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Back to the ol' spam-fighting drawing board

Credit to Author: Sharky| Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2018 03:00:00 -0700

Pilot fish returns from an extended holiday weekend to find his inbox full of spam — and for once, dozens of the messages seem to be related.

“I was curious, so I didn’t delete all 50 of them right away,” says fish. “The first one was obviously spam — a ‘Hi, do you remember me, can we talk?’ message with a phishing link.

“But the first reply was from an autoresponder at a legal-services company: Thank you for your email. You have reached the email inbox for… Please let us know if you have any questions.“

The next message is from another autoresponder, replying not to the spam but to the first autoresponder: Thank you for contacting us. This is an automated response confirming the receipt of your ticket. Our team will get back to you as soon as possible.

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SSD Advisory – ASUSTOR NAS Devices Authentication Bypass

Credit to Author: SSD / Ori Nimron| Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 03:41:42 +0000

Vulnerabilities Summary An ASUSTOR NAS or network attached storage is “a computer appliance built from the ground up for storing and serving files. It attaches directly to a network, allowing those on the network to access and share files from a central location”. In the following advisory we will discuss a vulnerability found inside ASUSTOR … Continue reading SSD Advisory – ASUSTOR NAS Devices Authentication Bypass

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Worlds Collide! 5G NR Deployment Requires IT and Telco to Converge into a Distributed Cloud Data Center Architecture

Credit to Author: Steven Carlini| Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:00:00 +0000

This is one of the most interesting times ever if you are a technologist (a.k.a. geek) or someone who benefits from the use of technology (a.k.a. almost everybody). I am… Read more »

The post Worlds Collide! 5G NR Deployment Requires IT and Telco to Converge into a Distributed Cloud Data Center Architecture appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.

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IoT for Power Distribution: Taking Reliability and Efficiency to New Levels

Credit to Author: Atin Chhabra| Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 04:59:06 +0000

U.S. energy forecasting agency projects that, despite gains in energy efficiency, global population growth and other drivers will cause energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions to keep rising. Many experts… Read more »

The post IoT for Power Distribution: Taking Reliability and Efficiency to New Levels appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.

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Mass WordPress compromises redirect to tech support scams

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 17:42:47 +0000

Thousands of WordPress sites have been injected with the same malicious redirection. We review the infection details and the malicious traffic leading to browser lockers.

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The post Mass WordPress compromises redirect to tech support scams appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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6 sure signs someone is phishing you—besides email

Credit to Author: Kayla Matthews| Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Beyond the medium used to reach you (which is most often email), what are some of the common signs and behaviors of phishing? Conversations that focus on the inbox only leave users with an inadequate understanding of how to protect against this ubiquitous threat.

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The post 6 sure signs someone is phishing you—besides email appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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