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Business email compromise scam costs Pathé $21.5 million

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 16:00:23 +0000

Recently released court documents show European-based cinema chain Pathé lost a small fortune to a business email compromise (BEC) scam in March 2018. The attack cost the company $21.5 million—that’s 10 percent of its total earnings. Learn how to avoid BEC scams and keep your company in the black.

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Microsoft yanks two buggy Office patches but keeps pushing one that crashes

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:15:00 -0800

Two related Office 2010 non-security patches issued on Nov. 6 were pulled on Nov. 17. KB 4461522 and KB 2863821 are both related to changes coming in the Japanese calendar next month attributed to the abdication of Emperor Akihito in favor of his son, Naruhito. The event has been compared to the Y2K problem in the west. It’s not clear why two patches were released on Nov. 6 to accommodate that calendar change, but both KB articles now sport the admonition:

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Download Malwarebytes Today and Protect Your Data for Free

Credit to Author: DealPost Team| Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 06:59:00 -0800

Everyone lives on the internet, period. Whether you’re streaming a standup special on Netflix, answering emails from your boss, chatting on Tinder, or completing everyday errands like paying bills online, you’re likely spending most of your day tangled up in the world wide web.

Unfortunately, that makes you a high-risk candidate for a cyber attack at some point along the way, be it through malware, phishing, or hacking. Best-case scenario, it sucks up your time to fix (or your money by paying someone else to fix it). Worst case scenario, it puts you and your computer out of commission for days and damages your files beyond repair. Not to mention the sheer terror of knowing some hacker has complete and total access to virtually everything about you, including all of your banking and credit card information. Malwarebytes is a free program built to help you avoid the above scenarios altogether — and it makes traditional antivirus look old, tired, and played out (seriously it’s free, download it here).

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MalwareBytesSecurity

A week in security (November 5 – 11)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2018 17:17:57 +0000

A roundup of security news from November 5 to November 11, including bitcoin scams, VirtualBox zero-day, ColdFusion vulnerability, Android security, and cybersecurity training.

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ScadaICSSchneider

Star Trek and the Digital Transformation in Mining. What do they have in common? A lot, it turns out!

Credit to Author: Greg Johnson| Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 22:06:17 +0000

As part of my job I meet with mining executives all around the world to understand what they need to improve their operational efficiency, and without exception they know they… Read more »

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SCADA and IoT in Water and Wastewater, and the Electric Car?

Credit to Author: William Moulton| Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 21:34:33 +0000

I recently read an article comparing traditional SCADA and the IoT (Internet of Things). This article pointed out how they are completely different animals, and are based on completely different… Read more »

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