.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fortinet/blog/threat-research/~4/kWh4bHiYnfQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Just a few days after Equifax settled with the FTC over its 2017 data breach, Capital One announced it was the target of a March attack. Identifying information and bank account numbers are among some of the data breached in the attack that affects 100 million people. A software engineer is behind the attack and is awaiting a hearing. In this episode of TECH(feed), Juliet discusses the consequences of the attack and how to find out if you've been affected.